Google Ads are amusing.
They’re nearly as fun as those annoying banner ads that advertise “Get Your Green Card Now!” upon recognizing that I’m using a non-US
IP address on an American-based web site.
Awesome.
Where do I sign up?
Google uses some mysterious JavaScript to place ads that are “relevant to your site's content” on your blog (if you are signed up in AdSense).
So what does this ad say about the content of my site?
Let’s see, key words in this ad are: “money transfers”, “poverty”, and “developing countries”. I write about being an expat in Iceland, which just lost its mark of capitalism--McDonald's.
I’m going to let you make your own inferences…
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Oh my. Well, I'm trying to.
Brings me to an unrelated question: regarding studying at HÍ, how long did they get back to you about acceptance (even though I'm sure it'd be a bit different for a BA program)?
And considering your experience with them, and since I don't really have anyone else to ask, do you think it's fairly likely that they'd accept me with above-average grades, good references and what-not? I lied on my app. saying I read and speak Icelandic "well." But I am learning!
@DWN - Regarding acceptance to HÍ, it does take them quite a while to process applications -- however I have never met a person who has been denied. I realize that this is enormously frustrating for overseas students who need to file for a visa, which takes nearly 3 months.
For my masters programme, I turned in the (surprisingly simple) application in mid-April and didn't hear anything until July. This university is not known for its timely responses. Sometimes you need to call or email them to get a status update. Since it's a state-funded university with limited support staff, you have to find a lot of information on your own unfortunately.
Don't give up. I barely speak Icelandic and only manage to understand about 10-15% of my lectures but it works out somehow. P.S. I don't have to complete my assignments in Icelandic. Furthermore, most Icelandic students at the M.S / PhD levels actually choose to complete their thesis papers in English (you know -- so it can be read by a wider audience...).
Hmm..since we're already on the topic may I ask a question? Did you feel the Icelandic for Foreigners program was worth the time and effort Jessica?
@Rhubi - Well, as you read in my last comment, I can barely speak Icelandic. BUT -- I do manage to understand much more written Icelandic and some spoken Icelandic. In my masters program, I manage to understand about 15% of what's happening in the lecture (in other words, I at least know what topic we're discussing but not the details -- Icelandic words that describe business terms and theories are pretty horrendous.)
I didn't necessarily think the curriculum was great in Icelandic for Foreigners B.A. (I only took year 1 out of 3) but I did get something out of it. My biggest complaint was that we were learning Icelandic how old people speak it, not how the language is commonly used today. So in some of our course materials, we were learning words or phrases that were (as my boyfriend said) old-fashioned. But I think the teachers, for the most part, do the best they can with limited budgets and very few tools and resources for teaching Icelandic.
I actually wish I had taken the Practical Icelandic for Foreigners program instead of the B.A. program since the Practical program is more geared toward adults who already have a degree and just need basics. The B.A. program is definitely more geared to people who wish to pursue advanced degrees in linguistics.
Rhubi, are you in that program now?
well, i've just been contemplating whether or not to enroll in the icelandic for foreigners program. i figured it would be intensive and really give me a grasp of the icelandic language. i've been asking everyone whose been in it to describe it, and the funniest part about it is no one has ever seemed to finish all three years :)
still trying to figure out of its worth going or if a regular icelandic class would be better.
and kudos to you for managing to get by on 15 percent of a lecture!
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