Two Dollars A Day

Photos and thoughts from the past and present and dreams about the future.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Ugh.

Moving is always stressful but yesterday evening it got a whole lot worse when the person who said that he was going to move into my apartment e-mailed and said that he would be unable to.

I leave Monday and have no one to take over my lease, which means that I'll be out at least one month's rent. I am so angry/frustrated.

But I guess that helps to give me energy to pack.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

The First Day

Yesterday was my last day of work. Sometime in late spring I realized that life in Boston was not all that it was cracked up to be and started pursuing other opportunities outside of the Boston area.

Fortunately enough for me, over the summer a position became available at a University in Arizona for a Study Abroad person to work specifically with Eastern Europe and Russia. Obviously that was a no brainer for me and as the months progressed, I kept saying in my head "if they don't at least call you back for an interview, something with your resume is *really* wrong." But they did call back and a phone interview was had and quickly after that they invited me to campus. They flew me out to their beautiful city and did not make me wait too long (actually, I was at the airport on my way back to Boston) before telling me their decision. I was elated. But also scared.

I came home, waited for things to be official and put in my notice at work. While I have made no secret about not particularly liking the duties of the job, I did enjoy my coworkers and the students (for the most part) were really awesome, and I had an opportunity to practice my Russian with students from that part of the world, which was always fun for me.

But today is the first day of the last days. It's time to clean, pack, do errands, change addresses, and say goodbyes. Never much fun at all, but I know that I'm making the right decision for myself.

I'll be out of Boston next Monday and on to Pennsylvania for a few days before starting the solo trek out West, driving almost completely across the country.

But before I can get to that, I gotta start packing!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Got Kvas?

View

Adriatic Sea

Washing Up

Roof

How the Locals Cool Off

Too many choices...

Riding in Style

Thursday, September 18, 2008

More picks from the islands....



This is Hvar.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

It is getting cold...



So I am just trying to recapture some of the warmth from the island of Korcula.

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Tomorrow

I am resigning from my job. Yay me!

Monday, September 08, 2008

Split

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