Update on School

I don't know how much I've communicated it through my blog entries, but I have been really stressed about my paper due next week. Most conversations between myself and others of the group these days have been  more or less "I can't believe we have so much work to do! Pites expects so much" "I'm just trying to remember that I'm in Spain and not let grades or work get me down. Plus, we ARE getting 12 credit hours in 6 weeks, and this is a lot less work than a regular semester." "Yeah, you're right, we can do this!"


Anyway, the point of all this to let you know that now my conversations are becoming more like "I'm making really good progress on my paper! I've found all my sources and Pites approved my thesis! Now I have a whole week to start writing!" "That's great Joe! Do you want to study party this weekend!" I've been working hard this week and life is looking pretty optimistic. Keep me in your prayers as I enter the last week of coursework. I have an exam of spanish culture and history on Monday and a grammar final on thursday. My research paper is due on Friday. After that I'm done and can enjoy two weeks of freedom in Europe! Thanks a lot to Dad&Mom for helping me with the trip.


In other news, we talked about Euthanasia in my conversation class today. Based on what I think I know of church teaching, I argued that no particular pain or suffering merits giving up on the goodness of life. Of course, that's not something you can just tell a person who is in such suffering, as my opponents argued. As I am right now, I'm still willing to fight to make it illegal, but more importantly do my best to comfort those close to me and encourage others to do the same so that we don't need laws, but love and support one another freely and willingly.


Anyway, talk is talk and action speaks louder.


¡Hasta luego!