Off to Netherland

So it has been a while... 

This semester went well. Have a lot to learn from it and hopefully I will never again pull five all nighters within 3 weeks. 

On Friday I leave for the Netherlands. I will be in The Hague... which is more South and on the coast....

ssssuuuper excited! It is for an international law course at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. My focus is on what future tribunals can learn from the ICTY in prosecuting mass rape. Rape was prolific during the Serbian attempt to take over Bosnia-Herzegovina and wipe out Muslims in 1991 - 1995. It was used to instigate fear so people would leave their homes and country, a weapon of war, genocide, have you. I have been reading accounts and victims testimonies and words i would write trying to describe how awful don't do it justice. Intense, horrific, depressing, but i love this kind of stuff. It makes me mad!

I do not know what to expect on this trip... I feel a little in over my head. But I know it will be amazing. 

Ok my most recent celeb crush... 

When I get back from the Netherlands I am going to read...

And Kurt Vonnegut also wrote Harrison Bergeron, which is if not my favorite short story ever. (You should read it!) He is a BRILLIANT writer. 

I created a book list. I am afraid it will take me a lifetime, but I want to read classics that i never read in high school. O and I want to take a break from non-fiction:

To Kill A Mockingbird. 

The Great Gatsby. 

The Color Purple. 

Grapes of Wrath. 

And there is more, but we will start there. 

Tomorrow I am going to get my haircut. AH! Mid-boob... maybe a little shorter. I will probably cry, but I need a change (For those who have not seen me in a while it's down to my belly button!). And I would like to look at least a little older. I keep getting asked about high school. 

Well, maybe I will blog on my trip. 

Have a beautiful day!!

Eliza