Visitors!

Hello all!

I am very happy to report that I am getting one last round of visitors here in Den Haag before I jet off. Christian, Nicole, and her husband Jens will be coming into town tomorrow for one night, and I am thrilled to play tour guide for them!

I'm also very happy to have an airtight reason to not work over the weekend. I have been given a portion of our final trial brief to write, and was given the option of drafting a second section this past Thursday by another attorney. I'm incredibly flattered that I am entrusted with the work, but it's giving me wrinkles from the stress - I can't possibly let the team down, and I am terrified that I will have overlooked that one crucial piece of evidence. I may make an appearance in the office on Sunday afternoon, but will avoid it if at all possible.

I've had one more draining day at work in relation to my writing assignment. I reviewed the video footage taken by UNPROFOR after the second Markale shelling, and was physically sickened by some of the gore. I can tell I have been hardened to some of the evidence I review, but I don't think it would be possible to glaze over completely. Even though it's hard to view that type of evidence, I am trying to remind myself to step back and just appreciate the incredible environment that I have been working in. I leave in twelve days, have another semester of law school to look forward to, and then a horrible job market to conquer. I will definitely look back on my work here and appreciate it even more from a distance.