I've completed my first week of classes! I've switched out of the art class (mainly to clear up my Friday) and am now taking two political science courses- one on democracy and one on nationalism and ethnicity. I'll be all well-versed in Constitutional talk and current European conflicts at the end of these six weeks (I guess that's a warning for future discussions).
The school system is a little different here in Brussels. In case you didn't know, Brussels is a divided country with three Parliaments: the French, the Flemish and the Germans. There are two Universities in Brussels- one Flemish and one French. Both are free for Belgian citizens though, which is both good and bad. Some people go into the University underestimating the amount and difficulty of the workload and only about 30-50% of students end up graduating. Those who do stay in school dedicate a lot of their time to homework and seem genuinely interested in the class content. Having a dose of international students has provided interesting and diverse discussion in class too. Even kiddies from the program who live in other (more Southern) regions of the U.S. provide opinions of which I've never been aware.
This weekend is the Jazz Marathon- three successive days of free concerts, chocolate and artisanal cheese. I plan on taking lots of pictures and enjoying the experience enough for you all. No worries.
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Jazz marathon?! Sweet.
ReplyDeleteYour classes sound excellent, esp. the one on nationalism & ethnicity. And keeping up with current European conflicts is one thing here in the US, but to hear a variety of international opinions on the issues at hand is just spectacular. I am envious. Take good notes. haha. ;)
oh, it doesn't say my name on there...well, it's Kel, but you prolly already guessed that by the username :)
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