Progress Report

I have to confess that, after reading over my first few posts, this blog has not really accomplished what I wanted it to thus far. I hoped in the beginning to provide a unique point of view on the lectures and briefings I am attending as the only non-academic there, and focus on my own thoughts and opinions on the process of the seminar as a whole as it goes on more than merely the facts presented to me in the sessions. Looking back I see that I have done the exact opposite, and I haven't even done it that well. Thus far, my posts have been attempts to regurgitate what I learned in the sessions into this blog, but I have not been able to do this clearly, or succinctly. There are many factors that led to this result, including my inexperience in the area of blogging or educating, my poor note-taking skills, lack of sleep, the extreme complexness of the things that are being lectured to me, and thus my lack of understanding of the material I am attempting to explain. If I can barely grasp the ideas of the structure of the European Union, I don't know how I can expect myself to explain it clearly in writing to someone else. (If anyone is reading this at all)

So, From now on I will attempt to shift the tone and content a little. I will focus more on what I personally find interesting and understood, and what I will enjoy writing about, as opposed to forcing out an explanation of international judicial systems that went over my head in the first place. I can't guarantee I'll be successful in making this blog any more interesting, but this is the first thing I've ever done of this nature, and it's a learning process.