Thursday, October 7, 2010

Music and Classes

Everything is always different here, if that makes sense. I am not always that good in actually putting what I mean in words, obviously. Classes are STILL being decided! Polish is impossible, and although I actually DID want to learn it, I can't learn it... in the teaching style, without textbooks to study... and moving THAT fast all the time. Last class was unbelievably frustrating, so I have decided, I will drop Polish (sorry mom). Kinga is an amazing teacher, so I will pick up in no time :). Most of my other classes are alright... number-wise they aren't over about 20-30 people, one class today only had ten people in it... so I think that will be a good introduction to Management for me, we will see. Kinga and I did laundry today. My socks are drying on the radiator, ghetto, eh? No midterms for me! Everyone back home is stressing, and I don't even have a schedule yet, haha! I am stuck on which classes to take, thinking I will take French, so I can keep up on it (having taken French 1000, last year). Oh! And big news! First trip! To Berlin, this weekend! We bought tickets yesterday! I still don't know where I will be sleeping... don't worry, parents, I will be ok... there's like 30 people going! Music has, without a doubt, stepped in as a life saver since I have been here! It always has been important to me, but so have my friends, dance, family, ect. Now that most of that is missing, or far away, music has stepped in. New music discoveries/old favourites:
-Can't Go Back Now -The Weepies
-I and Love and You -The Avett Brothers
-Damien Rice
-Awake My Soul -Mumford & Sons
-Answering Bell -Ryan Adams
-The Shins
-OF COURSE!!!!!--> Red Hot Chili Peppers **
     Specifically: Strip My Mind, By The Way, Especially in Michigan, Fight Like a Brave, Tell Me Baby, Parallel Universe, you get the idea
-Lupe Fiasco
 -5 Years Time-Noah and the Whale
-Dondante-My Morning Jacket
-No Ones Gonna Love You- Band of Horses
-Three Wishes-The Pierces
-John Butler Trio
-Ego Trippin -De La Soul
-Bob Seger
-Georgia -Ludacris and Field Mob
-Today- Stickboy
-Yesterday-Atmosphere
-Rise Against, Kill Hannah, Metallica, The Cab, Disturbed, ect.

Then there's always the party song side of things:
-Thuderheist (there's some Canada for ya, I think)
-Notorious B.I.G
-Mase
-Sweatshop Union
-The Dream
-YELLE
-The Game
-Far East Movement
-Fabolous (Not a spelling error, I hope)
-Lil' Wayne
(My personal anthem)-Mo Money Mo Problems -Mase, Puff Daddy & The Notorious B.I.G.
-Hilltop Hoods
-Trey Songz
-Nicki Minaj

OH so much more...

You get the idea I hope, I am listening to EVERYTHING right now, and could use suggestions :) Facebook and email work well :) (that's a hint if you missed it).
So far my classes are as follows:
Monday
History and Culture of Poland 11:30-13:00
Electronic Commerce and Business 13:15-16:30
Tuesday
Team Management 11:30-13:00
Wednesday
Cultural Differences in International Marketing 11:30-13:00
Methods and Instruments of... something-a-rather 13:15-14:45
Marketing Strategies -Polish Cases 15:00-16:30
Thursday
EITHER
The Economics of Happiness 13:15-14:45
OR
International Negotiations and Contracting 13:15-14:45
Obvious choice is............
Friday
OFF, NO CLASSSSSS!
Except for the occasional presentation for Electronic Commerce and Business,

Not too shabby, eh? I only need 18 ECTS credits (=3 back home), but this equals, like, 28? I think... So I'm an over-achiever, but that means I wont be living here without a purpose, right? If I wasn't in class I would be spending money, or sleeping, may as well be productive...
But That's it. I don't really have anything to talk about, but everyone asks about my classes, so that is my schedule! Some Polish professors are actually pretty sweet, but the one I had for Polish... arggg, I was getting frustrated and called on every other reading, and I am noooo quiter (I am in freakin Poland) but I don't want to be embarrassed in class, because I can't make my mouth move right, and got lost on the tram and missed last class... soooooo. bu byyyyye Polish. I will tough it out just fine, teach myself even, we will see.
ANYWAY, enough ranting, I am exhausted and it's 230 almost, gooooodnight
xoxo From Poland

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