Quick update from me - I'm tired. I have too much to do. So, naturally, I am blogging.

Anyway, things are a bit stressed here this week. This will probably end up being my busiest week of the semester in regards to school work. One of my three classes is over this weekend. There is no final for the class, but instead we have case discussions. Basically these involve the prof giving us four different cases last week and telling us we have to prepare a 20-min presentation and analysis for one of the cases for this Friday and then moderate a 2-hour discussion with other class members about that case. Then we have to discuss the other three cases (for 2 hours each) with the other groups presenting. It all works out to a lot of work, group work no less, stress, 10 min of presentation time from just me and two full days, Friday and Saturday, of discussing (read arguing) over four company cases. Doesn't that sound exhausting?? Well, it is.

I'm more than halfway through the week at this point so I am pretty sure I will survive but I feel like I have gotten the majority of the work due to my enviable position as "THE native English speaker". This means that, of course, I know the best way to say everything and so I have to write out what needs to be said for our entire presentation and present the majority of it. Let's just say, at this point I haven't even read the other three presentations I am supposed to discuss and I have one day to get that up to snuff. Yuck. Oh and on top of this I have another group in another class that has meetings just about every day for a marketing "game" that I have to be constantly reading up on and make decisions for.

Anyway, this isn't my favorite part of studying abroad - the studying part. But, yes Mom, I know that is why I am here. I am frequently reminiscing of my last weekend in Paris (see my blog for the report on that, if you are interested) and looking forward to my next trip to London in a couple weeks.

It is getting cooler here. Still not cold but enough to need closed-toed shoes, a jacket and the occasional pair of gloves when you go out and to turn the heater on when inside. I hear it's burning hot in San Diego. Don't totally miss that part of the year but a good day in the warm sun would be pretty nice right about now. I warn you that I will probably look a little Cullen-like by the time I get back from here.

Ok...sleep is not going to be held off for much longer so I'd better get back to work. Great hearing from everyone - keep it up!