Hello friends!
Again, I hope you'll forgive me for waiting a week, but in return I promise to make this one exciting :)
So, lots to catch up on! First, I'm officially a Master! We had our hooding ceremony on Friday, and I have to say, it still feels weird to note that I'm a "former" grad student. The ceremony was amazing - our program does a great job of really putting together something special for us. My family came to town, so it was wonderful to get to spend time with them, and overall it was just a great time. Unfortunately, the morning of hooding I took a little tumble when heading out to take photos with my cohort and dislocated my knee (not a medical emergency, I have lots of knee problems and have for years)....I think it was through sheer adrenaline and will power alone that I managed to walk across the stage! But in the end, I made it. The ceremony brought tears to my eyes -- happy tears of course -- but it's a little sad to think that this chapter of my life has come to a close. It's 4 days later and cohort mates are already moving off and starting their new lives from here, so that's a little sad to think about. But, let's not dwell there, shall we?
The weekend was amazing, though not what we had planned. My family stayed in town all weekend, and rather than exciting day trips we spent a lot of time with my leg propped up in the hotel room and me driving motorized scooters around Target....but I really don't care because it was so great to spend time with my family. I kind of love them.
So then...this week! Well, on Monday I had my first official "on campus" interview! HOORAY I DID IT! It was actually at my current institution, so it was kind of a unique interview. I knew most of the folks that I was meeting with, and it was a bit harder to come up with good questions, but overall I think it went well. I would really love to have that position - I think it's an opportunity to really have a positive impact on the campus, and there are the benefits of being able to leverage relationships and knowledge from grad school in moving forward. So, there's that.
And now....well, now I'm writing this entry from the airport (though not the airport I had planned on....) and en route to another on campus interview, this one quite far from home or anywhere I have ever called home. Similar position though, very different institution. I am really excited to get up there and check things out, and I've worked hard preparing a presentation and portfolio for the interview. Lots of nerves too though...and to really top things off...well, I boarded my first flight no problem...then imagine sitting in a tiny airplane that's literally about 96 degrees in the cabin for about 30 minutes and then finding out you would have to deplane because of a maintenance issue. Let me tell you--- there were some angry, sweaty people at the airline counter with me. So got off the original plane and now am rescheduled for new flights later in the evening....overall putting me getting onto campus at oh...you know...MIDNIGHT! Ugh! Haha I'm going to be a mess tomorrow during my interview, but hopefully I can pull it together. Tis the life, I guess.
Anyway, in other news....both roomies currently have job offers, as does one of my best friends! I can't believe it -- things are really coming together!!! It's strange that we went from like super stressed to where we are now so quickly...and got our hoods in the meantime!
I'll stop for now so I can go enjoy my horrendously overpriced airport food and await my future flight, but overall, things are pretty crazy and great right now!
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