wow. The last three months have been a blur. All that I can say is that this has been the hardest school year of my life so far and it has nothing at all whatsoever to do with this dissertation. It mostly has to do with the fact that hurricane Irene flooded our building and now we are in a much less suitable space. I am really only now able to focus on writing again. I am also making music again in my new church and starting an exercise regime. Those things really help. I am taking a couple of courses to keep me going academically.

So my thoughts on the dissertation are that I want to interview two students at ECA who went to BHS. They have become pretty close to me and want to spend more time with me. I want to bring them to a focus group interview once or twice. I have to get IRB approval to do that, however. But it will really bring this whole research full circle. My next move is to contact GT, DD, and MG to arrange a few visits to observe them.

Ever onward.