Well, we made it through Brian's first year of grad school. And boy, was it a long road.
He's already started on summer school (Ancient Greek), which he'll be in until July, but that means he's officially in his second year, and less than a year to go until graduation (May 5, 2012!!!).
This year, admittedly, has been HARD--moving to Florida, our first year of being married, going to (and working at) a small, fledgling school that is still struggling to find its administrative feet. Most of the friends we made this year graduated this weekend, and are leaving over the course of the next few weeks to go onto Ph.D programs or jobs (or job hunts, as the case may be).
Looking ahead, Brian still has a lot of work to do before he's an M.A.--his thesis, for one thing. He'll also be applying to doctoral programs starting this fall, and so we'll be back to having NO idea where we'll be come next fall (it likely won't be here, but I won't rule anything out at this point). My job, as the first career counselor the University's had, is an uphill battle getting students and faculty to recognize the importance of Career Services--if I have a job at all come fall. They are reportedly cutting 30+ staff members this summer, and no one has any idea who they will be. I could be getting laid off, but I hope not; I'm hoping to stick it out in this job at least until next summer when we figure out what we'll be doing next.
We made it through our first year in Florida--who knows what the second will bring.
