It's About Time

      Hey everyone! I've been in Switzerland for about three weeks now, so I figured it was time to start a blog. I absolutely love living in Lugano. The people at this college are truly wonderful, and I'm glad that I found a college where I fit in perfectly. Tomorrow I will experience a benefit of living five minutes from Italy, as I will be going to Ponte Tresa to buy groceries! I feel blessed to be given the opportunity to study at Franklin, and to live in Switzerland!
      Living so far away from home has been difficult, especially since the time change is nine hours. Skype and Facebook have been useful when the WiFi cooperates. It's nice to see my friends, family, and my dog!
      I've gotten a lot of requests to talk about the classes I'm taking so here I go:
      I start the week of with Art History 102 with a professor from France. This class is very interesting and speaks for itself, luckily there isn't too much homework! Next I have Spanish 300 which is a great class where we talk (in Spanish) about nearly everyt topic you could imagine. Then I have my freshman seminar class, Communications 199. This class deals with how technology is changing/ forming our relationships with other people, in positive and negative ways. These three classes are on Mondays and Thursdays. My other class schedule (Tuesday and Friday) consists of two classes: International Relations and Italian both at the 100 introductory level. Yes, I am crazy for taking Spanish and Italian, and yes they are very similar and confusing (especially when the two classes are in the same room!). International Relations is a fascinating subject with more homework than I could ever imagine having for one class, but it's worth it! Italian is great, and after three classes and some Rosetta Stone I am feeling slightly more confident about talking to local Swiss-Italians in their first language.


      If you have anything you would like me to specifically talk about, write me a message on Facebook and I'll do my best to write about it! Thank you!! :)