#study aborad

[thatsrad1998]

[distramarsi]

La ricerca neuroscientifica ci dice che un ricordo o memoria corrisponde all’attività sostenuta di alcuni neuroni, e ad alcune loro modifiche strutturali, che mantengono nel tempo quello che noi ricordiamo. Perciò ogni nuovo ricordo deve necessariamente corrispondere a un cambiamento neurone, che sia a livello strutturale, con l'aumento dei dendridi e dei bottoni sinaptici, che a livello fisiologico. Il mio buon proposito, nel mio anno più pieno di buoni propositi, è valorizzare ognuno di questi cambiamenti. Vivere i giorni ordinari come se avessi viaggiato indietro nel tempo in quel giorno specifico per godermi la sua semplicità, la sua bellezza, e tutto ciò che ho, comprese emozioni e piccoli bei momenti. E non sprecare nemmeno mezza scintilla neurale per cose, situazioni e persone che non lo meritano. 

I miei ultimi ricordi di Barcellona sono il casino delle due materie da dare nello stesso momento, i mille cappuccini in quel che era ormai quartier generale per le mie sessioni di studio, il brutto tempo e un raffreddore cronico. A ripensarci, già covava in me questo rispetto per i momenti e per il peso dei ricordi, perché nonostante tutto cercavo di pensare e interpretare positivo ogni avvenimento di quei giorni. In prospettiva, i miei ricordi si sono fatti più teneri e nostalgici, e soprattutto ammantati di un bel proposito: riprendere a studiare lo spagnolo.

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[limebrothers]

Isle of Staffa - The Hebrides - Scotland

[marquetteglobal]

“Actually Studying During Study Abroad”- Emma Nitschke

It’s the first day of the second semester here at Le Catho. Now that I’ve not mentioned actual school for an entire semester, now would be a pretty good time.

In some ways, le Catho is like college in the U.S. In other ways, it’s very different. We choose courses by picking off class schedules taped to the wall. My mother went to college in the ‘70s and they had computerized course selection.

But the French kids don’t really even pick their classes. Everyone in their major takes the same courses at the same times, so all their classes are with the same kids. Also, all our classes are in one building. I feel like I’m back in high school sometimes.

You only have each class once a week, and their classes are worth half the credits of ours, so I signed up for 13 classes last semester and 11 for this one. Most of my classes are two hours long. One of them is four hours long (help).

Classes don’t all start and end the same week, it depends on the number of class hours and the professor’s preference. And if he or she cancels a class, there’s a make-up week at the end of the semester to reschedule it.

There’s not as many classes scheduled for Monday or Friday because those days are when we have all our exams. So last semester, every day was a three-day weekend for me (more like four since I only had one class on Monday). That was really nice, but that much free time can really derail your motivation and the resulting 8 a.m.-6 p.m. class days I had Tuesday through Thursday could be exhausting.  

The content of the classes is a lot more lecture than discussion. They don’t assign as many readings as American professors, but it’s certainly not a year free from homework. A lot of classes have the midterm and final as the only grades.

Speaking of grades, they grade on a scale from 1 to 20 here. Ten is passing (for MU students studying abroad here), 12 is a B+, 14 and above is an A. And as they told us at orientation, “Twenty is for God alone, 19 is for the professor, 17 and 18 is for blowing the professor away, and 16 is really really good.” I think professors grade a little easier on the international kids, because all my grades were between 13 and 19.

All in all, school in France, in French as an international student is challenging, but not overwhelming. There were some times I stayed up super late writing papers or studying, but that was my own fault for procrastinating. I got good grades (at least on the midterms, we still don’t know our final grades), but I had to work for them. Even though it’s obviously harder to keep up in lectures here, I never leave class feeling totally lost.

So if you’re considering studying abroad, taking college courses in another language may seem daunting, but I encourage you to try. You can always drop the class or switch to an English class if it turns out to be too much, but it’s a lot easier to rise to the challenge than you may think. Taking classes in French has majorly strengthened my listening comprehension and familiarity with the language — skills that my friends who only took classes in English admit they couldn’t develop on their own.

The chance to take translation classes would be reason enough for me to study abroad. I decided at the end of high school that’s what I wanted to do with my life even though I had zero experience in it and Marquette doesn’t offer classes in it. Getting to try my hand at it before I go to grad school for a degree in it is incredibly reassuring and my success with it makes me so excited for my future career.

[winterlineglobalskills]

[delightedflower]

Hirosakii Castle

[psychologyandcriminology]

So I just heard that I received a 1 for my overseas course on Inclusive Education, which is the top grade for Austrian students when studying at a university. I am so proud of myself, haven’t even received the highest grade at my home uni yet. Was such an experience and loved the travelling. 

[akashmishra1]

Germany Needs You: A Complete Guide to Nursing Jobs for Foreigners

Germany is known for its robust health system and a high standard of medical care, but, like many developed countries, faces critical scarci