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With our first business class starting on Monday, it has been nice to finally get into the rhythm that I have been seeking since I arrived here in Germany. I do not know if I have mentioned it yet, but the schedule is in blocks of classes throughout the next 11 weeks. As we did this week, we will be taking one class at a time and then having a final test when the class culminates after about 1 ½ weeks to 2 weeks time.

Our first class of the term, project management, started this past Monday. As I write this I am happy to say I have already completed one class within four days time! With lecture starting at 9am and going until 4:30pm you really cover A LOT of material. One thing you don’t really think about when beginning a class schedule like that is the energy it takes to listen and pay attention for that length of time. Only after four days of it I am already feeling the effects. I am confident that I will get used to it by next week!

Within our project management class we had a professor who has had quite a bit of practical experience. He has worked for numerous companies throughout the world, conducting projects that they have specifically hired him to complete. His lecture style was rather engaging most of the time. But as you can imagine, paying attention from 9am to 4:30pm is rather impossible! One side note about this is that the German students were the only ones to bring laptops to class on Monday. Since they have been through this learning style much of their lives, they know what tools they need to keep themselves entertained throughout class. On Wednesday almost everybody brought their laptop to class……gaming and facebooking during lecture makes it go by a little quicker!

With our final group presentations going well on Thursday, it makes it a lot easier to enjoy Munich this weekend. The five of us OSU students are headed there to see the sights! Should be awesome!