Summer is underway here in Boston, although you would never know it based on the weather. It’s unseasonably cool, but maybe I'm overly sensitive because I'm still missing Puerto Rico. Regardless of the climate, one thing I can't complain about, however, is the view from my office in the Federal Reserve Bank Building. It's pretty awesome working downtown, seeing a new part of the city, and being among the bustling business people. Although I took the opportunity to get out of Boston for my first two co-ops (first to California, and next to PR), it's great to be in the city for a change. First of all, it’s given me a chance to explore as a non-student, to get beyond the Northeastern campus that I sometimes get trapped in. Also it’s great because, since I switched rotations, I get to see my friends even though they are in school while I work. Additionally, it has been nice to make professional connections in a place where so many people are NUSL alums, know the professors, and don't need the 10 minute explanation I have gotten used to giving on our co-op and grading system!

I have just started the application process to state and federal clerkships for real, and it’s amazing to think where I might end up. So far I have applied to positions in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, California, Florida, Oregon, Washington....and more! It’s hard not knowing for sure where I will be a year from now, but traveling for co-op has made me realize that I am more flexible than I would have thought.

P.S. - I just read this amazing article in the Washington Post that, to me, is a powerful reminder of the disparities in sentencing, the abject failure of the "war on drugs" and the reality that prison solves almost none of our society's problems. If you get a chance,
please read it.