Classes have really gotten underway now, so I think I’ll give you a little taste of what I’m doing down here:
In this first module I am taking four courses:
Negotiations – This is my favorite course. Although it is very practical and involves a lot of common sense, it is fun to practice negotiating with different case studies every day. (At the end of the first module, this was my least favorite course…funny how first impressions can be totally wrong)
*FGV teachers love Harvard Case studies…I am so lucky because I get to read four of them per week. Yay!
BRICs – For those of you who do not know what BRICs is, it is the study of the four largest and fastest growing economies in the world; Brazil, India, Russia, and China. While this class is very interesting, the teacher is quite condescending which makes everybody scared to speak up. Also, I have only five weeks to prepare an hour and a half presentation and a thirty-page research paper. Ugh. So much for studying abroad being an easy GPA booster.
Brazilian Economy – My teacher always seems stoned. But she is very nice.
Government and Civil Society in the Local Setting – I love this class as well because it is literally a group discussion about different social issues. It is extremely interesting to listen to all of the opinions of the exchange students from around the world. It really helps me to think of things in different ways.
*There are students from Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Switzerland.
Aside from classes, I have decided to join the FGV club volleyball team, which is so much fun for me because as most of you know, volleyball is my favorite sport. Also, I am part of the exchange student soccer team, and we will be competing against other Brasilian students from FGV. We are gonna get our asses handed to us. Excuse my French.
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