Living in America
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| Before Singleton Building (International Office) |
Hello and greetings to all in the home. I hereby So once again, after a somewhat lengthy pause. I sign up so late has to do not so much so that nothing is going on, but rather so that there is too much going on. Meanwhile, I've settled in great and already a lot of new people met. I can each also plays with the idea to go abroad and she is still unsure of advice: DO IT.
But now talk back to my first days in Conway. The first week here I mainly spent my apartment to set up and create something livable. The basic things like a bed, desk, wardrobe and chair were in place. Around the shower curtain, a duvet, pillows, garbage cans, etc. I had to take care of themselves, however. As you can imagine, the first night here was therefore somewhat puritanical. Except for my bed sheets, I had to cover up is nothing to me. provided, including air conditioning, which my Room Mates to 10 degrees had felt, I was then quite quickly rather cold. The next day we made a shopping trip with all the internationals at Walmart, which our supervisor had organized Stephanie. However, as we only had limited time available, I initially restricted to the most necessary. I was then in the next few days another 3 to 4 times to set up fully a guest at the Walmart around me. The rest I have taken my Roommates, which have increased not just to sales in Walmart. Moreover, in the first week were also some organizational matters. We made a tour of the campus and get our schedules and the student ID and there was still some forms to fill. Once there we were equipped with everything you need here as a student so could start the lectures.
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| Part of the CCU Campus |
The way to study here in the U.S. differs very much from his studies in Germany. I would say it is possible to study here rather be compared to school with us. The process is strictly regulated. I have no lecture in the presence of non-controlled. You may not, during the semester up to 2 times absent without excuse. The final score here is made up of many individual grades. It is here that is not on it, it's that there is an exam at the end of the semester, but over many different partial performances. Some teachers even rate oral participation. The courses here are also smaller than in Germany. The largest Course I'm here consists of about 30 students. From her material to make about the same what you do in Germany. The claim can also be compared with Germany. The difference is to check in style. I write many small tests in which I have sometimes even 2 tests. The tests will be posted online and often consist of multiple choice questions. In some courses, I have project work which also incorporated into the final grade. Added exams are on average 3 per course I have. And here you write at the end of a Final Exam. I find the system a total score of multiple services to build better, than be rated on an exam at the end of the semester. That takes the pressure a bit, since one can compensate for this poorer performance with no problems. I'm taking here at the CCU 4 courses. Cost Accounting, Consumer Market Analysis, International Business and Management Information Systems. I would also advise everyone who also wants to study a semester here, to show no more than 5 courses. I am with my 4 courses already involved quite well. At 5 courses, it is already difficult to focus on all the same. As I write every week said tests have presentations, must do homework, etc. That makes me study but a blast and if I had not homesick from time to time but I would maybe even stay longer than 1 semester.
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| building where I feel my lectures |
Life next to the university here is sometimes like a holiday. This is of course not least because of the great weather I had up here now. Since then I've been here about 2 weeks we had bad weather with rain. The rest of the time it was very warm, sometimes too warm. Currently we have 20 to 26 degrees and blue skies. And it is October. So if I do not like to learn or to prepare for a lecture, I spend most of my time at the pool. Yes, here we have a pool which is one of our apartments. The university is very much in the middle between Conway and Myrtle Beach. On the beach in Myrtle Beach is around by car 20 minutes. On the beach I was not as often as it added a bit tricky without a car is. Myrtle Beach reminds me a little of Mallorca. The beach is really great and in high season here, definitely the quilted bear. Myrtle Beach offers everything you need in addition to the University of Sun You can go celebrate, there are plenty of restaurants and bars and a large mall for shopping and there are also smaller outlets. What I really miss here is my own car. The UP (University Place), where I live, is not located directly on campus, but about 1 mile from campus. There is a free shuttle service to the campus to which one can not as one hundred percent comfortable. My Roommate Steve gave me his fortunately Fahrrad angeboten. Ich kann es immer benutzen wenn ich möchte und fahre auch öfters damit zur Uni. Somit bin ich wenigstens etwas selbständig und muss mich nicht immer auf andere verlassen. Wenn ich aber zum Beispiel zum Walmart möchte oder nach Myrtle Beach bin ich auf meine Kollegen mit dem Auto angewiesen oder muss mit dem Taxi oder Bus fahren. Ich habe mich allerdings sehr gut dran gewöhnt ohne Auto klar zu kommen. Meine Roommates machen es mir auch sehr leicht, da sie mich meistens fahren wenn ich irgendwo hin muss.
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| Beerpong bei uns im Appartement |
Ich muss wirklich sagen die meistens Amerikaner sind sehr offen und hilfsbereit. Daher fällt it a not too difficult to get in touch with people. In particular, as an exchange student you will often raised, as the accent stands out after all. In general, life here is just as one imagines the student life in the United States. On campus, many run around with their shirts or bags CCU. I have now pretty much everything you can imagine. Of flip flops on CCU shirts to a backpack, I'm fully equipped.
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| the pool |
So the time had come first to me until this week and as always greetings to all in the home from South Carolina from the CCU,
Malte
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