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 Hi All,


Hope everyone is having a terrific week. 

A few of you have sent messages asking about the air quality here. Well, it is not the best. For example, I can barely see the mountains outside of my bedroom because of all of the smoke. I haven't had any respiratory issues, but I have a classmate who has.  I think she is doing okay right now.   I haven't been outside a lot this week because I have been busy with school work.

This week has been the busiest so far. The other day, I worked from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Last night, I turned in my last assignment for the week.  Today, I had my last class of the week, so after class I took a well deserved two hour nap.  

I am enjoying the program here.  Everyone has been so kind and welcoming.  I haven't been criticized in any way.  Another student shared with me that they had a poor experience, such as being asked if they are a parent of a student.  I have zero regrets about moving 1300 miles to learn from the amazing faculty here. My hope is that I will gain enough knowledge to make an impact to improve how domestic violence victims are treated through the criminal justice system. 

Regarding my book. It is saved in my jumpdrive, close to being done. I don't know if I will be able to see it published because it could be seen as a conflict of interest because of the research I am doing.  Both are based on domestic violence. It may appear as I am not objective to the research that I am doing. I am still trying to sort all of this out and will update you when I have more information.

Sorry, I don't have anything else to share right now. It has been a week of studying. Hopefully, this weekend I will be able to get out and explore a little bit and share some pictures. 

I hope you all have a great day!

Katie

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