with the quarter sneaking up on me, i'm slowly getting back into school mode. i'll be interning through digital media outreach center at du with civic pixel. my main focus is going to be development with a bit of design on the side when needed. next week i get to learn how to write code for drupal, which is really exciting for me. i'm anxious to learn something that's valuable for my future career and also software that's open source and available for everyone. i think aside from the awesome experience this will give me resume wise, i'm most excited about being able to work with local nonprofit and not for profit organizations around denver. i think it will definitely give me a sense of pride to be able to make a difference here and there.
along with the internship, i'm taking a research methods class which is essentially the 'what the hell are you writing your thesis about' class. but i'm pretty sure i have the topic of mine locked down. i'm writing about how new social media is allowing people to be more civically and politically engaged. basically, things like facebook, myspace, twitter, and youtube are creating the ideal 'public sphere.' jurgen habermas' idea of a space in which citizens can gather without class divisions and discuss issues pertaining to their community.
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