Site building update

The site construction is moving ahead here, with the front page looking something like its finished form and more photography and stories posted. First up, of course, was "The Big Kahuna," my giant burger movie that's apparently a big hit with the Germans.

For the next few weeks, most of my time will be spent reporting for my master's thesis, which is on injured civilian contractors who've returned from work in war zones. It's a story with a lot of interesting angles, and part of the challenge is going to be figuring just how narrowa focus I need.

The plan is to use the blog as a notebook while I gather material, and post updates on my trip as I visit contractors around the country in the next month or so. I'll be cross-posting these entries on my main blog, as well as on a page here for my contractor-specific work.