January 20, 2006

• i've been really really busy.  Since Jan 2nd I've actually been
  taking a three week intersession course in Latin American History.

  It has been truly eye-opening and a very rich cultural exploration for me.

  Latin America is a truly diverse, unique and incredible country with an ever enduring and amazing peoples.

  It's just heartbreaking going over all of the suffering, poverty,
  oppression, military and governmental corruption and killing, it's a
  country that fascinates me and draws my prayers...and i'm not even a
  religious person.

  I could go on and on. but I can't. this crazy three week marathon of
  five to six hour classes every day, coupled with massive amounts of
  reading is finally coming to an end.

  

  My final is tomorrow, I'm grossly unorganized for it.  And i'm stressed.

  Mostly, its because Latin America is such a huge continent, let alone a
  country with such a long history of so much change, violence,
  revolution, and struggle.

  Imagine living in world where military coups, and dictatorships,
  corrupt govt and foreign interests are just a few of the illd that have
  depleted your resources, markets, and economy.  No jobs are
  available for the overpopulated nations and poverty is an institution.

  To understand it in an unorganized matter is daunting. Even harder when
  coupled with a brilliant professor, who is passion BUT REALLY REALLY
  scattered in his lectures and a book that jumps from topic to topic.

  

  I don't know what to do. I know the material but not by heart, and it sure as hell isn't chronological and organized.

  SO i'm gonna go back to studying.  Just wanted to pop in.

  Also I wanna say thank you to scotty...for going out and getting me a
  crepe for dessert after dinner tonight. It was the sweetest (literally
  and figuratively) and most thoughtful gesture ever. THANK YOU
  HUN! 

  

  HEHE it was my treat for being so good and studious. 

  

  Which I do agree was very well earned, I've been busting my balls...seriously I'm tired, exhausted, and burnt out.

   AND the new semester begins on MONDAY!  I think i'm gonna go crazy.

  If you're curious and want a glimpse of Latin America's incredible,
  vibrant, often violent, tragic, and very human history...read this book:

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