If you have happened upon this blog you are likely asking
who I am and why I am writing this blog.
I was born in Austin 34 years and 2 days ago. I have lived within an hour of Austin my
entire life, and finally moved to the city a little over two years ago. While I have not always been an Austinite,
the city has been a huge part of my entire life. For lack of a better term, Austin is my home,
but the time has come for me to leave.
I have spent the last three and a half years in grad school
and hopefully I will earn my second Masters degree in May of 2014 and will
begin applying to doctoral programs. I
feel that this is an achievable goal. I
am applying to the University of Texas which is in Austin, and if accepted will
likely attend, but I am not sure that I will be accepted, so I have elected to
treat this year as my last in Austin.
While I will be leaving home, I will also be moving away
from my parents, which will be equally, if not more difficult.
In my mind this blog will serve a number of purposes. First and foremost it gives me a chance to
really take the time to say goodbye to Austin and all the things that
entails. Second this blog will chart the
steps that I am taking to prepare to move somewhere else. My wife and I will need to pack our house,
sort through our storage unit, and complete the other tasks we will need to
move to an unknown destination. Finally,
to some degree this blog will also chronicle the steps that I am taking in my
application process, but at the same time I am afraid to jinx myself, so you
will only find very, very general information here and only as it relates to my
final year in Austin.
Thanks for your time, I hope you find this blog both
informational and entertaining.
