Well, like I said, I started my new course last week. Its kind of weird, because a couple of things got changed because the teacher didn’t wanted to speak English. I am going to do two weeks of project work (building a theater light set-up) and then switch to another course, which is almost the same (sound and light design). I don’t have to follow any lectures or doing any tests, so that’s an advantage. But I think it sucks overall, because I don’t have the idea that I’m learning something by doing so-so project work.
I also find the people totally different then my first course. Way harder to reach and a bit distant (do I have a bad smell?). I think they are afraid to speak English or something. Every time we have a discussion they switch back to Swedish. I asked a few times if they want to speak English while I’m around, but most of the time I get a reaction like “my English is quite bad” or something like that. I really have to pull reactions or opinions out of them. I think it’s quite offending, but I’m sure they are not aware of that. Swedes are offending by not trying to be offending.
I’m a bit ranting over here, but there are of course a couple of people who are very nice and speak willingly with me. We are quit a large group, so maybe this is to problem. Or maybe this is the obvious problem of being a foreign exchange student between local people…
The assignment was to make a setting and change the mood in two extremes. Like warm to cold, angry to happy, etc by using lights. We chose to make a “fika” in the winter and the summer. So we change the lights from cold to warm, and hereby we lay focus on the objects that lay on the table. Like for example sunglasses or other season related objects.
Unfortunately, the presentation is on Friday, but I have the concert of the Prodigy tomorrow. I was planning to stay the Friday and even the Saturday in Stockholm. I’m also here to have a fun time, and I think it would be a good balance to skip this presentation. Fuck the system!
Hopefully I wouldn't be fucked…
