I'm being a neglectful blogger lately. I have, however, been pretty busy with non-cyber life related things, like finishing up the quarter. That's right -- today was my last day of actual class. Next week I have two finals on Tuesday, and I am finished completely with Spring quarter. Can't believe my first quarter back at Depaul is over already. Went by super, super fast. But I'm pretty sure I did really well -- better than I ever did at IV, so that's a big time thumbs up. Got a little hectic in the past few weeks, just with graduations and what have you, but I'm at the finish line, and it feels pretty damn good.

With summer looming, I wish I had more exciting stuff planned. I have classes all summer, and hopefully Ben will be around, but until Lollapalooza, I've got nothing major going on at all. Just focusing on getting through my four summer classes and getting into Fall Quarter.

Exciting news that I never shared: I am officially going to Kenya!! Yup, in December, I will be spending 15 days in Kenya. I can't believe it -- so excited to be going there. Honestly, Africa was never my first choice of place to visit, but I'm stoked to be diving in head first. Kind of worried, just because I've never experienced abject poverty before on a scale like we will in the slums, but I think the experience is going to be a good one.

Other exciting news: I found my dream grad school program. It's at AUP (of course) and it's a Masters in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and International Relations. Exactly what I want to go into, exactly what I want to study. Two year program. Perfect. I kind of talked to Ben about it when he was here a few days ago, and he said he'd "work with me" on it, but he doesn't sound too thrilled. But this would be a good chance for me to get all those regrets I've been carrying around about not going to AUP for undergrad off my shoulders. Plus, it's an awesome curriculum. I'm gonna keep looking around, keep all my options open, and see if there is a similar program somewhere else. But, in the meantime, that is the program my eye is on.

Ugh, life moves so fast.