The sophomore slump post

First off, sorry for the first post. I just reread it and its exactly what I hate about blogs. I now realize that my goal is not to provide a daily update of activities, but instead synthesize my experience and hopefully provide some level of insight. I think I've been hesitant to write a second post because keeping an online journal just had no appeal. From here forward, I'll highlight what I perceive to be the highlights. It'll be interesting to see what themes emerge.