Adam's First Blog Post!

Hello everyone! I’m excited about my first blog; it brings my net citizenship index to a new level. Still in Worcester, I will hopefully finish my final paper for the history Masters by next Monday. This one is concerns how New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199/SEIU used civil rights rhetoric to build solidarity within its diverse membership. I’m running on an accelerated schedule, and my time is divided by my full time job at Clark University’s Information Technology Services, so the paper has necessarily been fueled by coffee and Tom Waits. I’m looking forward to being done with all this school stuff; there are daunting levels of wine drinking, mountain climbing, and kung fu watching to catch up with. Stay tuned and I'll keep you posted!

That's one day less to pack!!!

So, it's now been decided that we're leaving MA on the 12th and not the 13th so that we can fit in a Friday tour of the U of Mich. Law School. Adam smartly figured out that we're probably not going to drive fast enough to make it there by 1pm if we left that morning (nor could the van even if we wanted it to). Plus, from what I understand of the admissions process, they appreciate it if you take the time to not look like you just spent 12 hours in a van.

Yup, we're going!

While some have threatened to steal our passports, and others have threatened to lock us in our rooms, Adam and I are really going to Taiwan! We've gotten our visas and bought our tickets, now all we need to do is pack, right? Well, actually there's quite a bit going on before that. Adam is working hard to finish his last paper for his Master's degree in History at Clark while still fitting in time to work at ITS. I finished school in May but I'll still be working full-time until July 5th (yes, the day after the 4th, and a Thursday...don't ask). Having somehow just realized today that I only have 2 1/2 weeks left in my apartment, much of my time will be spent packing and throwing things away. We're leaving Massachusetts on the 13th and taking a leisurely drive back to Minnesota, getting there on the 17th. I'll then be packing up again and heading to Tortola for a week with my family on the 18th while Adam...does something else really fun? We'll try to squeeze in every last bit of time with our friends and family (and doctors, dentists, and hairdressers) and then leave for good on the 2nd of August. Hopefully between the blog, e-mail, Skype, and web-cams we'll get to keep in touch with all of you (until you can come visit!).