Radio Silence
Um, I am not trying to ignore you all. In my imagination, moving to MN would mean immediately having time to see our family and friends here. Well, that was wrong. We did see Dirk's parents - only because they came to visit us.
Moving has been exciting and there hasn't been time to miss Boston at all really. But there's a lot to manage. My new college has loads of things for me to learn - I don't know how many computer systems I need access to and have to remember where/how/when to access. My classes move at a MUCH faster pace than I am used to. I realized last night that my idea of working once a week teaching (when we have kids) only made sense at my old job where classes were offered once a week. Even though I knew that classes here are every day, I somehow clung to the old model when I envisioned the future. So suddenly my future job options are less clear to me. We're renting a very old house, which comes with it's own unique challenges. There's a little bathroom sink issue going on right now that will require me to bring the handy neighbor over soon. (Neighbors and everybody here are super ridiculously nice. Seriously. I thought I was a really nice person - a shining stand out in the world of east coasters. Now I find out there is a whole state of people nicer than me! As nice as Dirk!) I don't think this niceness necessarily applies to my department. Though they are nice enough, I already think there are some to be careful of. They're probably all transplants anyway.
We found a house we might make an offer on. Surprisingly, we agree (in a Yes, No, Maybe) sense on every house we see. This is a tremendous help to the process. We might have a tiny electric vehicle in our future too, though perhaps that is a few years off. It's not clear yet.
The place we are renting is only about 12 blocks to my job, so I am biking every day and love it. The campus is so exciting. I never worked on a real campus before. Eating in the cafeteria is a total kick for me. They have so many choices - including strawberry-infused water. I like the asian stir fry (were you pick all the ingredients yourself and these guys pan fry it up), the salad bar, and the soft serve ice cream the best.
I have a friend there who is also new, and she is really fun and easy to talk to. We do lunch.
Dirk took a spill on his bike and hairline fractured his left elbow. So there have been a lot of bandage wraps in our lives lately.
My class yesterday told me that no, they do not hate fractions. This is not at all what I am used to. I'm not even totally able to believe them at this point, but will see soon enough.
OK, I'm done for now I think.
Moving has been exciting and there hasn't been time to miss Boston at all really. But there's a lot to manage. My new college has loads of things for me to learn - I don't know how many computer systems I need access to and have to remember where/how/when to access. My classes move at a MUCH faster pace than I am used to. I realized last night that my idea of working once a week teaching (when we have kids) only made sense at my old job where classes were offered once a week. Even though I knew that classes here are every day, I somehow clung to the old model when I envisioned the future. So suddenly my future job options are less clear to me. We're renting a very old house, which comes with it's own unique challenges. There's a little bathroom sink issue going on right now that will require me to bring the handy neighbor over soon. (Neighbors and everybody here are super ridiculously nice. Seriously. I thought I was a really nice person - a shining stand out in the world of east coasters. Now I find out there is a whole state of people nicer than me! As nice as Dirk!) I don't think this niceness necessarily applies to my department. Though they are nice enough, I already think there are some to be careful of. They're probably all transplants anyway.
We found a house we might make an offer on. Surprisingly, we agree (in a Yes, No, Maybe) sense on every house we see. This is a tremendous help to the process. We might have a tiny electric vehicle in our future too, though perhaps that is a few years off. It's not clear yet.
The place we are renting is only about 12 blocks to my job, so I am biking every day and love it. The campus is so exciting. I never worked on a real campus before. Eating in the cafeteria is a total kick for me. They have so many choices - including strawberry-infused water. I like the asian stir fry (were you pick all the ingredients yourself and these guys pan fry it up), the salad bar, and the soft serve ice cream the best.
I have a friend there who is also new, and she is really fun and easy to talk to. We do lunch.
Dirk took a spill on his bike and hairline fractured his left elbow. So there have been a lot of bandage wraps in our lives lately.
My class yesterday told me that no, they do not hate fractions. This is not at all what I am used to. I'm not even totally able to believe them at this point, but will see soon enough.
OK, I'm done for now I think.
posted by Skye Xyan @ 8:34 AM
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