Hey Everyone,
It is finally the end of semester (yay!) and I'm finally home for the holidays. I can't believe that an entire semester has gone. It seems like only yesterday I was just moving into my first apartment!
Well, as a review of all that occurred since my last post, the DREAM Act is a point that I would like to address. Congress is voting on the DREAM Act tomorrow, and hopefully this time the act will pass the House and the Senate. This legislation would allow kids without proper documentation who have lived at least 5 consecutive years in the USA to attend college. This legislation is vital; it would allow many talented children who are barred from attending college to do so. I've met several children who are currently in that situation. These children are extremely intelligent, but unless the DREAM Act passes they will never be able to go to college. We as a country believe in "no child left behind," so why hasn't the DREAM Act passed?
Moving onto a different topic before I start to rant (I tend to rant when I'm exhausted), the end of semester means the end of studying for a few weeks! However, for me it also means finishing up law school applications and getting everything in order. And dealing with certain crazy relatives during the holidays. Well, more like a certain crazy relative, but hey, it's only for one day.
On another note, today (er...yesterday) was my father's birthday! I got back to my family's house just in time for the birthday cake. We didn't put candles on the cake (how are you supposed to put 53 candles on a cake?) but nonetheless it was one of those small, special moments you look back on later in life (that is, I will if I'm lucky enough to remember it, being a scatterbrain and all).
Oh, by the way, my post seems very disjointed, small and, well, the prose is just ugly because I'm currently running on only 6 hours of sleep for the past two days. How I made the 4.5 hour journey back to my parent's place is still a mystery (partly thanks to caffeine).
Hopefully I will get another chance to post an update (one that is probably more thorough and detailed), but in case I don't, Happy Holidays to everyone, and travel safely to wherever you are going!
¡Feliz Navidad!
Maria
