Bobby's Blog

I took three summer school classes through the University’s great summer school program. It was really nice because I almost got a whole semester of school done in two months! It was great.

I also was involved in a great research opportunity. I got to help on a research project with one of the University’s distinguished professors in the communications department. She was writing a chapter in a book about communication and how it helped with ethnic conflicts. The chapter talked about many different techniques and the right way to use communication to solve ethnic conflicts. It was really great to see first-hand how something like that is done, and to get to be a part of it. Thanks to the University of Minnesota I have got another great experience under my belt, and there is a possibility I might even be receiving college credit for it!

All of that, along with going to the beach, playing basketball, and hanging out with friends kept me busy for the first couple months of summer. However, all of that was done by the middle of August so I went home for a while, and then I actually got to go to Italy!

My dad just got a promotion at his job, and he is now stationed in Italy. Luckily for my sister, and me we got to go visit with him in the town he will be working at. It was really fun, we got to go to his office, see the condo he might buy, go to the Alps, the beach, and Milan! It was a great experience and something I will never forget. My summer was a good mix of things; I had a lot of fun, got some schoolwork done, and got some work experience. It was a great mix and I wouldn’t have had it any other way.

Well guys, I am going to get back to watching the Twins game. They’re tied with the White Sox for first place, and if they win they’re going to the playoffs! Go Twins!