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Thursday 28 February 2019

Student Affairs

By Louedska Maduro
Time Management

ORANJESTAD — There are many things to do in Columbia such as din-
ing, outdoor activities, attractions and much more. But the real ques-
tion one should ask themselves, is there ever enough time to do ev-
erything? Time can always play an important role in everything you
want to do.

As I mentioned in my previous article, I am overwhelmed with quizzes
and exams. Which is a big difference for me, since back home we
usually focus on research and papers. So, I am still trying to get used to
this type of education system. Since most of my time during the week I
spend in my dorm studying and doing homework, this can sometimes
get in the way of exploring the city, because it takes up all my time
during the day. However, school is my top priority at the moment, thus
I try my best to plan my days ahead and do as much activities as I
possibly can.

My favorite courses up until now, that I am currently taking are Me-
dia and Society, which falls into Journalism, Contemporary Moral Is-
sues which relates to Philosophy and the course of Psychology. I re-
ally enjoy how well all these courses can connect with each other in
different ways. Out of those three, the course of Media and Society
still has my top vote since day one. I find it very interesting, how the
course manages to explain the growing relationship between media

and society. Also, I love how the lecturer can liking and pay a certain fee, which covers chocolate tasting. I have also managed to
elaborate on the past and current examples the transportation. I find that the International meet more Arubans who are currently study-
of this growing relationship. This week in class, Student Services have always been a great ing at the University of South Carolina. Which
we are discussing media content and reality. help for me up until now and they have also is great, because we sometimes get together
An organization that I really want to mention provided me with so many opportunities to as a group and hang out.
that has been a great help to me during my visit all the places that I have wanted to go to They are always giving me suggestions on
stay here is the International Student Services. in the first place. where to go and what to do here. In addi-
The International Student Services really help tion, it is great to have some friends that are
international students, like me, get around Last Friday I went to a chocolate tasting from back home! Over these last few weeks,
campus and explore the city of Columbia. that took place at the international house of the weather has been changing drastically.
Maxcy. Anyone who knows me well, knows One day it can be very cold and the next
The International Student Services have an that my love for chocolate is never ending. day it can be warm. The weather never man-
organized schedule with many trips, social Thus, when I first heard of this event, I signed ages to decide how it wants to be for an en-
events and workshops for international stu- up immediately. There were guest speakers tire day.
dents during their semester. Students get who spoke about the history of chocolate,
daily newsletter with updates and reminders the ingredients that are put into certain type Next week is spring break, therefore I am hop-
about the upcoming trips and events. I love of chocolates and the taste differentiation ing that the weather will get much warmer
this idea and initiative, because it gives inter- between white chocolate, dark chocolate, and sunnier. I am counting down the days
national students various opportunities to visit milk chocolate and so on. It was very interest- for spring break, because I definitely need a
attractions, go on trips and meet new people ing, especially because we all got a bunch break from all the quizzes and exams. I am
while considering the students budget. Stu- of chocolate to taste. There were also many looking forward to visiting new places and re-
dents just have to sign up for a trip of their international students present during the laxing during spring break. q

Louedska Maduro, 25 years old, is currently a third-year student at the University of Aruba in the program of Orga-
nization, Governance and Management. Louedska takes part in an exchange abroad during the spring semes-
ter. She is now attending the University of South Carolina for the upcoming four months and will take this experi-
ence as her inspiration for her column Student Affairs. The column will be in the newspaper every other Thursday.