I stumbled upon a great blog by an Iraqi journalist. The blog is titled,"Inside Iraq", and the journalist works for McClatchy Newspapers. The stories are based in Baghdad and provinces that outline it. The blog entries are firsthand looks into a day in the life of an Iraqi. It really helps to paint a picture of what it is like for the Iraqi people. The blog that really stood out to me was one about the journalist's daughter who is attending a university in Iraq. He explained that he reluctantly lets her attend classes because many students are being abducted, shot when leaving the school buildings, and raped. One story that really touched me was one about a student that had been captured and handcuffed. They let him out right in front of a university as bait. When the unsuspecting students went out to help him they were all shot and killed on the spot. This story really made me think about college students in America and how much most of us take for granted. Here, where education is greatly looked upon, and knowledge is power, in Iraq it could cost a young person their life. I really implore all young people and students to appreciate the fact that we can go to college and not be fearful for our lives. I really recommend this blog entry to everyone. Please take time to read it.

Project Crisis!

In this blog, I will share some of my recent difficulties that I have been having with this project. A couple of weeks ago, I got my recording for my podcast. It was a pretty long one so I had a lot to work with. I also took a lot of pictures from the event where I got the podcast. All of the information that I had for my project was on my thumb drive because I had not yet had time to transfer any of it onto my laptop. Well, on the day that I was going to work on both the podcast and my pictures, I accidentally break my thumb drive while I was in my car. I was devastated because that was a lot of information that I had gathered and I did not know what I was going to do. Well, yesterday actually, I figured out that my podcast was still on my recorder in a file and the pictures had not been erased from the rental camera that I had rented to take the pictures! I was really excited that I have my information back and I understand that because I am so behind now with my work, that I have to work extra hard now. Thanks everyone for listening to me babble. If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please let me know!