So two weeks from today is the day that I move to Columbia. I'm starting to get a little nervous about the move, but I'm excited at the same time. There's so much that could get in the way of me even getting out of Madison to begin with. The street I currently live on is under construction which could pose a problem or two when we try to find a place to park a 12' UHaul trailer while we load it up. That'll be an experience...
The one thing that has me the most worried about the move is employment. Surprisingly, I've had a place to live before I was even officially accepted to Mizzou. The good part of knowing people that live in the area. :) As of now, the only job I've applied for is a teaching assistant position for the fall semester, which I really hope I get. I'd get a tuition waiver out of it (yay not having to pay $18K) plus a $1300/month stipend. Unfortunately, I don't find out about that until probably sometime this summer. The other job I want, which I haven't applied for (because I can't) is a unit clerk/med tech position in the ER at University Hospital. This is the job I'm aiming to get for the summer, but currently they don't have any positions available. According to my friend Ben there are a few people leaving soon, but nothing is official. So, as of today, I'm going to be unemployed when I get down there. Scary because I've had a job since I turned 14...
I have to say that I'm really going to miss Madison. Working at the student union for the past four years has been a really fun experience that I'm probably never going to be able to experience again. Getting my dream job at a hospital would have to be amazing to come close to the job I have now. The flexibility and all of the people I've met is just phenomenal. I'm also going to miss my friends. I may not have known a ton of people throughout college but the people that I did hang out with frequently were a fun bunch of people. It's going to be weird having to start over from scratch in a new city. I do know some people down there, but with the exception of two, most of them live two or more hours away.
Anyway, I should probably get ready for work. Had yesterday off so I haven't really left the apartment since Thursday. Oops. The joys of being on summer break, I guess.
Later all :)
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Graduation!
My very first blog post. Yay!
For those of you that don't know, I graduated from UW-Madison this weekend. I got my bachelors in Medical Microbiology and Immunology (aka MM&I). Now all I have to do is wait until all my grades are posted and everything in finalized. When that point comes, I have to get transcripts sent out and all that jazz for grad school. Something I don't understand: it takes them 10-12 weeks to send out our diplomas. Why so long?! It's not like they have to send lists in the mail or fill them out by hand. It shouldn't take more than a month, tops.
In other news, I move to Columbia, MO in less than 3 weeks. I'm excited but at the same time I know I'm going to miss Madison so much. After living in this city for 4 years it's kind of grown on me. I know it's going to be weird moving to a new city, let alone a new state! I'm not looking forward to not even knowing where the nearest grocery store is. Working at the Union for 4 years has forced me to really know where almost everything in Madison is located. Evetually I'll get to that same stage in Columbia. That may take some time though.
Many people keep asking me this: why I'm moving in June even though school doesn't start until August 24th. My answer: because I really need to get to know this city. Yes, I'll be living with my good friend, Ben, but I don't want to depend on him for everything. Eventually I'll have to drive to campus alone and go places myself. I want to be able to get my bearings and a job before school starts. Starting at a new campus is going to be stressful all on it's own. I want to be able to focus just on that when the time comes. The 2 months I'll have before the semester starts will allow me to (hopefully) get everything in order before that.
So while I wish I could actually enjoy my summer and sleep in every day I'm going to be working tons in my last 3 weeks here. Like tomorrow: I have to get up at 5:30am to be to work by 6:30. With that, I'm done.
Below are a few pictures taken before and after graduation on Sunday, May 17th. I'll leave it to you to figure out which ones are from before and which are after. (Just click on the picture for a larger view)
For those of you that don't know, I graduated from UW-Madison this weekend. I got my bachelors in Medical Microbiology and Immunology (aka MM&I). Now all I have to do is wait until all my grades are posted and everything in finalized. When that point comes, I have to get transcripts sent out and all that jazz for grad school. Something I don't understand: it takes them 10-12 weeks to send out our diplomas. Why so long?! It's not like they have to send lists in the mail or fill them out by hand. It shouldn't take more than a month, tops.
In other news, I move to Columbia, MO in less than 3 weeks. I'm excited but at the same time I know I'm going to miss Madison so much. After living in this city for 4 years it's kind of grown on me. I know it's going to be weird moving to a new city, let alone a new state! I'm not looking forward to not even knowing where the nearest grocery store is. Working at the Union for 4 years has forced me to really know where almost everything in Madison is located. Evetually I'll get to that same stage in Columbia. That may take some time though.
Many people keep asking me this: why I'm moving in June even though school doesn't start until August 24th. My answer: because I really need to get to know this city. Yes, I'll be living with my good friend, Ben, but I don't want to depend on him for everything. Eventually I'll have to drive to campus alone and go places myself. I want to be able to get my bearings and a job before school starts. Starting at a new campus is going to be stressful all on it's own. I want to be able to focus just on that when the time comes. The 2 months I'll have before the semester starts will allow me to (hopefully) get everything in order before that.
So while I wish I could actually enjoy my summer and sleep in every day I'm going to be working tons in my last 3 weeks here. Like tomorrow: I have to get up at 5:30am to be to work by 6:30. With that, I'm done.
Below are a few pictures taken before and after graduation on Sunday, May 17th. I'll leave it to you to figure out which ones are from before and which are after. (Just click on the picture for a larger view)
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