Update

It has been a long time since I have posted on this blog and I want to start off by apologizing for the inactivity. For all of July, I was at UChicago taking a class called Awakening into Consciousness: Intro to Collegiate Writing. As soon as my class finished up, my family went to Canada for vacation. This trip lasted the first couple weeks of August. Also during this time, I applied for (and received) an internship in the office of US Representative Cheri Bustos. My sophomore year started on August 17th, and I hit the ground running. Between my four AP classes and my varsity soccer schedule, I haven’t had much time for anything else. However, my soccer season and the first marking period for school are finally done and it’s time to turn my attention back to my blog.

I have a lot of interesting stories and experiences I want to share with you all, and these posts will be coming in the very near future. I look forward to sharing my experience in Chicago with a summary of how my class went and what I learned. My Bustos internship will be the topic for quite a few posts, including a story of my first interaction with her. I will also post an interview I did with a scholar at this year’s ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) convention. Expect more Muslims of Rockford segments. Finally, I am going to be very active in writing my thoughts on this year’s election. With only a few weeks left until we elect a new president, I want to put down my thoughts and impressions for all of you to ponder.

Thank you for all of the support you have given me during my absence. I hope to turn things around these next couple weeks and push out great content.