Ok so, I
know it has been really long since I last updated my blog – sorry! But
remember: no news are good news, and I’ve just been so busy ever since classes
began at UGA (University of Georgia). As a GRSP student I am non-degree seeking
which means I can basically take whatever classes I want to as long as I
fulfill the requirements of having between 12 and 18 credit hours (a
measurement for how many classes you take and how big the workload is). Being
who I am my schedule is a mixture of classes that has nothing to do with each
other but that I really enjoy. The classes I take are: Calculus II (math),
classical ballet, contemporary dance, astronomy, advanced Chinese and music
business. The classes are all super interesting but require a lot of work too.
Some of the classes (like math, Chinese and astronomy) have a lot of homework
and others (like contemporary dance) require a lot of effort when attending
class – but as long as it is interesting it doesn’t bother me :) In addition to
my classes I’ve joined a break-dance club and the university radio station
(WUOG) which leaves me with about 10 hours of dancing a week!
During the weekends I’ve
been kept busy too. One weekend I went to Jekyll Island (at the cost of Georgia
close to Florida) to meet with all the other 46 GRSP students who study at
different universities within the state of Georgia. Last weekend I went to a
small festival here in Athens (the university city) where Wiz Khalifa was the
headliner. AND then we had our first home game (football game)!!!!! There are
some things you have to know in order to understand what a football weekend is
like: everyone lives for the university football here. Not just the students at
the university but all the citizens of Georgia follow the university football games
and most of them cheer for the UGA team! Now that you know that you might
believe me when I say that the population of Athens almost doubles on game
days. People arrive here early in the morning and set up tents and barbeques to
tailgate before the game, and some even bring televisions to watch the game
outside the stadium if they don’t have tickets. And also: people dress up for
game days. Campus is filled with boys in suit and tie and girls wearing pretty
dresses and lip stick – all in black, white and red which are the UGA colors.
By the time of kickoff about 92.000 people have entered the Sanford Stadium and
most of them (the UGA fans) are singing/screaming along to the UGA football
chants. The school we played was University of South Carolina whom we have lost
to the last couple of years but that fact didn’t make the loyalty to the UGA
team faint – the atmosphere was absolutely amazing. By half time the score was
24-24 and the game was super nerve-wrecking which really just made the feeling
of victory even better when we won the game! GO DAWGS! I can’t wait till the
next game :D
For those of you who don’t really know what GRSP is you might want to watch this little video I’ve made in which I explain what the scholarship is about and what I’m doing here. I apologize for the fact that I’m speaking in Danish, but I originally made the video for my Rotary Club back in Denmark. Anyway, you might still want to watch it even though you might not understand what I’m saying, cause it also shows some video clips from the football game and my break dance club etc. Enjoy :D
For those of you who don’t really know what GRSP is you might want to watch this little video I’ve made in which I explain what the scholarship is about and what I’m doing here. I apologize for the fact that I’m speaking in Danish, but I originally made the video for my Rotary Club back in Denmark. Anyway, you might still want to watch it even though you might not understand what I’m saying, cause it also shows some video clips from the football game and my break dance club etc. Enjoy :D
C ya’ll!
