My laptop has already self-destructed after being in Brussels for only a little more than a week...fabulous. My roommate Ashley and I ventured across town to the Apple store. After much confusion and a few befuddling direction requests with the natives, we finally stumbled upon the shop. The woman simply looked at me and said, "Oooooh it is very expensive to fix in Europe. You have to call Apple and send back to United States." So basically, Apple support is no good over here. Wonderful.
On another note, I started my Vesalius career today with my 3 hour "Communication Theories" class. There were only two other US study abroad students in the class, all the rest were Vesalius students from Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, etc. They described their summer holidays in Croatia, Italy, Spain, and other beautiful spots. Us Amurricans simply said we were at home in the States over the summer, working and saving up money so we could actually get to Europe. So blah. Throughout the class, my professor made reference to the shortcomings of American media, and how there are limited resources and we are all brainwashed by Fox News. Wonderful. I am already perceived as a dumb robot. It will definitely be interesting to hear more about the European culture and media because I don't know much about it. There is a lot of reading to do in the class because it is an upper level with mostly students in their final year, but I feel that I will learn a lot and get a perspective not available at home.
Tomorrow is the big interview day for the internship! Fingers crossed that I do not get lost and that all goes well!
Another update soon to come...
On another note, I started my Vesalius career today with my 3 hour "Communication Theories" class. There were only two other US study abroad students in the class, all the rest were Vesalius students from Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, etc. They described their summer holidays in Croatia, Italy, Spain, and other beautiful spots. Us Amurricans simply said we were at home in the States over the summer, working and saving up money so we could actually get to Europe. So blah. Throughout the class, my professor made reference to the shortcomings of American media, and how there are limited resources and we are all brainwashed by Fox News. Wonderful. I am already perceived as a dumb robot. It will definitely be interesting to hear more about the European culture and media because I don't know much about it. There is a lot of reading to do in the class because it is an upper level with mostly students in their final year, but I feel that I will learn a lot and get a perspective not available at home.
Tomorrow is the big interview day for the internship! Fingers crossed that I do not get lost and that all goes well!
Another update soon to come...
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