Course evaluation

this is me posting my blog

I think that having a class abroad from NYC is tricky. Throughout the semester I felt a bit distanced from the course because for me, it was challenging to have a class without a set class time and without a professor that I physically see and speak to on a weekly basis. I found that the distance made committing to the class far more difficult. I had trouble remembering to keep up with my posts and for some reason, even though I enjoy the assignments, it was always a chore for me to sit down and actually get to work. Regardless, I don’t think there is any way to avoid the feeling of disconnect I felt with the class…I’m not sure what else I could have expected. I think I found it especially difficult to adjust to because I had taken the “Abroad at Home” course last semester in NYC which was very similar to this course, but having a physical class and a professor and a great class dynamic made a huge difference.

In reference to the assignments, I liked the open topics the best. Sometimes I found the more specific topics frustrating because I felt like I had to desperately weed through my experiences here in Buenos Aires in order to find something that applied to the assigned topic. Often I felt I was turning my experiences into something they were not by attempting to analyze them in a specific way. Still, I really enjoyed this class because it forced me to take a step back from the fast pace of my life and my experiences abroad; the process of blogging grounded me in a sense. My time in Buenos Aires has passed so quickly, but these assignments were able to briefly remove me from many moments that may have just flown by if I hadn’t stopped to look for them. I am happy I took this class and I would choose to take it again if I were reliving my semester in BA.