Where in the World is Jere?

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Hey, all.

Let's pretend I still keep a blog for a moment.

Things have been going well this semester. September is a hazy memory. The Intraschool Competition for Trial Ad that I helped run went off without a hitch.  

A few weeks ago, in mid-October, I got to compete in the St. John's hosted trial advocacy competition around civil rights. It was a disability rights case. We advanced to semi-finals. My awesome team should have won the last round, but such is life.

For Halloween I went as a slutty French maid. I was planning to go as a Cheerio (Glee cheerleader), but the outfit I picked out wouldn't fit once I added boobs.

(apropos of nothing, I submitted this photo to reddit and got homophobic comments and downvotes for my trouble.)

Which brings me to November. On Saturday I'm jumping on a plane and jetting off to South Africa. As part of my clinic in International Human Rights, I will be conducting field work related to our project. My group has been working all semester on policy reports related to decriminalization of sex work in South Africa as a human rights issue. Next week we get to visit with stakeholders in Johannesburg and Cape Town to get context and test our arguments.

I'm pretty excited. It's my first time outside the North American continent. My previous travels have taken me to Canada and Mexico briefly, but this will be my first trip to a country I can't reach by car.

So, anyway, it's unclear how much time I'll have on the internet next week, but if we have wi-fi in the hotels and if I'm not swamped with clinic work, I'll try and post pictures.

Filed under: law school, travel by Jere Keys

3 Responses to “Where in the World is Jere?”

  1. Chris D., on November 4th, 2011 at 1:58 am Said:

    I suppose I haven’t seen a photo of you in a while, so this may not be a recent change. I really like the hair/beard/glasses look on you. I think it makes you look very distinguished.

    Have good trip. May you get there and back safely.

    Jere Keys Reply:
    November 4th, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    Thanks. The beard comes and goes depending on my job hunt interviews (some places just don’t think a beard looks “lawyer-ly”). The glasses are new, but I still wear contacts most of the time. The hair is definitely new. Someone told me over the summer that I was old enough now that it isn’t “weird” that I’m balding. After crying myself to sleep over that comment, I decided to let it grow out and see how I liked it.

  2. Michelle M., on November 21st, 2011 at 10:06 pm Said:

    I love the new look. And in the first picture, too. Congratulations on the trial competition. Can’t wait to hear about the Africa trip.

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