Trial Update (and other important info)

Congrats y'all!! You have worked very hard, and I am very proud of you...I am staying in (again) today so that the antibiotics kick in and I won't be contagious...Don't want to get you sick after how hard you worked this week!!! This will be the last day I ever stay home. I HATE staying home. I HATE not being with you in class. I HATE that I can't just suck it up and watch soap operas. I HATE reverting to a teenager and spending my days watching Real World and Sweet 16...or, do I?? ;) Thus, all I do is count the dots on my ceiling or just read like a big nerd...I mean, reading is FUN! :) Hee, hee.

Make sure you get some rest over the weekend...and make sure you check the blog periodically. Good luck on your vocabulary today, and I hope you have some strong and interesting current events!

So, I wanted to give you an update on how the trial will work next week. We will practice earlier in the week, but on WEDNESDAY, you will stand before the tribunal and plead your case...you will tell them why America should be indicted (or why not, if you are defending). Be prepared to answer questions from other experts on your subject. Your case will rely, not only on your own research, but also how well (and quickly) you can counter any arguments. We will have international experts, as well as some very domestic ones sitting on the tribunal. ;) I imagine we may take more than our two hours...I am working out the exact schedule with Susan - to see when we can actually use the MUN room...and I am trying to coordinate with our international expert friends.

Besides the trial, the rest of our time this semester will be focusing on music history! :) We will have a jazz musician come in next week (yes, I do know his name, Nathaniel: James Romeo)...and I am working on hip hop, as well. I would start thinking of the genre you want to delve into, and who your group members may be - I will post the requirements of this project on the blog by the end of the weekend...But email me your ideas (don't forget to do this), so we can sort through them together. I cannot wait to see how this goes!

Have a great weekend! I can NOT wait to see you next week!!!

All my love,

Elika