My time here in Ohio is coming to an end. I am looking forward to moving on, despite the fact that I will indeed miss the new friends that I have made. There is, however, little time to think of that. Things are moving forward. Alles ist vergänglich...

Today I received my Au Pair contract and it has made me even more excited about my trip to Germany. I will be living with a family in Freiburg and will have my own floor/apartment in their home. It should be a great experience for me, one that will allow me to take this year and decide what I want to do with my life. I have no idea where I will end up, but I'm glad I can spend a year pondering my future at European cafes....

I have approx. 2 1/2 weeks left here in the U.S. I will use them to finish up my master's, pack, go to the obligatory doctor's appointments, get my finances in order, and enjoy some time with my family and friends in Michigan.

Since receiving the good news on Thursday that I had indeed past my master's exam, I am clearly in something that could only be described as "flux." I am not officially a "student" anymore, and I am in that stereotypical mid-twenties process of trying to figure out who I am.

And apparently trying to figure this out means that I wake up earlier than in the past (I have been waking up automatically at 8am for a few weeks now).

Time for bed....

LG