FIRST SEMESTER

University of Graz

Hello guys:

This blog post is all about my first semester at university. ;-) Assuming that you haven't read my post about myself, I'm studying Transcultural Communication. Link to the post HERE.

Moving away from your parents, living in your own flat, doing what you want whenever you want, sounds pretty cool, huh? Well, often it's not really. With all these – let's say – advantages come disadvantages such as goodbyes, moments of desperation, and loneliness. In the beginning, organizing all the formalities concerning uni is really confusing. Go there. Do that. Collect that. Go there. No, wrong place, the other there... How is it possible to not get confused by running from one place to the other in an unfamiliar city? Still, there were good times as well.  The first motivation pushing moment was when I got the results from my language exam – passed. This was the moment when I thought, things are getting serious now.

The first lecture was on the main campus of the University of Graz. I have been impressed by the old building the first time I saw it. In my opinion, you immediately feel like a college student in an American TV series. However, I'm not often at the main campus, because all my classes and lectures are in another building. I'm glad that I've really nice and helpful lectors. The language courses are informative and interesting indeed, as we learn a lot about culture, tradition and how to use words in the proper way. Soon after uni started, we fixed the dates for our upcoming exams. In high school or your previous school one might thinks, well four weeks until the exam is enough to study everything. In university, it's not. One is glad for every extra hour, minute or second you have. Two things I've learned in the first semester are a) time flies away way too fast b) your one and only desire is that a day has 48 hours.

However, I'm really grateful for this experience and looking forward to the next semester. Finals are here, so I better concentrate on studying. I just wanted to give you a quick first impression of how I felt. There'll be a post about Tips how to survive university as well, but you have to wait until February. ;-) Stay tuned.

Bye for now,

Nicole