Sorry I haven't updated this week, we were busy finishing up school and such. Honestly, nothing to exciting went on. But now I'll fill you in on everything!
June 25:
We had class again today and the Dean of SPEA joined our group. Our normal professor taught us in the morning and then Dean Graham informed us of his position in the Bush Administration. It was really interesting learning about the aspects of his job. He also talked about the differences in the US and Europe governments. He talked about how we make agreement with them and the process of going about this. It was a really interesting lecture an I enjoys the time he gave us. That evening we hung out our the dorms because we were given and assignment for the next day.
June 26:
I was able to have breakfast with the Dean that morning along with 6 others. It was a great opportunity to give him feedback about our programs and for him to learn about us. It was an excellent breakfast and it was nice being able to give suggestions to improve aspects of department and such. Also, we had class again, but the majority of the time was spent giving our small group presentations. We had them to prepare us for our individual presentations on Thursday. After our group presentations we had a short coffee break, and then our picture was taking by the local newspaper. Since Dean Graham was in, he was taking the opportunity to present to the Economics Dept. at the University and the paper wanted to capture the moment. After our picture session, we went to where his presentation would take place. His presentation was on electric powered cars and what different countries around the world are doing. I learned a lot of information about electric cars and how each country is approaching them. I really enjoyed the lecture. After class, Abby and I went to old town for Doner Kababs! This is the most delicious food I have ever had. They are do large and delicious!! We then returned to the dorms and I laid down for a nap. I hadn't slept well the night before. After my nap I began to work on my presentation for Thursday. I accomplished about a fourth of the paper that evening. I then figured out a way to catch up on my shows, so I ended up staying up really late. This was an okay thing because we didn't have class the next day. The professor had given us time off to work on our papers.
June 27:
Since I stayed up so late the night before, I didn't get up till 12pm. When I got up, we decided to grab a bite to eat. Once I returned to the dorms, I I got to working on my paper again. It took me awhile to finish it, but only because I was catching up with people from home! It was really nice being able to talk to my friends since it had been so long! After I finished the paper, we went to watch the Euro cup because Spain was playing. I wasn't in a very good seat for the game and I was pretty tired, so I headed home at half time. I went to bed shortly afterwards because we had to be at class earlier for presentations.
I have more to fill you in on, but I don't have time to type it all. I wanted to give you all something to check up on for this past week. I did this all from my phone, so I'm sorry if there are any crazy errors. I will defiantly have more to come soon. I leave for London in the morning, so there will be a lot to share from there!!
