kathryn told me a few days ago how crazy she thinks it is that we are in FL in grad school. to those who may not know us, this may not seem so crazy, but to those of you who do know us...grad school in FL is definitely not something that i would have planned on a year ago. i love my program and all of the opportunities that i have here and in my future career. in the past week i have worked with Pitbull, the Gym Class Heroes, Ray Wise (director of Oscars), Bobby Bowden, Geno (the voice of the tampa bay bucs & the seminoles), captains of the FSU football team...it was one long week of homecoming, but it was so cool how many opportunities to work with famous people and learn how things work on a big stage. in the past week i put on 2 productions that were both bigger than anything my undergrad has ever put on. it's just very exciting to me what all i'm getting to do here and the people i'm getting to meet. one area that i've been struggling in is balancing school work with my other jobs. luckily there is only one more new assignment and the rest is just finishing presentations and papers. next semester i only have classes on monday but i'll be in class from 4-9:45. i will also have 1 online class and i'm hoping to obtain an internship in the center for leadership and civic education. this center's goal is to develop students into productive citizens and they try to do that by giving students opportunities to do community service, humanitarian work, and other services that benefit society as a whole. this is a very exciting opportunity for me because my work in honduras, boy scouts, study abroad, katrina relief, and other areas of my life can all help me in my work in the center.
kathryn is in a program in which almost all of their work is writing papers and reading a billion pages of theories and opinions...she was so excited the other day when she got to actually look at a picture....this was an eye-opening statement to me because to me when you mention "art history" i think art/pictures/sculptures, etc...apparently i was wrong...(there's a shocker) but i'm very proud of her for pushing through the hard times of transition and unsupportive professors. she got really really good feedback the other day which is very impressive!! not only is she dealing w/ school work but she's dealing w/ my hectic schedule working several nights a week and it's nice to know that she's always there for me and is understanding of my crazy life.
Thanksgiving and Xmas breaks are coming up and i can't wait to go somewhere where it's cold!!
