Classes are going well - I have one more essay to write for Friday, and then one mock exam in a couple of weeks, but besides that I'm done with non-assessed work. The assessed work isn't due until April 30, so I have plenty of time between now and then. As a result, most of the focus these days is on the dissertation.
My advisor approved my dissertation topic, and I'm giving a short 3-4 min presentation on it this coming Monday. Hopefully it continues to go well and I get more green lights to start actually doing some research and framework argument plans. "Do Politicians Listen to Public Opinion? Lessons from the Copenhagen Climate Summit" is my topic, and so far I've come across a variety of well-conducted surveys to gage public opinion worldwide. Theory is pretty strong too, as that is what we went over in class. Plus, I was actually there in Copenhagen, so I have plenty of first-hand knowledge on what exactly happened and how it went wrong. Let me know if you have any advice!
The Olympics are over and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them for the last few weeks. Sad that Team USA lost to Canada in both the men's and women's hockey gold medal games, but seeing as they breathe and bleed the sport, and since they were at home, good for them and I'll take silver this time. Congratulations to Vancouver for hosting one heck of an extravaganza.
Blackhawks are back in action now... last night they really stunk up the joint, but I'm thinking they'll turn it around tonight at home. 20 games to go, and they're sitting in 2nd place with a comfortable lead, so steady play for the next month and then it's playoff time.
I'm off to Egypt in 2 1/2 weeks! Then Italy 2 1/2 weeks after that. Flights are booked for both, hostel for Egypt, and looking into the Italy railpass and hostels in Italy tomorrow and next week. Also looking at Amsterdam sometime in May, and Wales/Ireland/Northern Ireland sometime in late-June/early-July. Back home July 7 at the latest!
Have a great rest of your week everyone!
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