Week 6

Hey Guys,

This week I focused on more essays including a philosophical discussion on Ayn Rand's objectivity theory. I have been really pushing my reasoning abilities to the limits with regard to basic thoughts and religious perspectives. As I write, I have adopted some new writing techniques that I picked up from my recent weekly reading of the Economist newspaper.

In the office, I re-shaped my legislation so that it targeted specifically the terrorist group in Somalia, al-Shabaab. Ironically, al-Shabaab has been in the news wire after bombing several venues in Uganda and slaughtering 74 civilians including an American. I decided that such a dramatic move forward by the faction to gain international attention deserves its own whereas clause in my bill. In order to make my legislation presentable to the Congressman I had to write a briefing outlining the major implications of al-Shabaab presence in the Horn of Africa. It then made its way to his desk for further perusal.

Also, I got my picture taken with the Congressman while I was wearing my Congressional Gold Medal Award. Our offices press secretary wants to write up an article about my achievement in the newsletter as well as some of the newspapers in the Sacramento region. This should be a convenient way to get my name out there in the community.

Two more weeks to go. I would say at this point I have grown so much as an intellectually, socially, and spiritually. I believe that these next two weeks will be an opportunity to finish what I started here on Capitol Hill. I would also like to give a shout out to my roommate Sam Greco who happened to room with me last summer at a Yale international relations program I attended. We have been having a blast.