A Day in the Life of a Translation Studies Student

The life of a student of translation studies is a very sad and stressful one. For most of the year, it is still dark outside when such a student gets up in the morning because many courses start at 8.15 am. Students are not even allowed to skip class here and there to stay in bed. They have to physically be in nearly all of their classes due to compulsory attendance in most courses. When this student has managed to crawl out of his or her bed to the unfriendly, cold and dark place that lies beyond the bed, there will be no time for breakfast because he or she is already late. At university, most of the lessons consist of instructions on the next group project or the latest home work. To get enough work done, most students even work through their breaks and nearly starve themselves to death. After such a dreadful day, which is routine for many students at the Department of Translation Studies of the University of Graz, students use up their last energy by going home. The only possible thing to do there before going to sleep, is sitting in front of youtube, facebook or tumblr to fill up the energy store for the next horrible day. Day after day, translation studies students live their gloomy and terrible lives like that.