This week has been yet another whirlwind. On Thursday however, my International Economics class welcomed yet another special visitor. Ronald Reagan Okumu, a member of parliament from Uganda visited our class to talk about International Economics through his perspective and discuss some of the issues that he has faced during his last 17 years in office. His experience with the changes that Uganda has seen over these years is absolutely amazing. He has been the youngest member of parliament- since he began his term the first year following his university education. He still has many years he may influence the future of Uganda as he looks forward to moving up in the world of politics. I was amazed at the ability of our school to have such an honored guest visit our small school. I learned a lot about the trading of goods across national lines in that eastern region of Africa, in addition to the developments that have taken place in that region in recent years. It was such an amazing opportunity to really learn about the international side of what is going on.
This week has also held plenty of celebrations around campus- whether it was for Mardi Gras, the beginning of Lent or Valentine's Day was all determined by the solemnity and color theme for the evening. (Tuesday being green and red, Wednesday being much more solemn, and Thursday being all shades of pink and red) I can't say many people minded the extra excuses to bake and bring snacks to multiple meetings or just for everyone to enjoy- I would hope Thursday didn't ruin anyone's declarations from Wednesday's Lenten promises.
Oh, and this week I discovered a few more articles/ videos from the Grundfos challenge-- coming up in less than a month now! I'm shown a little bit at the end of this video and briefly mentioned in the article in this KC Business Journal on page 16. Getting excited!!
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