First Day of Classes!

Hey everyone!

   At FIE, I am taking four classes which equate to 18 credits: Global Marketing, Shakespeare, Healthcare Policy, and British Culture and Media. It's an odd situation because I am kind of in limbo between a physical therapy major and an education one. I'm here through the CNHP school, so technically I am still a health sciences major. I tried to tailor my classes so that they satisfy the education requisites. This has worked out for the most part but one downside is that for weekend trips I have class Thursday AND Monday...most of my peers either don't have health classes Thursday or don't have marketing Monday. I'm here to learn, though...so I won't complain! 

    Classes here are approximately 4 hours! I am going to be honest; that is going to be extremely difficult to manage. I have the attention span of a ten year old, regardless of how interesting the concepts are. My first class was yesterday, March 28th, at 9 am. I have not had a class this early in a year! However, I am abroad and looking to start my day as early as possible. 

    Global marketing is an exciting class. Business is totally unfamiliar to me and I love to expose myself to new ideas and different fields. Although I will no longer be opening up a physical therapy clinic in the future, I will still be able to apply the practical aspects of marketing. Our professor is awesome! His facade is a little intimidating and he is certainly a no-nonsense type of educator. Yet, he is so experienced and qualified; he has a highly impressive resume with 11 solid jobs and 3 degrees. 

    We discussed various concepts in class. Some topics of interest include the pseudo-Mac free operating system, Ubunto. Mac lawyers will undoubtedly sue Ubunto! We also talked about the Soho up-and-coming restaurant, Inami. Inami is a fusion Japanese eatery...but here's the catch: the menu is projected onto a touch-screen table! You can use a mouse to peruse through drink and food menus. You can even see a web cam inside the kitchen! Also, our professor donned a Scottevest, which is a jacket with 18+ pockets! He can store his laptop, iPod, a 2 liter bottle, and other useful objects. Everyone was amused! Lastly, he showed us a great site called moneysavingexpert.com. In my opinion, this site trumps those of Ryan Air and Kayak. I also like Easy Jet.

   Well, that's it for now! I survived the 4 hour class and came out in one piece. That's not to say that I took a lengthy nap afterwards (which in jetlag world is taboo!). See you soon!