I am back in Macedonia to try and finally finish my Master’s
thesis (that I started in 2009). The deadline is Wednesday, so that means I
have another year or so to finish it. For those not familiar with the Balkans,
‘deadlines’ are like the ‘Pirates Code’ in Pirates of the Caribbean: “they’re more
like guidelines, anyway”. Not to mention my mentor is away in the States on a
Fulbright until the end of August, so I have pretty solid grounds for an
extension.
I put aside a week to print up my surveys and pass them
around, but it’s going to take another week to get even the minimum number I
need, so will be back in the summer and then hoping to come back and defend the
thesis in September.
Anyway, getting back into an academic frame of mind inspired
me to try blogging again. In order to avoid it being a short lived inspiration,
I am going to focus this blog on three topics:
- International Relations (I am expecting the first couple to be related to Macedonia)
- U.S. Politics
- My views on economics
For now, I’ll shy away from my own religious beliefs, or
maybe if this goes well, I will set up a separate blog for that.
Sincerely,
Mr. Loew
Skopje, Macedonia
originally written on Sunday, March 9, 2014
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