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What a week. And from what a weekend! Turned 21 last Saturday, and I have to say that it was one of the craziest weekends I have had so far this year. Got to spend some good quality time with folks over at Lafayette on Friday night and then did it up bigtime with Aly, Maria and Khati here at PM in New York City on Saturday. Amazing times.

The semester is almost over, and I'm stressing out. I wrap up work at the EastWest Institute next week, but final papers are due for classes, and I have an exam for my IR theory class. It's been quite a semester, and I feel like I'm coming out having learned a lot. But geez... what a semester. When I think about my mood changes, the people I've met, the experiences I've had, that's all I can say - what a semester!

I figured I'd also start posting some of the paper's I've been writing for my Journalism and Human Rights classes. If I look back on the reflections I put in those papers, compared to what I thought about the topics before this semester, I think I'd see some pretty significant changes. It's funny how people's opinions change vastly after they actually sit down to think through what they have an opinion about.

Anyhow, that was the best short update I could do for a lazy night. More updates to follow. Stay tuned!

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