Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Study Abroad
I've learned that engineering's future is global, and that global aspect is needed to compete in the engineering world. With the help of the class engineering 103, I know for a fact that I am going to study abroad at least once during my years at Purdue. Even though I know Japanese I want to learn Portuguese. I can't even imagine how much fun it will be to go somewhere like Greece, Italy, Brazil or Australia. Why are there so many to choose from? I'm going to have to think about it a lot, but for sure at least once. I am pretty sure that I am going to drop one of my classes for next semester, so I have an open spot for a general ed class. I already have credit in Japanese but I still might take Portuguese one. Will it be hard? I'm pretty sure it will be one of the harder classes because I know learning a different language is tough, but what's harder than Purdue Engineering? The learning community was fun and I learned a lot. I just wish that we had more ways to talk about all our differences.
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Indeed, the problem with the available international opportunities seems to be the lack of room in an engineering degree course of studies, and how many classes 'have to be taken' in each discipline. And, then deciding where you want to go....it's tough! I feel like the places I'm most interested in are obviously unknown to me, so it's hard to choose which one will be the best fit, and which one will lead to the most rich and meaningful international experiences. But, one difficulty that I'm dealing with as well is fitting language classes into my schedule...if I head to China, I don't want to have never learned more than the two words I learned from the waitress at the China Buffet that my family used to go to all the time!
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I have a feeling that if I do decide to study abroad, I will graduate in nine semesters or even more. I wouldn't mind staying for an extra semester if it didn't cost so much. The other thing that sucks is that you the places you can choose to study abroad for engineering students is less than other majors. Hopefully I can pull it off because I WILL study abroad at some point.
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I have the same issue that Josh does in that I need to find the time to be able to study abroad, I would absolutely love to and I believe the experience will be like no other, but it seems so difficult to do. I want to also learn German, so I just now decided that I'm going to learn German in Germany, the perfect solution. I agree in that I would have like to be able to talk about a few issues we having with going abroad. I would like to talk with someone who has taken a German class or knows German, so that I can decide whether or not it will be attainable for me in the short window of opportunity I have.
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You're right, nothing is harder than Purdue engineering!!! If you can get through this first semester then you can definitely do Portuguese. Portuguese is a lot like Spanish and, for me at least, Spanish is pretty easy. As for Greece, I want to go there too! It's beautiful and it has amazing food and beaches. My boyfriend is half Greek so he's taught me how to say some things in Greek...but they're all really offensive! Haha. Good luck with next semester; you're strong for statig in engineering. I'm getting out while I still can! Hahaha
ReplyDeleteMy advice to you is to study abroad! It would be an amazing experience for you. There is so much that a person can learn just by travelling and associating themselves with a culture that is entirely new to them. When and if you do take a part in a study abroad program, take full advantage of it. Immerse yourself into your new unknown culture and open your eyes to learn as much as possible. This will make you a better person and a better engineer. You end up learning about people different from you and how they might think. This can be very helpful because who knows, you may end up working with these people in your upcoming future. (engr 103)
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