Hi everyone,
I'm writing this on Saturday, which means my classes will start again in four days. I don't know much about the educational system in other countries, but here in Brazil it works like this: our classes start around February and go until June. In July and the first weeks of August, we have a mid-session break. Then, our classes resume and go until November/December.
Right now, I'm enjoying my last days of summer break. During the majority of my days off, I was at my grandma's house, and it was relaxing. My grandma is now a fan of k-dramas; I believe she has watched almost all the most well-known productions available on Netflix. This means the TV was monopolized by her, and my brother and I had to watch k-dramas as well. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining at all. It was actually pretty fun.
Besides that, I also went to the beach. To be honest, this isn't a big accomplishment since I live a five-minute walk away from there. However, I don't go to the beach very often. I think it's like when one thing is available to you all time, it does kind of lose its magic. Or you just get used to it very quickly. By the way, the cover image for this post is a photo I took there.
As for university, I'm excited to go back to class. This is going to be my second semester at law school, and I'm eager to learn more about law. Last semester was an introduction, so I had many classes in philosophy, sociology, academic writing, and political science. It was very captivating, since I'm interested in all of these topics. I hope this semester will be even better.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading!
At Canadian universities, classes begin in August or September and run to early December; there is a winter break, and then the second semester runs from January to April or May. There is also a summer session, but many students take the summer off; it depends on the program or on the courses you need to complete. I've always thought it would be more logical to start the school year at the beginning of the calendar year!
@MarnieDEB - that's interesting, but it does feel a bit confusing. I suppose there's an explanation for that. Is it related to the weather or something like that?
Elementary and high schools run the same way. I think that in the past, children needed to be free during the summer to help with farming etc. So school began at the end of summer when they were no longer essential at home.
@MarnieDEB It's the same in most of Europe. I think in Brazil it's different because of torrential rain or whatever it's called. Am I right Eduardo? I know this because of football😅.
This reminded me of some grim news I read about child labour in the US. Did this topic made the news in Canada?
@Simone-, you're right, I think. November, December, and January are the most rainy months in Brazil. So, it does make sense we're at home and not going to school. As for the term torrential rain, that's quite suitable, actually. In portuguese, we say chuva torrencial; it sounds similar to me.
👍It's pioggia torrenziale in Italian and chijogg turrenzial in Neapolitan (my local language). Keep in mind that Neapolitan doesn't have a standard spelling.
K-Dramas and beach for vacation with at your grandma's! Wow! Sounds so nice!!! Good luck with your new semester of school!
@Anne_Onymous_Sunshinedoreime, thank you! 😊
Hey, I recognize that image!
@Larkin - 😅
My brother and his wife are lawyers. It's a good profession. Best of luck in your studies!
Thank you, @quite-unlike-tea!