Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Dreaming of Pittsburgh

It's so close.  My last day in food service ever is June 30, which means that the end is in sight which means that it seems farther away.  Coincidentally, July 1 is when Awesome Summer begins, so I suppose I can hang on until then.

I find myself dreaming about Pittsburgh, often.  At work, in my bed at night, walking to catch the bus.  I'm excited to go back to school, to move across the country, do something entirely different from anything I'm doing now.  Besides, Edward Abbey is from Pennsylvania.

Everything school-related is manifesting itself much better than anticipated.  I've been placed in an internship at the Carnegie library of Homestead (slightly outside the city of Pittsburgh), working in children's services.  This comes with a 3-credit scholarship, combined with an additional 3-credit merit scholarship, for three semesters.  Yesss!  Considering that I accepted admission without this information, it comes together nicely.  I'm concerned about finding a place to live, but it's probably too early to worry about that.

I'll be leaving in August, which is quite soon, as I'm realizing.  Before then, I plan to northwest the hell out of this summer!  Hiking, camping, biking, picnicking.  I'm also going to Colorado with Jamie in July, to practice for our roadtrip across the country, of course. 

Can't wait!