And so begins September

One week of classes already gone, as Albus-Dumbledorean as that may sound...but if there's one thing I've noticed with the experience of this European adventure and studying abroad it's that time is flying at a scary pace even on days when there is not much 'exciting' (read: touring) going on. Classes have been great so far: they're gonna be a challenge as there's going to be a lot of writing and reading (perhaps more than in classes I previously had taken). Unfortunately, not everyone from North America has had such luck with their classes. Some friends here have experienced anti-American sentiments from their professors and its not helping with the pressures of living in a foreign culture among different languages and expressions. I've experienced that kind of thing with other students one-on-one, though I can't imagine what it's like coming from an unrealized spokesperson for an academic university.

This week at LCC, we celebrated Ukraine's Independence day; played a bit of Frisbee - ultimate and a variation on the game Horse); studied and went to classes; and watched a bunch of movies after homework was done. Yesterday, Dan and I had breakfast before the Study Abroads left to go to the market in the morning. After the market a bunch of people went to the thrift store, and finally we hung out at Karklu (where Becca is living) until around 8pm. I was happy to hang out with Becca for a lot of that time. Some people watched movies or just chilled in friends' rooms. When we got back, Dan and I watched cool runnings, and that was the day.

Monday, we're celebrating Moldova's independence day, so I'll be back on here sometime to post on that. Hope everyone has a great day/night/time 'til I post again, and take it easy & take care! ~Kev