I am.
I think I've finally figured out a workable schedule (classes started today but I'm going with a Monday-Tuesday schedule, so no pressure. Also, we're not officially registered until October 20 and if there are too many American students we might get kicked out and have to rely on alternatives, so I guess I should maybe try out the concept of a shopping period. The program director is very against my taking all of my classes on two days, but most other Georgetown students are trying to do the same, and I did this for the past two semesters at Georgetown. I really want to attend my classes, and I know that I will not be in Madrid on at least some Thursdays and Fridays, so I'd really like to have all my classes on Mondays and Tuesdays so that I can regularly attend class and then have time to explore Madrid or Europe. I'll drop the English major if need be.
Here's what I have so far:
8:30-10:00 Spanish Painting in the Prado I - I came to Madrid to take this class. It is my one with "Reunidas," the consortium of North American universities. We go to the Prado each week in small groups to see the paintings we discussed in class. My main concern is that it is awfully early. My secondary concern is that the program director informed me today that the usual professor will not be teaching it.
10:00-11:30 Hispano-American Literature I - This class is not my first choice in terms of content, but I had a hard time finding a literature class on Mondays and Tuesdays with a decent professor. I might end up dropping the English major.
13:00-14:30 Goya - The last art history class I took was in high school, but since basically none of the classes I take here count for anything anyway, I really wanted to take electives I haven't had a chance to take at Georgetown, and art history is at the top of that list. Next semester the painter-specific offerings are Velazquez and Picasso. I'm pumped.
Then I have a commute to the former prison aka the political science campus. It takes about 45 minutes to get from my casa to school each way and 30 minutes to get from the main campus to the political science campus, so I could theoretically make it home for about two hours (SIESTA), but that's probably not worth it.
18:30-20:00 State Theory - Hopefully this class will be alright. I wasn't planning on taking two government classes since I can only transfer back a total of two for my major, but since I have to commute I'm going to see if I could count both of this semester's classes and not have to go all the way out there next semester.
20:00-21:30 International Organizations - This professor is supposed to be really good, and I hope he is because this class makes my class day stretch out over 13 hours, not including transportation time. And it makes me late for dinner. And I'm kind of scared of being at Somosaguas so late.
The schedule is not ideal, since the days are so incredibly long and there is the awkward four hour break betweeen the main Complutense campus and Somosaguas. My guess is that I'll end up bringing the laptop along. It's also somewhat disheartening that the classes I'm most excited about are the electives rather than those I'm taking for my major. Ultimately, however, I think that the classes I take will play a rather small role in my study abroad experience.
Tomorrow, look forward to a dissection of the Vice Presidential Debate. Can you hear me chomping at the bit?
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