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Next year I am going to the ECLA (European College of Liberal Arts) in Berlin.
I am happy that I am going to Berlin, I really think it is my kind of city. And I am also happy that I will study at the ECLA, except for the fact that it is again a school that needs explanation. For some reason, I have the tendency to get myself into unconvential places, first there was the Vrije School, then there was University College and now the ECLA. So, the question is asked again 'what are you going to do there?' Well, let me explain for those who don't know. At UC I started studying for a Bachelor of Science (in mathematics, biology and neuroscience), however, somewhere in my second year I got into one of my existential crisis and realized that I have to study philosophy. But, since it was too late for a full switch to humanities, I have done as much philosophy possible while still getting my BSc. Now at the ECLA I can do those courses that are important to a general humanities background, such as history, literature and politics. It is not a Master and it is not a Bachelor, I will only receive a general certificate. What I will study there is a general course 'Intellectual History', where the big texts are read such as Homer, Plato, Shakespeare, Marxs etc. Then I will also study German and have elective courses in which I can choose any of the humanities subjects (film studies, philosophy, etc.). And that is what I will do. In Berlin!