The End of the Quarter
I hate the end of the quarter, yet I love it at the same time.
Our group project for sociology is all done. It went well, with the exception of my skirt having some major static cling issues. I kept trying to yank it down as conspicuously and and gracefully as possible. We did get bonus points for Jared showing up in his tux, though. We just failed to mention that he is in Concert Choir and had a gig this morning...

Class last night was INCREDIBLE. We had the Seattle P-I reporter (Brad Wong) and Hei Tre Le (Microsoft employee) come in and share the story of freeing the slaves in American Samoa and closing down the sweatshop in which they worked. It was so amazing to hear Hei Tre speak and tell us exactly what was going through his mind when he walked past the guards and into the sweatshop, how the dormitories looked and smelled, and how he was treated by the workers. What is even more incredible is that Hei Tre Le knew that he had the power and the resources to fly down there for two weeks to help translate, take pictures of the conditions, and get the ball rolling on the trial. He even paid out of his own pocket to fly many of the freed workers to Seattle. I am moved and convicted whenever I think about this, but I am also a little saddened to think that I know many Christians (myself included) who would just read about circumstances similar to this one and not take action to do something to help. I can only imagine how awesome of a Christian Hei Tre Le would make.

It's a dreary, chilly, wet, rainy day. My body wants me to slow down a little and take a short nap. I may have to do that. Then I am going to head up Queen Anne to study at Tully's and work on my Brothers Karamazov paper- comparing Aloysha's journey in Book VII to Dmitri's journey in Books VIII-IX. It's a good novel. I highly recommend it. I am really sick of all my classes right now. Next quarter is looking so beautiful: Advanced Grammar, Young Adult Lit, Linguistics 2100, Theologians: Feminist Perspectives, and Wind Ensemble.

One week from right now I will be landing in O'Hare. What a happy thought :)