Hej! It's the end of my first week in Denmark. While most of this past week has been settling into my new home and getting introduced to DIS through several orientations, I do actually have classes that I guess I'm supposed to attend. Wednesday and Thursday were an introduction to my Core Course. I'm in the Child Development and Diversity (hereby known as CDD) department, taking a course called Children in a Multicultural Context (hereby known as CMC). I'm super excited to look at how child development in the States compares with child development here in Denmark, and how multiculturalism fits into it all. I'm also excited because part of the CDD program is being involved in a practicum, where I'll actually get to work with kids. I'll be spending my Thursday mornings from here on out working at a school, the Danish equivalent to a charter school, that teaches Muslim students from multiple backgrounds. It focuses on giving the children a Danish upbringing and education while helping them to embrace their own and other cultures as well. I'm both excited and nervous to actually start doing my practicum, but I can't wait to see all of the amazing things I'll learn and the ways I'll grow by doing it. So, because I have practicum on Thursdays, I'm not allowed to have any other Monday/Thursday classes besides CMC. I also don't have classes on Wednesdays, because they are reserved for field studies. This means that my Tuesdays/Fridays are pretty busy, and I got a taste of that today as I officially began classes. First I have Danish Language and Culture, which will hopefully help me to be able to have a nice, simple conversation in (correctly pronounced) Danish by the end of the semester. Immediately after I have Developmental Disorders, which I'm also really excited for. In case you wanted to know what happens in a class like this: Immediately after that class I have my last class of the day, European Documentary Film. I'm really excited for this class because it blends the theory of documentary film with production, and because we'll be making our own projects throughout the semester, my classmates and I all got new iPads for the semester! The best part of all my classes, however, is that I really like my classmates and teachers. In my film class, which only has 8 students (much potential to get very close by the end of this semester), another girl brought pizza for lunch and shared with the rest of us. Food is always the best way to bond and meet new people. It was also great because I don't have a lunch break on Tuesdays/Fridays, and sitting down to eat pizza is much better than trying to stuff half a sandwich in my mouth while walking down the hall to class. Overall my first day of classes went pretty well.
I will say one thing about DIS though. The academics are great, the teachers kind, and the students fun and diverse. But I don't think they were thinking of my well being when they put all the classrooms at the fifty-millionth floor of buildings with no elevators. I don't think I've ever climbed so many stairs in all my life. At least I can say with surety that I will have amazing calves by the time I go back home. Well, I'm off to watch a movie with my host family. Can't wait to share more adventures with you soon! Vi ses!
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