Author Archives: Megan Leffelman

February 13, 2013 We made it back to Valpo and after catching up on some much needed sleep, we are looking less and less like zombies with each passing day. The reality of what we were able to accomplish continues … Continue reading →

Venue for the Final Round. Julie getting her palm read.

WE WON BEST TEAM!!!!! After a tough round against New York University, it was announced that Valparaiso University had won!!!! Lakshmi was also awarded the honor of Best Speaker! So as we are leaving on a jet plane tonight, we … Continue reading →

February 9, 2013 Lakshmi is underselling all this just a bit. We were ranked 7th heading into the Octo-Rounds, 3rd heading into the Quarter-Finals and…………………………………………………………….we are now 1st heading into the Semi-Finals! These girls are doing great and I can’t … Continue reading →

February 7, 2013 Today was the official start of the competition. We were expecting a simple orientation meeting followed by the Researcher’s test, but Law Government College had much more planned for us. It quickly turned into a 9 hour … Continue reading →

February 6, 2013 After 29 hours of traveling, 3 flights and 1 somewhat frightening cab ride, we have finally arrived at our hotel. Time to get a little sleep before the events start in a few hours. Hopefully we will … Continue reading →

Feb. 6, 2013 So far we have been traveling for 18 hours, another 8 more to go until our final destination. Suprisingly, everything has been running smoothly (it helps that I have the best travel buddies EVER!) Looking forward to … Continue reading →

February 6, 2013 We finally made it to Amsterdam and imediately had to check in for our flight to Mumbai. We haven’t had a lot of luck sleeping yet, but it has given us plenty of time to discuss strategy … Continue reading →

February 4, 2013 We leave tomorrow and everyone is running around trying to finish up all of the last minute things. The hardest part is wrapping my brain around traveling for 24 hours straight. While I’m not looking forward to … Continue reading →

January 30, 2013 It seems like we have been mooting forever, but we are only 1 week away from showing all the other teams just how prepared we are. After talking to Kyle and Ndeto last night about their experience … Continue reading →