Good News!

[tsarjames]

Yeah! I was accepted to University of Massachusetts-Amherst's study abroad program for Uppsala, Sweden! :)

Now, I just have to wait for the head of the History Department here to write me a recommendation for the program since it is a non-NYU study program. I already wrote my proposal--it was 4 pages--and I hope Dean Kalb approves it.

In the meantime

Comments

[wicked_danu]

Learning about the universe is fun! :D Enjoy.

[tsarjames]

LOL! I am actually a bit scared of it....Math/Science not really my cup of tea..yikes!

Nice icon by the way! :)

~James

[wicked_danu]

Aw, then is this a mandatory class that you have to take? There's quite a bit of calculation in this class, but mostly easy things like distances and speeds.
Good luck, though. I hope you enjoy it.

The guy in the icon is Ivri Lider, the guy who gave the music for and sang the song at the end of Yossi and Jagger.

[tsarjames]

Yes, it's a general education requirement. Luckily, I have heard that the Professor is excellent and very humorous.

Mr. Lider is very handsome indeed. Awww. I remember that movie. It was good; not Life is Beautiful nor Brokeback Mountain but I did like it.

Best wishes,
~James

[cockermom]

YES! Can't wait for you to be in Sweden so we can visit in our big Chrysler Voyager :-D Plenty of room for friends!

Take GERMAN! *G* I find it soooo sexy *S* But that's just me. I mean... TILL... hello? hehe

kram!

[tsarjames]

Men...den tyska spraket ar sa svart! Urgh! It's definitely not as easy as Swedish. Till....yah..definitely a stud. LOL!

~James

[cockermom]

Ja det är jättesvårt i vissa aspekter... typ grammar...

Ja... han är supersexig :-D

[tsarjames]

de tyska grammatiker ger mig en huvudvark!! yikes. Mina uttal av det ar okej annu. hehehee. det maste vara de tyskarna i mig. :)

~James

[tsarjames]

Yeah, it's Jake Gyllenhaal... :)

~James

[tsarjames]

That movie was original...lol! When I first saw it, I really couldn't take it so seriously. Now, I do really enjoy it though.

I like Jake because he is half-Swedish too.

~James

[sithhappens]

I hear you. Colleges are strange about requiring extra classes just to get a degree. I mean, why does one really need f#&"ing diversity to get a CS degree? (That's Computer Science for you.)

I think that German would be the better choice to learn after Swedish, since it is related to Swedish. (It's in the same language family, just like English is in the same family). Helena could even help you out if you asked her for advice. Just watch out for the prepositions, according to Helena. Italian is more romantic-style, and is closer to Spanish. ?Habla español? (Sorry, I don't claim any Spanish, and this is one of the few words or phrases I know of, and I can't spell anything in Spanish.)

[tsarjames]

Yeah, German is realted to Swedish but it's just so difficult and yes, Helena is right; the prepositions must be inflected with the proper declensions. What a nightmare.

I know no Spanish...oh well. I guess it never did anything for me. Italian however is very beautiful--at least to me.

~James

[sithhappens]

Well, like I said, Helena can help you out. She might even have some notes available (if you can read Braille, lol.)

I'm not totally sure about Italian, though I know it is in the same family as Spanish and French, and that several Italian words are similar to Spanish. It could even be possible for Italians and Spaniards to talk together in their native language just like Danes and Swedes do, but don't hold me on that. :)

[sithhappens]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention in another comment that we were offline for a few weeks, thanks to a Telia screw up during our move.