Six and a half weeks - that's how long until I start graduate school. Next summer I will be a full-fledged Social Studies teacher.

I am absolutely terrified. I am absolutely giddy with excitement. I am nervous beyond anything I have ever felt before. It doesn't help that the first… Read full post »

 I graduated with a BA in History last June. I put off my graduate school applications. I decided a break was in order. 

In 14 days, I have an interview with the one graduate school I applied to. I would have applied to more, but honestly, I couldn't afford to… Read full post »

I have a lot on my mind this morning.

First off, I'm graduating in 42 days. I don't know what I am going to do with my life. For the moment I am strangely at peace with this. Last Friday I took my last-ever midterm for the forseeable future. I… Read full post »

My time as an ungrad is almost at its end. I have one and a half terms left. One required class after this term (and two I'm taking just because I want to). I'm not going to lie - I am terrified. As excited as I am to graduate and recieve… Read full post »

The more and more I think about it, the less and less I want to be a high school teacher. I am passionate about history and love the idea of transmitting my knowledge and excitement to young minds. With this said, I do not want to simply teach students to pass… Read full post »

I wish I knew what 12 year old me would think about who I am today. Maybe she would be impressed that I am graduating from college in five and a half months, maybe she would be disappointed with how much chubbier I am than I was. I'm sure she would… Read full post »

My ultimate goal is to become a high school social studies teacher. I received word today that I passed the CBEST (a few weeks ago having learned of my passing of the Praxis). With passing scores on these two tests I have a much higher chance of getting into a graduate… Read full post »

Alea iacta est.

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon without disbanding his army, proclaiming that "the die has been cast," he set into motion the events that would lead to his becoming dictator of Rome, and ultimately, to his death.

 Now five Septemebers ago I cast my own metaphorical die.… Read full post »