Diana, 2L

This weekend has been a mix of working on outlines and getting to know Boston a little bit more. On Monday, April 20th, I went to Brookline, MA to watch the Boston Marathon. A friend of mine organized a marathon party at her house and we stood by the curbside to watch the marathon runners run by the 23rd mile mark. Watching all these marathon runners accomplish their goal was so inspirational. Below is a picture from the marathon just to share the great experience. The Boston Marathon is the oldest marathon in the country and the whole city shuts down to support the marathon runners. After watching my first ever marathon, I was hooked! Running a marathon is on my to do list. Thanks Boston for the inspiration. Watching the marathon runners work so hard to accomplish their goal of reaching the finish line got me so pumped up for final exams. If these marathon runners could accomplish such a physical feat of running 26.2 miles, I truly could complete my feat of successfully completing my final exams.

Speaking of final exams, my first year in law school is almost over. I just finished my last classes as a first year law student. This following week is considered "reading week" and it's dedicated to working on outlines and taking practice exams. Final exams are scheduled to start on May 4th and will conclude on May 8th. Then before I know it, on May 16th, I fly out to El Paso, TX to start working at my first Co-Op.

Till next time..

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Wow! Believe it or not, the end of my first year is creeping up. I don't know where the time went. Wait…I do! I spent it studying for hours without end. In a couple of weeks, I will have to pack, move my belongings to an apartment in Jamaica Plain, and fly out to El Paso, TX to start my Co-Op.

Speaking of Co-Op, today I submitted my Co-Op funding application. The law school offers free funding for students who do a public interest unpaid Co-Op. I also applied for other scholarships. Cross your fingers… hopefully I get some funding because I need to pay off some bills.

The law students at Northeastern are very active in organizing events to expose and educate students on different cultural issues. On Tuesday, I attended my first Passover Seder which was organized by Northeastern’s law student organization Jewish Law Student Association. I wish I took pictures so I can demonstrate how nicely organized this event was. In addition, the Latino Law Student Association (LALSA) in conjunction with many other student organizations is conducting a fundraiser to raise money to purchase undergarments for women in detention centers. Sadly, many of the women living in detention centers are only provided with one pair of underwear. For more information on this issue check out this link: http://www.amnestyusa.org/immigrant-detention/page.do?id=1641031

That is all for now till next time.

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What a week it has been! Three weeks ago my law office submitted our research project to our client organization Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts (LACCM). We presented our project to LACCM and to the rest of student body the following week. Thankfully, the presentation was a success and our group went out for drinks to celebrate the completion of our report. LSSC is complete!

I also volunteered for the Admissions Office and attended two admitted student events: the Diversity Reception and the Open House. It was great meeting all the admitted students that will be my future classmates this fall. Believe it or not, attending the Open House event gave me some energy to jump right into writing my summary judgment memo. It was due last week and yesterday I did my first oral argument based on the memo I submitted. My opposing counsel was another student of my legal writing class and we both had ten minutes each to state our argument. Those were the fastest ten minutes of my life. But as of yesterday I am officially done with the legal writing course.

My experience as a 1L is really passing me by. In a couple of weeks, I will be taking final exams and heading out to my first Co-Op this summer. It’s a strange but exhilarating feeling to know how fast time flies!

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