Welcome...and initial guidelines...

This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

Weekly plans and other materials will always be posted in Vista, not this blog. So go to Bb Vista to get the discussion prompts and other instructions.

I intend this blog to manage our discussions and track our collective investigation.

You should have received an email from me inviting you to become a contributor to this blog. The email was sent Monday afternoon to your official Drexel email address.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Memorial Day

Over Memorial Day weekend, instead of going to the beach and barbecuing with friends and family, I stayed at Drexel with very few individuals. Many people went home and to the shore for the weekend. I chose to stay at Drexel. It was weird because I bonded with people that I did not always get to spend time with. We all sat as a group of dorm-mates and connected like the troops who bond together overseas. We all pulled together and made a family dinner with friends. We bonded like a family, like a team, like a troop. On a deserted campus, we made the best of being at Drexel and ended up having a nice relaxing weekend. It was a Memorial Day to remember.

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