Master's Thesis = Defended

Today I successfully defended my Master's thesis!  I passed without revisions!

My advisor and committee members told me not to worry too much about it, but of course I did anyway.  The defense itself lasted only an hour, and it went very well.  I presented my study, and then answered questions from the faculty.  One of my colleagues was there to provide moral support and take notes for me, and she tells me I didn't seem nervous and that I handled the questions well.  It's nice to know that what I've been working on for the past year has a tangible result.

I say I have my MA now, but I'll officially have it on December 31st.

SRCLD

Wow. Guess I've been busy.  Or distracted.  Either way, it's been a while since I've posted.  Sorry about that.

This week I'm attending the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders in Madison, WI.  It's my first visit to Madison and my first time at this conference.  It ended this evening, but I've had an enjoyable time since it began Thursday morning.  Definitely have learned a lot!  I've attended several great talks on a variety of subjects pertaining to language impairment in children, and I've seen several posters describing current research on an even wider variety of topics in child language.  I hope one day I can think like these researchers do!

BUCLD

I'm about to go to my first research conference.  I'll be attending the Boston University Conference on Language Development this weekend.  One of the girls in my program will be presenting her research.  Noam Chomsky will be one of the speakers for the Society of Language Development's annual Symposium! 

I'm really excited but also a little nervous.  I do a ton of traveling, but most of my trips are short (i.e. less than 2 days) and we always get a rental car.  Neither will be true this weekend.  I'll be there three full days.  I won't rent a car, so I'll be taking public transportation, a taxi, or walking.  Believe it or not, I've never taken a taxi before!