What a Week...

Weeks like this one make me question my sanity sometimes...but lucky for me the weekend has finally arrived, and I'm hoping to catch my breath. If you asked me to define what made the week so busy, I'm not even sure I could pin-point it, but I think it had to do with the fact that I went home to work last weekend. So, I ultimately lost my weekend time to get ahead or stay on top of homework. So, this week has been a race to catch up.

Also, I decided over the course of the weekend to apply for a Truman Scholarship. This a prestigious award for those planning on going into public service. The scholarship pays for grad school so obviously it's a huge deal. People from across the country apply but to even make it into that pool of applicants, you have to be nominated by your university. MSU has 4 nomination spots and I'm hoping to receive one of them. The application is intense and I should have started the process over the summer, but alas I didn't really consider it until someone seriously suggested that I should be applying... So now I have a month to prepare my application for the university. Wish me luck!

On top of the Truman application I'm still busy filling out internship applications. I drafted a statement of interest for the State Department and had our career services office look it over along with my resume. I feel like I have a good start on those applications, but there are a lot of places to consider and a lot of forms to fill out...

Then, on top of endless applications I've been working on a problem set for my game theory course. While it's not exactly an enjoyable activity I do enjoy the class and the problem solving thinking it encourages. I've been finding endless opportunities to apply game theory logic to real life. In essence, I am the epitome of a nerd. But you already knew that... I also had a research proposal due today (Friday) for my international security course so that was another task to work on, in addition to class readings. However, on the bright side, I am now finished with all of my summer study abroad papers. They are submitted and all I need to do is wait on the grades! In the mean time I'll just move on to the new papers and assignments. 

I'm preparing myself for an intense weekend of productivity. The more I get done in the next few days the easier the week will be. I hope you have all had simpler weeks than mine! Just as a disclaimer, while I probably sound like I am complaining, I was reminded earlier this week by my aunt that I would be bored if I didn't have so many activities...and she's completely correct. I thrive off of staying busy so I just need to keep working and set goals to look forward to! My light at the end of the tunnel is  the down-time I'll finally have in November when all my deadlines are met. But until then, it's going to be a lot of late nights and coffee! I hope you all have wonderful weekends! I'll write soon! 

-E

P.S. I'm sorry I posted this a day late. I actually finished it on Friday as promised but I didn't have the chance to post it!