Tag: classes
Life On Tico Time
“Tico time is a somewhat affectionate reference to the Costa Rican habit of arriving late for appointments, dates and even business meetings” costarica.com explains. Coincidentally, I have always lived my life on Tico time, the difference is that it’s actually acceptable here! Having lived in Costa Rica for over a month now, I’ve grown accustomed ...
My Classes and School Life
I’m Sunny! Weeks are flying by here, especially with the term only being 10 weeks long. The quarter system is pretty new to me, and for that matter so are having midterm exams during Week 4 of the term. Not to mention, never have I ever in my life had three exams for one course ...
Learning about Vulnerable Populations
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Apart from all of the fun I have had traveling so far during my time abroad, one of the main aspects of studying abroad is the studying. Currently, I am taking four classes that are ...
Reflection: My Study Abroad in the US
Sitting on my bed at midnight, I am reflecting on my time here at Drexel, and in the US generally. This year has been an interesting one for me, in many respects. I have had several opportunities that have helped me experience growth, learning and helped me become – my study abroad at Drexel being ...
Culture Shocks: Germany to Philadelphia II
Continuing from my last blog post here, I will be mentioning a few more culture shocks I have had since moving from Germany to Philadelphia. More Expensive: The cost of living is relatively expensive, at least when compared to Germany, and probably Europe in general. The cost of goods and services, from anything between grocery ...
March Towards Midterms
With two weeks of classes down I was fast approaching my first set of exams. I’m used to the Irish system in which your entire grade rests on your final exams of each semester. Therefore, smaller “bite-sized” exams or quizzes were a welcome change of pace. That is not to say that I find one ...
Progress update on learning German
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Learning a new language has never been easy. It has a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to achieve the goal of being fluent like a native speaker. My entire childhood was dedicated to learning ...
Day In the Life: Graphic Design Student in London
Starting around 8am, a typical class day in London for me typically starts off with a coffee or café drink of some kind. I’ve always tried my best to make some sort of breakfast, but I usually will just grab a pick me up from my favorite cafes. I usually go to Pret, which is ...
Brick Lane: Multiculturalism & Street Art
For my British Life & Visual Media course, we often take field trips and guided tours to have a better grasp on British culture. For one of our classes sessions, we took a tour of Brick Lane which is a long street located in East London. Since the first time I went there I was ...
Not Enough Time
It feels like just last week that I had nearly 4 months to spend in Italy and do everything I wanted to do. The time went by so quickly. I now have less than 40 days left here and there is so much that I still want to do. I have more trips planned that ...
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