I’m on my way back from the Christmas Trip to NC, way too soon. It was a great trip, just not enough time. I wanted to see so many more people–I miss everyone, but there was just no time. It was great to see family as much as I was able to though–Christmas was lots of fun and very relaxed. I also have been sort of getting over being sick though, so i’m thanking pseudaphedrine right now for my (hopefully) continued ability to hear. The stuffiness of this sick has been hard to shake. 

I’ve been doing lots of thinking, about the future, what I want out of life, what’s important to me, etc. I finally realized I just don’t want to long-term be away from family, and all of the lovely people of Chapel Hill, and that maybe if I have a reason to move away, I should, but if I don’t, it’s a good place to be. 

I’m slowly getting excited about going to Vienna (cautiously), but considering all of the things I need to begin doing to be ready to go–all the stuff I need to get rid of and paperwork I’ll have to do. But it will be great to have some time in Chapel Hill before I leave, and then I do think it will be an incredible experience. And then I can come back, if I want to. 

Considering what I’ve gravitated toward at all of my jobs (databases), I’m thinking of going into Information Sciences. I think it’s appropriately a combination of person-to-person contact and task-oriented, which I’ve found are both important to me. And there’s actually a Master degree I can get (who knew?!) AND UNC has the #1 program in country. So there. It definitely isn’t something I’d really thought of before, but my dad suggested it and the more I’ve thought about it, the more appropriate it seems, and the more I like the idea. So perhaps Vienna, applying for Information Science grad school, moving back to Chapel Hill for a few month before starting grad school. Hopefully working. I’ve got a plan. 🙂