It starts
I have decided to separate my entries into two parts from now on, the first half will be included in my journal for my academic advisor and the second half will be reserved for my rants and raves (and bad words! :D) and will not be used in my journal.
Part 1:
School has started and classes are tough! So far I have read almost 120 pages for my classes. Two classes. In 3 days. I thought the work at RIT was difficult but this is ridiculous. I am now very glad I go to a school that has 10 week quarters instead of semesters because it has most defiantly prepared me for this fast paced workload.
The classes are however thought provoking, with material focused from the European standpoint. As I am used to professors telling me about US business interests abroad this gives me incredible insight into the European style of business. One interesting topic of my class today (Global Business Strategy: EU) was the PESTEL model for evaluation a country in which to do business. In the US the focus of my classes have been primarily on Porter's "Five Forces"
I saw my friend Camilla today. She helped my roommate and I shop in Scandinavia’s largest mall. It was just like a mall in the US but there was no English, spoken or on signs or products. However, when asking an employee for directions or for product information, they of course spoke English. Another interesting difference is that the benches in the mall were works of art rather than simple blocks of wood or metal usually found in US malls. They are not too comfortable to sit on, but they were still interesting to look at and enjoyable to try out. Also, there were several stations with free massage chairs! They were a very welcoming site since the only way to get that experience in the US is to pay or spend time in a 'Relax your back" store.
Part II:
Today I met the most Racially insensitive, culturally ignorant, Stereotypical, rich 'American' bitch. Talking about 'Euro trash,' how stupid Danes are for taking credit for the band Aqua, and how bad their beer is, while walking through their most crowded shopping street in Copenhagen; what a fucking moron. And she claims to be from John's Hopkins and from a non-rich family (who has more than 5 houses, rich my fucking ass). What a stupid bitch. Sorry I'm pissed, I just hate people who perpetuate the 'stupid American' stereotype.
Part 1:
School has started and classes are tough! So far I have read almost 120 pages for my classes. Two classes. In 3 days. I thought the work at RIT was difficult but this is ridiculous. I am now very glad I go to a school that has 10 week quarters instead of semesters because it has most defiantly prepared me for this fast paced workload.
The classes are however thought provoking, with material focused from the European standpoint. As I am used to professors telling me about US business interests abroad this gives me incredible insight into the European style of business. One interesting topic of my class today (Global Business Strategy: EU) was the PESTEL model for evaluation a country in which to do business. In the US the focus of my classes have been primarily on Porter's "Five Forces"
I saw my friend Camilla today. She helped my roommate and I shop in Scandinavia’s largest mall. It was just like a mall in the US but there was no English, spoken or on signs or products. However, when asking an employee for directions or for product information, they of course spoke English. Another interesting difference is that the benches in the mall were works of art rather than simple blocks of wood or metal usually found in US malls. They are not too comfortable to sit on, but they were still interesting to look at and enjoyable to try out. Also, there were several stations with free massage chairs! They were a very welcoming site since the only way to get that experience in the US is to pay or spend time in a 'Relax your back" store.
Part II:
Today I met the most Racially insensitive, culturally ignorant, Stereotypical, rich 'American' bitch. Talking about 'Euro trash,' how stupid Danes are for taking credit for the band Aqua, and how bad their beer is, while walking through their most crowded shopping street in Copenhagen; what a fucking moron. And she claims to be from John's Hopkins and from a non-rich family (who has more than 5 houses, rich my fucking ass). What a stupid bitch. Sorry I'm pissed, I just hate people who perpetuate the 'stupid American' stereotype.