WHICH CHRISTMAS SONG WILL YOU LISTEN TO AT CHRISTMAS?

by Aiva Juste and Elizabete Beatrise Kancēviča

1) How many unread emails will you have on New Year?

• I have opened them all (1 point) • More than days in one year (4 points) • It depends on how much I will miss school during Christmas break (2 points)

2) Do you turn on your camera in morning lectures?

• Once in awhile just to remind my colleagues how lucky they are (2 points) • Always, with a hope for a better grade (1 point) • I have a really important sleep schedule exactly at that time (4 points)

3) How often do you turn off your camera to eat?

• Too much, that’s for sure (4 points) • I don’t bother anyone with turning it on in the first place (2 points) • Occasionally if I don’t manage to do eat during the break (1 point)

4) Have you secretly organized or participated in a party during lockdown?

• Zoom calls were the only parties I attended (1 point) • That was how I dealt with exponentially increasing depression… (4 points) • Only with people who are around me daily, stay safe by the way! (2 points)

5) How much time do you spend watching Netflix?

• It is like an endless dessert – I will always have time for that (4 points) • I have a time limit for my week (1 point) • After taking a look at eLearning that is the only thing I have strength for (2 points)

6) Have you called the IT department during an exam?

• Yes, in fact, I forgot to turn off flying mode and increased my stress level even more (1 point) • If I everything wouldn’t be fine within 5 minutes,

I probably would (2 points) • No, I just sit there and smile every time something happens (4 points)

7) Where do you watch your lectures mostly?

• In my cozy bed with a lot of pillows and a warm blanket (4 points) • In the kitchen next to the refrigerator (2 points) • At my desk trying out new sitting postures (1 point)

8) What scares you the most about coming back to on-site studies?

• How will I wake up that early (1 point) • How will I live without recordings (2 points) • How will I exist without food for the whole lecture (4 points)

9) When do you start studying for an exam?

• As it should be – since the course begins (1 point) • If it’s not meant to be – reexam it is (4 points) • Two days before the exam with caffeine beside

10) What would be the perfect party for you after the pandemic is finally over?

• Newcomers camp or the Graduation (4 points) • Tea time with Morten (1 point) • SSE Riga Christmas Ball (2 points)

11) When do you usually study?

• All of the information I need is saved in my head, • I write some key points and that’s enough • Nights – that’s when my brain has finally woken

• Cookies and empty promises now, and some

up (2 points) • Mornings, but basically all of the day (1 point) • Never is also a time of a day, right? (4 points)

12) What is the most used app on your smartphone?

on the browser (1 point) • Instagram – I have watched all SSE Riga students’ posts and stories (2 points) • Facebook or Snapchat – for studies-related memes, of course (4 points)

13) How do you like to take notes?

so no need for notebooks (4 points) • I have everything in my notebook, 110% of what

Morten said during the lectures (1 point) (2 points)

14) What do you think about the elections?

• The Roast Time is the second name for them (4 points) • E-learning, Gmail and dozens of pages of theory

cool parties later (2 points) • Serious business, my dear friends (1 point)

15) What do you miss the most during lockdown?

• Soros and the atmosphere of knowledge (1 point) • “Party harder” part of the SSE Riga motto (4 points) • My course mates and lecturers (2 points)

“Last Christmas” by Wham! – If you got 15-22 points Believe it or not, but this song isn’t really that much about Christmas - it’s about a failed romance that just happened to take place during Christmas time. However, that doesn’t mean the song isn’t one of the biggest Christmas hits and a true Christmas classic. And if you fail some exams or are awfully tired of studying in companionship only with your computer, that doesn’t mean that SSE Riga spirit has left you either. It just means that you need to make yourself a cup of hot chocolate and take a plate with gingerbread, and enjoy this short break from studies listening to “Last Christmas”!

“All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey – If you got 23-38 points This Christmas hit wasn’t recorded at Christmas but in August! Though that doesn’t make it less Christmasyyy ;) Also, the fact that you can’t meet all of your favorite people – SSE Rigans – at this beautiful time of the year doesn’t have to scare the Christmas spirit away either. Go get some tangerines and dive deep into their smell to remember good old times of socially interactive Christmas. And maybe try singing some magical words via zoom: “All I want for Christmas is school...”

“Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms – If you got 39-60 points This song is about having fun and letting go of all your worries because – guess what – it’s Christmas! We know that you might have been a bit lazy with your studies and have been dying to have a real SSE Riga party. With this song you might have some fun, so make yourself a glass (or just the whole bottle already :D) of mulled wine, put on “Jingle Bell Rock”, and start dancing cuz the break has finally come!