Auction and Travel Plans

Yay for week 8! That means only two more weeks well, technically three, but who's counting? Tonight was the silent auction to benefit COPS (Concerns of Police Survivors) which raises money for the families of officers killed in the line of duty. There was a bunch of sports memorabilia and as much as I would have liked the the Clyde Drexler basketball (I know, no one knows who Clyde Drexler is) I was out bid. I was also out bid for the commemorative NA 242 1963 license plate which went for $580 (which is probably a good thing). Actually my roommate was outbid for that license plate...I wasn't THAT keen on the thing. At least it was all for charity.

I am officially done with my in-class requirements, reports, etc. with the exception of one group presentation next week. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with myself during that time, although we do have Mike Durant (the helicopter pilot from Blackhawk Down) speaking on Wednesday night which should be interesting. Other than that, I'm REALLY looking forward to the trip home this coming weekend and seeing the family, and it may take a significant amount of persuasion to get me back on the plane to Virginia for the last week-and-a-half.

All that said, it's been a great time thus far, there are some amazing people here and hopefully some lasting friendships. I know of two people (one from Canada and one from New Zealand) that will be visiting San Diego in the next few months. For now, that's about it, although I still have some great photos from International Night to post, so look for those soon.