week 8

Week 8 is gone.

schedule week 8

It’s always a breath of finishing NA 259. First lists of departure, graduation participants and other logistical stuff circled in classes. However, there are two more weeks left to go. On Monday the international students visited the FBI Headquarter in Washington D.C. The building immediately needs renovation. There is an expression of the late 70ies, dark grey floors –no daylight. We visited the very interesting FBI-exhibition inside and had lunch with members of the International Operational Division.

international students in front of FBI Headquarter (Hoover-building) in Washington D.C.

On Wednesday the last challenge for qualification to Yellow Brick Road started. We had to run 1 mile in a limited time-frame. Most of our session students accomplished successful. Now we are allowed to particpate Yellow Brick Road Challenge in week 9. I’m really looking forward and hope my health will stay. There are a lot of students sick and I’m also still fighting my backpains. The health standards in the United States are (related to Germany) poor, high bureaucracy, no functional-diagnostic but tons of pills. However, I’ll survive.

challenge impressions- almost high requirements but great atmosphere

preparing for Yellow-Brick-Road qualification

starting 1 mile running (1,6 km)

finishing time 6.51 - good result (10 min - required)

Shawn also did it - great job

Rest of the week I passed in study-business as usual. Classes from 8am until 5pm. Additional we had a lot of mandatory meetings and I worked several evenings very late to finish my final presentations and paperworks. The workload is hugh. In auditorium we got another interesting enrichment speech about the FBI handeled Saddam Hussein.

analysis class - yes, it's a plane - but what impact?

criminology

creative student works

mathematics and criminology

analysis- one of my favourite classes

my examination presentation in violent crime class

50 minutes presentation in English

examination

explaning homicide investigations in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Wednesday evening our class mates from Texas organized a Texas-Barbecue. Good food and country music – thanks guys.

students from Texas

Texas night - students serve Texas food

The atmosphere in session 259 is still awesome – even everybody misses family and home. On Thursday a short winterstorm offered another day off. At weekend Xavier (France), Roberto (Brazil) and me were invited to Deltaville. Sheriff Dave Bushey hosted us in his guest house and we spent a very nice weekend at Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Saluda. Dave took us to historical places like Yorktown, Williamsburg. We entered USS Wisconsin in Norfolk and watched dolphins in the Atlantic ocean. Another weekend full of impressions and heartful hospitality in family. Thank’s to Dave, Liberty and Alex for that weekend.

Impressions from weekend in Virginia Beach, Saluda, Yorktown and Norfolk