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Captain's Blog: Month 1

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Hello out there blogger world So it's been over a month now since this little experiment called "Grad School" has begun. Unlike a proper scientist I have not done a very good job of taking notes, making observations etc. I will continue to try harder and make an actual plan of attack instead of just thinking about blogging more. After all this is as much for me as it is for you guys out there. I still fondly look back at some of my posts from the college days. Alright let's get down to business "to defeat the Huns" (sorry I couldn't resist) What's been happening you say....well I have made friends with my classmates or as they call them here coursemates. We usually have lunch together and have even hung out outside of class! Gasp! They are a good little group of diverse people from literally all over the world. Speaking of coursework, I'm finally getting a handle on the expectations and level of reading required but still feel like I'm ...

Captain's Blog: Week 1

Hello out there blogshere, It's been one week since you looked at me, cocked your head to the side and said you loved me....okay I know that those are not the actual lyrics to the classic Bare Naked Ladies song "One Week" but I have been watching a lot of Big Bang Theory as of late so they as well as Star Trek references are stuck in my head. Also holy run-on sentence Batman! I can't promise you that I'll stop these references but I can promise you that they will become infrequent at some point. Nonetheless on to the matter at hand...I've been in England for over a week now, thus time for some observations of note: Some English people speak like they have marbles in their mouths and I have to have them repeat things several times and slow down before I even start to understand them I think I have made friends but also am not sure because I don't ever make plans with my "friends" I make an effort to leave my room everyday, even if it...