Hello everyone! I sincerely apologize for falling off the face of this blog for the past month. Needless to say, things have been a bit busy. And yet that shouldn't be an excuse...we are all busy. Note to self: Early New Years Resolution must be improving my blogging skills. That's a reasonable goal...in addition to the list of eating better, sleeping more, working out more. But we have a month before that needs to be seriously considered, right?
So, where have I been this last month...? What have I accomplished...? Well before Thanksgiving I successfully completed a 10 page research paper on the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the international theory that motivated France's actions...Then I went home for a lovely Thanksgiving with my family. I ate far too much and unfortunately had way too much homework. I read Machiavelli's The Prince. It was quite interesting, but I wish I could have read it at a little more leisurely of a pace. Then, when I got back to East Lansing I turned in a paper examining Aristotle's Polity and took a Zoology exam before leaving for Philadelphia last Wednesday with MSUIRO (MSU International Relations Organization).
We attended UPMUNC XLV (University of Pennsylvania's Model United Nations Conference). It was a great weekend! We only won 2 awards but that's not bad considering it is the most competitive conference we attend all year. Last year UPMUNC was the first conference I attended with the Model UN team. It was nice to have a bit more experience under my belt this year. My favorite thing we did was take a 20 minute carriage ride/tour around historic Philadelphia...although enjoying a Philly Cheese Steak at the Reading Terminal Market was pretty awesome too!
But anyway, after a long car ride home I'm back in East Lansing. Today I had my last French exam before finals, so I can buckle down and begin the final study stretch. The library is filling up fast, and I have no doubt that the coffee shops across campus are doing well with the amount of caffeine we are all consuming in preparation for next week's exams. I am taking it easy tonight before hitting the books and my mountains of notes tomorrow and the rest of the week/weekend. Wish me luck!
Also, one final note before I sign off from this update. I am currently sitting in the JMC office overlooking the new Case Hall cafeteria that opens January 8th! It is so exciting to see that it is nearly finished. Now I won't even have to leave the comfort of Case Hall to eat! That's going to make certain New Year's Resolutions a bit harder to keep up, but the word YUM pretty much sums it up!
Anyway, enough of my rambling for now. I'll be uploading some pictures of Philly later this week! Have a good night and stay warm!
