Although I've been struggling to fall asleep for a while now, last night took the mick. I could not drift away at all. Needless to say I spent the rest of this morning functioning like a zombie on prozac! Mind I also had tummyache that didn't help.
I did go back to the office this afternoon to do the news recap but came straight home looking forward to spending a quality weekend with my beloved bed.
Though having said I might end up going in as I've started working on a 5 part series on the state of Somalis and Somalia for Africa News Tonight. The aim is to get it ready for air week commencing 20th of April. Each part will examine a different angle of Somalia's social developments. My first piece looks at the growth of the telecommunications industry in Somalia despite its long state of lawlessness.
This week has been dramatically interesting in the world of global affairs. The Somali pirates that hijacked the Danish-owned, American operated ship are still holding the captain of the ship (Richard Phillips) captive, asking a ransom payment in exchange for the captain. The fact that these pirates are still capable of hijacking a ship despite the international gathering of warships and militaries patrolling the area indicates they are adapting and are far more competent and capable than assumed. The complications of international law and each concerned country's laws is furthermore working in the pirates' favour.
I've recently been feeling the academic itch and I've started looking into beginning my PhD at some point next year hopefully in African Studies and conflict resolution (or something along those lines). I'm hoping the phrasebook will be done and published by then.
I'm not venturing outside of DC so if anyone has any recommendations on courses taught or universities in the DC area, do get in touch. Also get in touch if anyone knows of financial support, scholarships and fellowships providers.
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