Protesting, Negoitating & More

It has been a busy week thusfar for me in New York. As many of you know I spent my Sunday protesting George Bush and the Republican Convention that came to town on Monday. Wherever you stand politically, it was a remarkable event to participate in. I get excited seeing democracy in action. On Sunday, over 200,000 people took to the streets to peacefully express their dissastisfaction with Bush's performance as president. I marched along side not only my new found liberal friends from law school (funny thing, there's a few of them) but communists, Nader supporters, Babies against Bush (my personal favorite, I'm such a sucker for cute kids) and more. It was quite an exciting experience and definitely made me feel as though I was taking some action, and not just sitting back passively. I meant to remember meaningful signs to share with you folks, but the only one that stuck was "Bush lies, Who dies?" I think that perhaps my father has had more political influence on me than he would care to believe ;)

In my 'normal' life things are starting to even out. I feel like I am getting into the swing of things with my classes and I am excited about my new adventure. In my lawyering class today we performed a simulated regulation negotiation regarding snowmobile regulations in Voyageur's National Parks, International Falls, MN. I got to practice being Minnesota nice all the way out here in New York. My team represented the International Falls Chamber of Commerce. It was a good learning opportunity. I am thrilled that my school has chosen to include a hands on aspect in their teaching of the law.

My criminal law books and civil procedure are calling my name. I hope you all are fantastic! Much love!