I guess its time I
actually got around to going to school. I mean I guess the theoretical key word
in study abroad is study.
My main program is
sociology and it looks at immigration into Denmark. It’s a big issue, according
to my teacher it’s a “hot political potato”. Because of this program I get to
go to Turkey and Sweden. While we’re in Sweden I get to go kayaking, which I am
pretty pumped about. I really like kayaking.
I also have a
practicum for this class where I get to teach English in a private Muslim
school, Danish language and culture and my sociology of the family class. Then I have Danish politics and
society which is taught by an actual previous senator.
Finally, I have
my Russian class. We had to do a tour during orientation where you visit
various sites and a teacher would be there to tell you something about the
site. When I got to the palace, my soon-to-be Russian teacher was there.
Basically, he made me super excited about Russia, which is not something I
would normally be excited about. Not
only is he the tallest dwarf in the world (I know right?!!!) but he is also the
person who translates for the queen when Russians come to Denmark. Now I could
not be more excited to go to Russia in October.
However, it’s a
very scary process. In order to get a visa, I had to spend almost an hour
filling out paperwork. My favorite was my employment history where I got to
fill out my “chief’s surname” and my “date of joining” at Dahlia. I almost felt
like it was necessary to call Brad and warn him of what scary Russian phone calls
might be coming. Then I had to take a new passport photo where I am not
smiling. It looks like a mug shot. Then I have to send in my passport to the
Russian embassy and they will put a whole page in my passport with my visa.
If I
don’t make it home, its probably because I tried to play hide and seek in the Kremlin and they found me.
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