riot!
The reason why I haven't posted anything in a few days is not because I've been taking part in or fallen victim to the riots in Budapest, but simply because I've been extremely busy with schoolwork and apartment-search (still!).
Last night we went to the city centre to watch the demostrations. The TV building which had been raided by the mob the previous evening and burned from the inside, was surrounded by the police. There was a huge crowd gathered in front of the parliament - people were carrying flags (in addition to Hungarian flags, there were some others which we didn't recognize) and speeches were being held, which we didn't understand as they were in Hungarian. Luckily the demonstration was not as violent as it had been the previous night. I took some photos.
As for the apartment, we STILL haven't got one, although there's one which we will take if we don't find anything better. I've made two appointments for tonight to see some other apartments. I've decided that by tonight or the latest by tomorrow, I have to have a place to live, as I only have a few days to stay in the hotel and I kind of feel homeless and depressed..
By now, I've selected courses which I will take this semester. Altogether, I have to take courses for 16 credit points. There are several interesting courses and I'm thinking of taking one more, but then I would have 20 credit points which would be defnitely too much to cope with, since the workload is quite demanding for each course. The mandatory courses are Academic Writing and Foundations in Gender Studies I. I've taken the following elective courses: The Work of Gender, the Gender of Work (that's 1 course), Gender and Migration and Reading Popular Culture. The additional course I'm considering of taking is Queer Theory, which I'm sure will be very interesting.
Well, I've got to run now - I'm having a consultation with my Academic Writing instructor, who has evaluated my first piece of writing. Can't wait to hear her comments!
Last night we went to the city centre to watch the demostrations. The TV building which had been raided by the mob the previous evening and burned from the inside, was surrounded by the police. There was a huge crowd gathered in front of the parliament - people were carrying flags (in addition to Hungarian flags, there were some others which we didn't recognize) and speeches were being held, which we didn't understand as they were in Hungarian. Luckily the demonstration was not as violent as it had been the previous night. I took some photos.
As for the apartment, we STILL haven't got one, although there's one which we will take if we don't find anything better. I've made two appointments for tonight to see some other apartments. I've decided that by tonight or the latest by tomorrow, I have to have a place to live, as I only have a few days to stay in the hotel and I kind of feel homeless and depressed..
By now, I've selected courses which I will take this semester. Altogether, I have to take courses for 16 credit points. There are several interesting courses and I'm thinking of taking one more, but then I would have 20 credit points which would be defnitely too much to cope with, since the workload is quite demanding for each course. The mandatory courses are Academic Writing and Foundations in Gender Studies I. I've taken the following elective courses: The Work of Gender, the Gender of Work (that's 1 course), Gender and Migration and Reading Popular Culture. The additional course I'm considering of taking is Queer Theory, which I'm sure will be very interesting.
Well, I've got to run now - I'm having a consultation with my Academic Writing instructor, who has evaluated my first piece of writing. Can't wait to hear her comments!
posted by Kadri Aavik at 13:42
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