What happened last week? Why did people quit hearing from me then? Swine flu? Are you joking? You've got more chance of catching it than I do, like I've said!
No,I had a 10 page paper and presentation to do on a subject that I could present back at home. I chose NAFTA (North American Free Trade) and globalized trade/debt in general as far as it impacts here in the state of Morelos.
The night before it was due I stayed up late in Casa Cemal and the little sleep I got was on the Cemal couch (for any number of reasons. Safer not to be in the streets with a laptop computor at 5:00 AM, desire to put finishing touches on my project in the morning etc.)
I asked for suggestions afterwards from classmates. People said it was too scattered (I was trying to relate it to everything I saw).
They thought it was weird that a writer such as myself would do my presentation as a powerpoint with no prepared script.
They were expecting a series of monologues,like my earlier show about this neighborhood's tap water and sewage disposal history (Yes! One can do a series of monologues about water issues!). Judy Shevilev criticized that earlier presentation for presenting my interview subjects' views but not mine.
I should have just done a rap video like my friend Josiah ("Goose") Guzik did.
I may put up some more on NAFTA and/or water issues later, given the variety show that is this blog (nightclubs and landfills?).
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