I have finally emerged...
...from the chasm that is graduate school. I graduated on Saturday and after 3 ceremonies (one university-wide, one departmental, one just my C-town program) I am finally done!! Of course, in usual fashion my plans were completely turned inside out and traded in for some new ones. I had planned to spend some time staying with my parents in MN, take some time off, visit family and friends, and continue my job search.
Instead, I'm staying in C-town for now, working at one of the museums here, living with a first year (I guess a second year now) a few miles up the lake, and continuing my job search. I'm hired as a "consultant" to help finish up the exhibit I worked on this semester and work on some other stuff for the education department involving interpretive plans and programming. It's an opportunity to make some good money, hang out with friends, get myself re-organized, and have a place to be until I find something more permanent. I was just offered the job on Monday (and first told about it the Thursday before), but in a matter of 4 days I got a job, an apartment, and a place to stay until I can move into the apartment.
I'm sad that I won't be back in MN for at least a little while, but I'm still planning to visit soon and my family was here for a full week (Mom, Dad, Sister, Nephew), which was really nice. Seeing them always makes it harder to think about living someplace far away from MN again, but who knows where life will take me next. The adventure continues!!
Now that my life is no longer consumed by thesis work, group projects, readings, etc., I should be a little less MIA. I'm working on catching up on emails and I'm hoping to be able to post more often and using more brain power than I've had available lately.
Instead, I'm staying in C-town for now, working at one of the museums here, living with a first year (I guess a second year now) a few miles up the lake, and continuing my job search. I'm hired as a "consultant" to help finish up the exhibit I worked on this semester and work on some other stuff for the education department involving interpretive plans and programming. It's an opportunity to make some good money, hang out with friends, get myself re-organized, and have a place to be until I find something more permanent. I was just offered the job on Monday (and first told about it the Thursday before), but in a matter of 4 days I got a job, an apartment, and a place to stay until I can move into the apartment.
I'm sad that I won't be back in MN for at least a little while, but I'm still planning to visit soon and my family was here for a full week (Mom, Dad, Sister, Nephew), which was really nice. Seeing them always makes it harder to think about living someplace far away from MN again, but who knows where life will take me next. The adventure continues!!
Now that my life is no longer consumed by thesis work, group projects, readings, etc., I should be a little less MIA. I'm working on catching up on emails and I'm hoping to be able to post more often and using more brain power than I've had available lately.