I took a break over the summer (and then some) to spend time with family, be a social, urbanite with friends, and canoodle with le boyfriend! And let me tell you, it was so therapeutic!
Here is a quick update:
-I am living in a quaint little suburb of Boston in a very cozy apartment. It is super close to school and even closer to my work as well as the libraries in my life. The neighborhood is so great. Grocery store is a 7 minute walk, Trader Joe's is a 10 min walk, there's a new church I have been going to that is a 9 minute walk. Plus, there is an AMAZING diner down the street that serves breakfast all day long and has chocolate chip pancakes that I would sell a kidney for.
-I am living with two beautiful, patient, and very understanding roommates (you would have to be to live with me). They are a blast to live with! Good times.
-I began my second and final year in graduate school. EEEK! Simultaneously terrified for the real world and excited to be done with forum discussions and papers.
...and that about covers the big stuff, I suppose.
I am taking a Young Adult Literature class, which I will probably be talking about quite a bit. I am really enjoying it. The reading is outstanding. Outstanding meaning boat-load in this scenario.But I love it. I wish it was the only class I was taking so I could give more time to it. To give you a taste, here is my reading list for the next couple of weeks:
And in list form (starting from the top):
- Big Mouth, Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
- Feed by M.T. Anderson
- The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
- City of Orphans by Avi
- The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
- The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Well instead of blathering about it, I guess I should maybe actually work on chipping away at this mountain.
I'm glad you're back! I've been sporadic with my postings! Yay Fall Semester!
ReplyDeleteyay! your blog is back! woohoo! i LOVE reading your posts. i'm glad your classes are going well.
ReplyDeleteand i miss you. :)