I had grand plans of starting this blog on January 1, 2013. I thought it would be rather fitting for me to start the new year with a new blog. There's something about fresh starts and the clean slates that come with new beginnings that seem to attract all manner of ambitious undertakings.
As it turns out, it is now January 22, 2013. Well, so much for THAT grand plan. But better late than never, right?
My new adventures actually started last week when (1) I packed up some of my worldly belongings and moved halfway across the world to (2) become a "starving student," aka attend graduate school full time. I did not always want to attend grad school. After years of being out of the academic world, it is a little intimidating to return to the world of lectures, homeworks, papers, and tests. But after much pondering and somewhat (over)dramatic soul searching, I finally came to the conclusion that this was indeed something I wanted to pursue. The nerd is strong in this one.
Those two decisions eventually led me to new adventure #3 - being a domestic girlfriend again after 4 long years of international long distance with my boyfriend of five years, K. While we are still not going to be living in the same US state, being a 4.5 hour bus ride away from each other is much, much better than being an 18 hour plane ride away. There's also something to be said about finally being in the same time zone again.
It is with a lot of excitement (and anxiety) that I've decided to TRY to chronicle my new adventures on a public space. From graduate school to living on my own for the first time, to in-person date nights with the boyfriend, it's bound to be an eventful ride. I'm going to be trying and failing and trying and succeeding at a whole slew of activities and projects, and hopefully, I'll come out of these experiences older and wiser (and more or less unscathed) - just like most folks believe themselves to be at the end of every long year and the dawn of each new one.
Cheers! :)
As it turns out, it is now January 22, 2013. Well, so much for THAT grand plan. But better late than never, right?
My new adventures actually started last week when (1) I packed up some of my worldly belongings and moved halfway across the world to (2) become a "starving student," aka attend graduate school full time. I did not always want to attend grad school. After years of being out of the academic world, it is a little intimidating to return to the world of lectures, homeworks, papers, and tests. But after much pondering and somewhat (over)dramatic soul searching, I finally came to the conclusion that this was indeed something I wanted to pursue. The nerd is strong in this one.
Those two decisions eventually led me to new adventure #3 - being a domestic girlfriend again after 4 long years of international long distance with my boyfriend of five years, K. While we are still not going to be living in the same US state, being a 4.5 hour bus ride away from each other is much, much better than being an 18 hour plane ride away. There's also something to be said about finally being in the same time zone again.
It is with a lot of excitement (and anxiety) that I've decided to TRY to chronicle my new adventures on a public space. From graduate school to living on my own for the first time, to in-person date nights with the boyfriend, it's bound to be an eventful ride. I'm going to be trying and failing and trying and succeeding at a whole slew of activities and projects, and hopefully, I'll come out of these experiences older and wiser (and more or less unscathed) - just like most folks believe themselves to be at the end of every long year and the dawn of each new one.
Cheers! :)
[gorgeous morning view outside the window of my NY--> DC bus ride]
<3,
Tiffy
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