The relatively unseen portion of studying abroad is in the name: studying. Back in the United States, I have been accustomed to frequent homework in all my classes, usually with at least one exam per week. And as a business major, I tend to have about one or two papers a semester overall. My routine has been completely turned around here, something that I’ve been struggling to adapt to. It is common in Europe to have very little assignments and have most of the grade be based on essays, which is what my semester has looked like in Dublin.