The end is near...

Hi Everyone!

Wow, I'm still a little bit shocked at just how soon I'll have finished my masters program. This year has really flown by. This week will be super-duper busy with papers and projects due as well as two presentations.

So, some big news...I handed in my thesis on Thursday!!! I am so happy and I have to say, proud of myself. I know it probably sounds kinda cheesy, but it felt like a big accomplishment completing my thesis. Everyone in our program met the deadline and handed in their papers to our readers. We should know in a week or so if we passed! Because of all of the preparation and support that I received from the professor I'm not nervous about passing...all that much! I still am anxious to hear the results.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to the Global Development Initiative Forum on Thursday and Friday. It was a fabulous event and truly inspirational. There is so much that I could write about what I learned but that would take up way more than one post! Penn's President Amy Gutman annouced a partnership between Penn and the Save the Children Fund which will fully support graduate and undergraduate interns from all of Penn's schools to work and conduct research in developing countries. And the goal is to continue to grow the partnership. If anyone would like any additional information please get in touch with me.

I hope everyone has a great week. I have to get back to work!

~Lezlie