Life at the Kasteel, Thus Far
Trip Start
Sep 16, 2010
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Trip End
Dec 15, 2010
Well, The Netherlands, North Brabant, Netherlands
Monday, September 20, 2010
Now, onto Castle life. First and foremost, the campus is owned exclusively by Emerson, so all staff members and students are Emerson employees and students, respectively. There is around 85 of us here, and it seems everyone is becoming friends quite quickly. All of the staff members speak English remarkably well, and have been excelling at making us feel at home in what is the most unfamiliar home many of us have had to date.
The town of Well has around 3,000 residents, and of those that I’ve met, they couldn’t be friendlier. I haven’t explored much of the town, save for the pub, which has beer that puts all American beer to shame. I’ll give another update with pictures on the town of Well.
I had my first day of classes today. Sitting through three classes for two hours each was kind of rough after four months of summer, but I’m ready to get back into the swing. I’m taking the Sophomore Honors Seminar, History of Art: Post-WW2, Film Criticism, and the class I’m most excited for, Writing the Feature Film. I’ll tell you more about classes once they really get going.
As of right now, I’m excited for our first group trip to Amsterdam this coming weekend. It will be the first time we’re left to our own devices in a foreign city, and I know it will be exhilarating experience. I suppose that’s all for now. I’m not sure if I’ll update before Amsterdam, but if not, expect plenty of pictures and stories. Tot ziens.
