The Last Time I Was Unemployed...

I think I was 11 years old and had one key on my key ring-- to my parents' house (home home). Ever since I've been teaching horseback riding lessons, working as a receptionist at a hair salon, an intern at a law office and finally a "manager" at a community foundation. Today is Day One as a(an almost) grad student and a chance to reinvent myself... I'm just six short weeks away from actually starting classes, more than a year and half after I began working toward the goal of "B-school."

I left San Diego yesterday, fireworks to the west and amazing friends to the east. The last two weeks have been spent at intimate dinner parties, big casual get togethers and lots of lunches, dinners and cocktails. I feel amazingly lucky to have such a great group of friends and colleagues, who really became my family. I can't thank them enough for the amazing send-off but could only say "see you later" because I'm looking forward to visiting San Diego (home) again soon.

The next few weeks are family time... a week in Claremont, two weeks in Alaska and then A2! In addition to letting me be a freerider my wonderful parents have let me "borrow" a car for six months and now are preparing homegrown/made meals at regular intervals. Maybe there is something to the freedom of having only one key and several suitcases...