Two close friends of mine requested that I keep a blog now that I’m in Boston, and I’ve been remiss in doing so, mainly because I’ve been both busy and lazy. Three weeks in, those circumstances haven’t really changed, but I figured I could throw something together.
I’m at the beginning of the most exciting and important stretch in my life so far. I’m in grad school to improve my chances of jump-starting my career in a good place, and I’m in a relationship (unfortunately, it’s long-distance at the moment) that I believe is going to last the rest of my life. Things are, on the whole, awesome. A lot has happened in the past three weeks. Here’s a quick rundown:
- I moved into a five-person house in Cambridge with four kids just out of college. Not only am I the oldest housemate, I’m also the only one who graduated from a school known more for its athletics than its academics (three Dartmouth grads and one from Carnegie-Mellon).
- I’m one of 20 TAs in a big survey class that all undergraduate Communication students have to take. I run a 22-student discussion section and I’m in charge of grading their work. Imagine me in front of these kids every Friday…it’s hilarious, but I bring it.
- At our first grad student party, I turned two drink tickets into 10 drinks (more than a few GrandMa and Sprites) through hustling and schmoozing. Needless to say, there was a lot of dancing and a hangover in the morning.
- I went to Sioux City for my girlfriend’s friends’ wedding. Met a huge chunk of her family and flew on four airplanes. Was liked by everyone, I assume. That’ll be important soon.
Either way, things are going well. I’ll be doing a lot of traveling throughout this time…NYC next weekend and back to Atlanta in early October. Should be fun.
