Monday, May 25, 2009

Happy Memorial Day!

It's been a lovely day here in Oxford - blue skies, sunshine, a light breeze - honestly could not be better! The weather makes such a mental difference.

And we had a big Chihuahua victory today: 4-3 over Keble College (a game we lost in full-sided, so this was sweet revenge hahaha)! We play again tomorrow at 1:40pm. Not cool because I lose work time, but so worth it - I love the team camaraderie, adrenaline rush, exercise. Had to carbo-load tonight :)

And fabulous news: pictures do NOT count in my dissertation word count, which is good because I want to put in drawings done by students (in each school I held competition under the title 'How do we prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in our community?' and then used the drawings to begin discussions - a popular technique esp with youth and when dealing with sensitive topics because it allows the respondent to focus on an object instead of having to make eye contact, think of the 'right' answer, etc). I should post some so you all get a feel for the submissions! This was one of my favorite parts of field research. Yes, I'll do that now.

Love you all! Hope you had a lovely Memorial Day!

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