In 22 days, I'll be on a plane to Frankfurt, Germany. From there I'll go to Hannover, and I'm going with some friends of mine to Zurich, Prague, and Vienna before classes start at the university.

I talked with Richard (who's spent close to six months jetting around Europe) today about Vienna, and he said it's nothing spectacular. Instead, he mentioned Krakow. Possibility? Perhaps.

I figure this is going to be one of the last summers I have to bum around the house. If I get offered (and then take) a job after field placement, I'll be occupied with that.

I've been ready to test and prove myself in the context of a professional environment, and grow upon that.

It might be rough, and I might trip and fall more than once, but I want to see this "real world" that I have heard so much about.

When I speak passionately about a social or political subject, I sometimes hear, "Oh, you college kids always think XYZ . . . "

My views stem from experiences, and whatever investigation and learning I can maneuver. I don't (like to) think that I'm another homogenized poster child.

I don't claim to have all the answers, but I am always willing to learn.