Almost Done with Finals

I am nearly finished with my exams- only one more to go- Con Law on Mon. Our Thanksgiving was fun- we had five people over for dinner. I cooked a turkey that turned out half-decent. We planned to have Thanksgiving with fam in MN but decided against it after realizing my finals were coming up.

We are leaving Madison to Oakland in 12/22. We'll be there until 1/16 so pretty please e-mail me if you're in Sac or bay area for the holidays cause I would love to hang out with folks. I must go dancing, eat a burrito, eat sushi, eat pho, drink pearl drink and go to Club Monaco. We have no concrete New Years plan yet but am hoping to do something in SF. So, if you wanna join Hong and I for New Years, lemme know.

I am going to Vienne, Austria in March for my International Commercial Arbitration moot court competition. I am uber-excited. I am also applying to a Chinese language program inTaiwan for next school year. It would be awesome to learn Chinese.

I have been studying so much lately. And downing at least two cups of coffee a day. But it's all ending soon and I cannot wait to go home. One of my aunties passed away last week. She was close to my family and I wish I was home to attend her funeral this weekend.

During Thanksgiving, I crafted all my holiday cards. The problem is that my personal laptop died on me last week so I don't have access to my addresses which were on that computer. I have been mailing cards to those whose address were handwritten in my addressbook. BUT, e-mail me your address so I can mail you a one-of-a-kind Nancy designed holiday card.

It's gotten pretty cold here in Madison (40'ish degrees or lower). Today was sunny but chilly.

I know this update is pretty choppy. Maybe because it is 12:49 a.m. Hong is asleep- he's been a bit sick lately. My schedule is all screwed up from my studying. During finals, I lose track of time because I spend nearly all my time reviewing or meeting in study groups. Plus, I have extracurricular things to worry about. Every Tuesday, I co-facilitate a Hmong Girls Group at the elementary school Hong works at. I work with about nineteen girls- kindergarten, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. SOOOOOO cute. I love them. They make me laugh. We play silly games like "Virus-Antivirus" which is like "Mafia" except the virus is the killer and the anti-virus is the cop. They also like to draw.

So remember how I said Trader Joes has finally come to Madison? Well, TJ is so great. I am glad it's here because now I can get the Indian food I love. $1.99 a box for very yummy and authentic Indian food. TJ also has this very delicious Orange, Mango, Peach juice. Love it!

There are a few updated photos under "Madison Winter." Enjoy and see you soon should you have time to hang out with us. E-mail me: nanvue97@yahoo.com

XOXO- NV