These past 3 months have flown by. It seems like I just arrived in London, not that it could already be the end of my first term at grad school. So much has happened in such a short period of time that it really makes my head spin. Leaving my job in Washington DC to move to London and become a student again after 5 years of being in the working world, entering into dorm life (something I NEVER thought I'd do again!), and being in a constant state of 'studying.' I've loved every minute though. From the 6 hours I spent waiting to check-in to my room with 3 suitcases, being sick for a month, and finally experiencing the London weather, ie spitting rain, colder weather, and wind in my face to meeting amazing people who want to help the world, studying the Middle East at such a pertinent time in history, and exploring the fantastic areas of London.
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The end of Term 1 means I am halfway done with my courses, that I now have 3 weeks to write 2 papers and study for an Arabic exam AND that my sister is coming in a week and my cousin is visiting in 2 weeks! It will be so much fun to have visitors and do things that I don't normally get to do. And then begins Term 2 which will fly by: courses, writing 2 more papers, studying for end of year exams AND beginning my dissertation. Some of my classmates went out for dinner earlier this week and it was so nice to socialize outside of the classroom but it also meant we talked about paper topics and the upcoming dissertation ideas. It's so interesting to hear what people are thinking of researching and while I have a few ideas they definitely need to be played around with and narrowed in scope. After the end of Term 2 and exams in early May, I will spend the summer researching and writing 10,000 words! I'm actually looking forwrad to it. Yep, I did just say that!
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