After a tumultuous first year of college (I almost dropped out after first semester) and a very long and much-needed break from YouTube, I'm back and ready to spill all of the tea on the good, the bad, and the ugly of my first year studying Digital Media & Communications at IE University. ⭑ TIMESTAMPS ⭑ 0:00 I’m back! 2:51 Where I study & my degree program 5:45 Why I chose IE University 13:28 Reviewing my 1st semester classes 26:14 Reviewing my 2nd semester classes 32:26 How to push through classes that feel pointless 35:00 My classes so far this year 35:41 My thoughts about IE University (do I regret studying here?) 38:35 Lower academic expectations… 42:13 American vs. European college culture 45:07 Advice on making friends 46:58 Dating advice… (I have none) 47:08 My experience living in a residence 49:07 Adjusting to life in Spain & missing American workaholic culture To find links to everything mentioned, and to sign up for weekly podcast shownotes in your inbox, click here. If you'd like to contact me, you can find me @theblissbean on IG, and at [email protected]. If you enjoyed the podcast, please consider leaving a review on iTunes or a tip in the tip jar (or both!). I really appreciate it ;) ⭑ FIND ME ELSEWHERE ⭑ Website | www.theblissbean.com YouTube | The Bliss Bean Instagram | @theblissbean ⭑ MUSIC ⭑ Music from Epidemic Sound. Try a 30-day free trial of music for your content: http://share.epidemicsound.com/theblissbean