Two weeks ago, a call went out from William & Mary's Program in Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Justice for law students working abroad this summer to write weekly blog entries. I've always been a little wary of blogs, but I figured since I was leaving my wife and son behind for two months, I might as well keep them informed in another way than phone and email while simultaneously helping the school.

My internship in Brussels is with an NGO known as Human Rights Without Frontiers. HRWF does most of its work with the EU and its institutions, as well as some with the UN in Geneva. Willy Fautré, the wonderful man who heads up the organization, is most passionate about international religious freedom, so I am excited to focusing on that this summer.