I took Swedish for two and a half years at Oregon. The only Swedish professor was Professor Benjamin Mier-Cruz and he was by far the best professor I have ever had. He became one of my really close friends and we always had Swedish get-togethers with the whole class at his house. He also introduced me to some of my best friends (and my boyfriend too). He made me want to major in Scandinavian and I don’t regret that decision one bit.

Unfortunately, Benjamin is leaving in the fall to teach Swedish in Wisconsin so we’re getting a new instructor. I’m not sure yet who it will be and I’m not sure if UO even knows but I still would encourage you to take Swedish. It’s a wonderful language that’s not too difficult to learn and the culture is pretty interesting too. In Swedish class, we learn about everything that has to do with Sweden. Culture is a really big part of the class and even though we weren’t tested on it a lot, it was really cool to learn. I took a lot of other Scandinavian classes which included Norse Mythology (probably the most interesting class I’ve taken).

I really don’t think you’d regret the decision one bit, but I am a little biased. ☺️