Ten years in the Making!

The first couple of years after I graduated from Virginia Tech my lip would curl if someone mentioned going back to school. I was so happy not to have anymore homework, papers, or exams to take. I wanted that freedom of being able to travel at a moments notice, take art classes or go out with friends on a weeknight. Then something changed in me. I started dropping the grad school bomb. Now you have to know I talked about it but never really did anything towards going back to school for more education. There was still that little part in me that would snarl at the thought of writing papers. So for about six years I would talk the talk but never walk the walk.

Then 2008 happened, the switch flipped in October when I was leading a Halloween Safety program at a rec center. At that moment I knew I had to teach and I had to do it now. Thus, started the tedious process of getting into grad school. No wonder it took me so long, the process alone weeds out nonbelievers. But, I got in...stayed in and blew my own mind at how well I was doing. History in my case does not repeat itself. Thank goodness, otherwise I would not be in the program. While I am counting down the days until June 18th and no more papers, I love being in school and working with the students. This is not a job, it's a passion and I am happy. Bring on the job announcements!