Okay okay. So I will finally be venturing into the world of real working people - albeit in an unpaid, 7 hours/week capacity. But still...I am really looking forward to adding some other element into my life besides translating Russian articles and reading about ethnic conflict and the horrible pain people inflict on each other. I'm starting an internship tomorrow with a non-profit organization concerned with international health issues. I'm pretty excited, although I don't know what exactly I'll be doing (I should find out more tomorrow after I meet with the woman I'll be working with). It's so funny because pretty much the whole time I've been in grad school, I've just wanted to be finished so I could find a job and make some money. But now the prospect of having to look for a job is killing me.
I've really started to realize that I basically just put my head down and powered through this whole process by making the following statement to myself: "I just have to do (abc) and then I can do (xyz)." I have not had any moments. You know, like times when you're doing something and you're just in it and not thinking about the next thing. I don't know if that's a personality trait or a product of having piles of work to do all the time. But it's something I am aware of.
My dad always warns me : "You'll wish your life away..." And seriously, I don't know what happened to the last decade. It's just gone.
Anyway, enough with this moment. It's time for some chili!
By the way, Maggie has a blog - the link is under 'meggles'.
2 comments:
thanks for outing me!
I'm sure you will remember the next decade much better.
Only a week or so. She didn't want to take all the glamour and fame away from her baby sister, so she didn't tell anyone. Sorry megs, I'm sharing your secrets.
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