MJ

July 7

Currently as I’m writing this we are sitting in our courtyard watching Michael Jackson’s memorial service. How surreal.

This morning I had class. Christine taught as she needed to finish up giving notes on the topic from the week before midterms. I left afterwards as Christine didn’t bring the S5 books with her, so we didn’t plan any. I went back into town before our SSB roundtable at 4:00.

I felt like my day was productive. Not in a change the world kind of way, but in a doing things I wanted to do here kind of way. Ryan, Lindsay, Mandie, and I ate Ethiopian for lunch. It was delicious, cheap, and quick. It makes me want to find and try out some Ethiopian restaurants when I return to the states. After lunch, we went around to do some shopping. We started at One Mango Tree and ordered some ties. We went around to a few other places and I bought some gifts. I realized that I really enjoy buying gifts because its just a small way that I can share this special place that means a lot to me with others who are not able to be here.