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Russia… Day #… who’s counting

Last night was fun. Enjoying the different perspective. We asked a law student from the number 1 law school in Russia whether “legal ethics” was taught in law schools here… her response “what is that?” hilarious. In Russia, you do not need to attend law school to be a lawyer. There is no bar and [...]

More Moscow

It’s a challenge trying to do a post each day. The internet at my hotel is extremely slow, and I can only log on if I get up early. I’ve had a full schedule the last few days. Since Monday I’ve traveled extensively (as extensively as one can travel over 2 days) using the Moscow [...]

Moscow!

I arrived in Moscow yesterday (Saturday 3/13) at 10:45AM. The experience at the airport was weird but understandable. People surrounded us and stared at the 4 blacks in our group of 25. Apparently, blacks do not regularly arrive at the Moscow International Airport. I recently learned that their were only approximately 10,000 blacks among roughly [...]

Jamaica National Movement’s Annual Dinner Dance

I’m having an exciting (and broke) summer! Last semester, I was searching for a high paying summer job with a law firm, and was actually presented with an opportunity in NY. Two weeks before I was to fly to New York, my professor invited me to meet with him and offered me a summer research [...]

Jamaica Was Fun – I Dared To Care!

At the end of last semester, I packed my bags and journeyed to the land of my birth: Jamaica. Having experienced my last Jamaican Christmas five years ago, I was filled with joy and excitement. My mind raced as I thought about sorrel, black cake, jerked lobster and jerked pork. There was also a hint [...]