WAR

If working towards a Master's degree is a battle, then working towards a Master's degree in another country is a war. Even more, working towards a Master's program in another country while having an international cohort seems just about as ludicrious as Donald Trump's Presidential campaign. There are just certain things that you are exposed to growing up in the United States that many other colleagues seek to desire.

The education system at a Master's level is much different than what I imagined. In many ways, the little opinion that you could use in undergraduate studies becomes even smaller when working on Master's level assignments. Kind of frustrating to be honest. This is where I have a fundamental issue with the Westernized educational system. There is too much preaching about the past, and forecasting for the future. There is a lack of hands-on assignments, that embed a student within the current material first, then look outside the scope of todays day in age.

However, with such a diverse cohort during my MSc Sport Management, at first glace I can understand why theory and future forecasting is relevant in creating a common ground for people of all cultures. With only 3 months in the UK, it seems as if I am each day is a new scenario that has never been encountered. Every battle won becomes easier, and the war seems to become easier. Lets just hope [if Donald Trump does somehow get elected] that by the time I get back to the States I will be leaving one war zone and entering another...