Big Decisions.... Finally aka Quack, Quack Baby

Starting in September '07, I will be starting my second degree in Geography working toward a PhD at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. Westward Ho. I guess you can take the girl out of Oregon, but not the Oregon out of the girl. I will be both studying and TAing, working my tuchas off for peanuts, but hey, I'm psyched!

So, you ask: What does a Geographer do?

Actually, geography is a huge interdisciplinary field that is much more than maps and compasses. Geographers study how the natural world works, how humans manifest on the planet and the intersection between the two. Geography lends a spatial understanding to the globe. Click here for more info on the field. Yes, I'm reading up on it too because I have yet to ever take a geography course in my life. Woah, not sure how I pulled that one off! Also, I think I might be the first geographer on the planet with NO sense of direction. Always a bundle of contradictions.

So, you demand, what are you up to this summer?

This June I will be returning to another place I know and love, SF, where I will probably be spending ample time grooving at Stern Grove concerts, walking over the GG Bridge, eating soup at NS's house, sipping at Medjool's rooftop bar and of course, davenning at the MM.

And then you request, when can I come visit?

Well, I'm glad you asked! Whenever, however... show up in the middle of the night. You are always welcome. I'll leave the light on (do I sound like a Motel 6 commercial or what?!)

Thanks to everyone who edited essays, wrote recommendations, gave advice solicited or unsolicited, and generally hung on while I stressed through this process. Mwah! Big kisses!