The past month should have been the Christmas break, but it was pretty busy for me. I finally finished the first draft of the research I did in Cambodia over the summer. After completing that just before Christmas I started studying for the PhD entrance exam for the Intercultural Studies program. I took that test this morning and am feeling pretty confident that I did as well as I could have, which was a relief. Walking out of the test I wasn't really sure what to do with myself. I feel like I have been writing and studying for a long time, now both of them are completed or near completion.

To celebrate, I'm going to be going to a high school basketball game tonight. It turns out that Pasadena High School is one of the best teams in the state this year. As always there is not shortage of options for entertainment in the LA area. For me, there is nothing quite like a basketball game on a rainy Friday night in January.

Hope your holidays have gone well and that this New Year has started well for you.