Forsaken

I haven't been very nice to my blog recently.  Quite neglectful actually.  I really like writing but lately grad school has overwhelmed my free time.  So starting now, I am trying to be more diligent in exercising sound time management skills.  This includes exercising, blogging, and finishing my reading assignments on time (and not a week late--that was a bad habit that I am now regretting).  We'll see how long it lasts.

I have some very exciting new things to document.  My fall allergies have started....aaccheew!  I haven't taken any pictures in the last 5 months.  Maybe that isn't exciting but very unusual for me.  I feel like my life has a big black hole in it.  How will I remember the summer and fall of 09?!?!  This is serious.  I am determined to start documenting again.  Next week, Justin and I head to D.C. for the MEI conference so that should be a good time to bust out the camera.

School Update.....So far, I have received A's on my grad school midterms.  I can't even describe how happy and amazed I am.  I should get back my DIP 777 mid-term soon and I am keeping my fingers crossed that my good luck continues.  I am still worried about that 15 page paper in Int. Human Rights class that is coming up.  I hear Mingst is a wizard with a red pen when it comes to grading papers.  Khazam!

I also registered for classes this week.  My Spring 2010 schedule will be.....

AEC 626 Ag Econ Development with Skees.....the syllabus looks awesome
PS 737 Transnational Organizations with Mingst....the required class for Int. Dev majors
DIP 600 African Development Challenges with Staples....continuing the African focus
FR 101 or 102  Elementary French....hoping to get into 102, we'll see.  placement test coming soon.

I am enjoying school a lot, but go through periods where I get really stressed out.  Working and school and being involved with communality and having friends and hosting couch-surfers and visiting family is A LOT.   Whew.  I feel tired just thinking about it.

Well, my break is over.  Time to hit the books or really just some articles.  Regardless, time for some reading.

Oh, one more thing......my picture famine is officially over.

 

 

Hot tea is good for sore throat due to fall allergies.