Coming Home

I know, I know, it's been a long time. I have been meaning to write something for the past 2 months, but never could find that final push to start writing. That "final push" now is probably due to the fact that I just got done working out in the Texas heat and am a little delirious. Also got turned into a buffet by mosquitoes last night, so we could be dealing with a brain addled by West Nile.

How Dallas spends it tax dollars

What have I been up to for the last few months your probably not wondering? Well, I traveled to Minneapolis, went to California with Noah, went back to Minneapolis, drove all my possessions back to Texas, went to San Antonio 3 different times, (which reminds me), got stuck in traffic on I-35 more times than I care to count, and conducted no less than 8 different interviews. Those of you who know how much I love social interactions with continually new groups of people can probably guess how much I enjoyed those.

No matter, after it was all over I was offered a job at a school district near Dallas. Coming this fall (and I can't believe I'm saying this) I will be teaching high school science and coaching tennis. Yes, that's right. I will be interacting with and teaching America's youth on a daily basis.

Yes I feel all warm and fuzzy about it too

The last few weeks have been spent looking for places to live which surprisingly will all involve a longer commute than my house across the street from Coe. Apartment hunting goes something like this: at the beginning of the day your excited to look for your new place and can't wait to see what everyone has to offer. By lunchtime you're feeling a bit numb as all the apartment floorplans start to merge into one big, crappy place in your head. And by the time you are done you don't care anymore. The only thing you are certain about is that if you accept one more "free" bottle of water from a leasing agent you will break the record urinal time Tom Hanks set in A League of Their Own

No crying in baseball or the bathroom

 Eventually I found a place to live in a neighborhood called Deep Ellum. When I told my friends this their immediate response was: Hipsterville!

Soooo Austin?

No not quite. Remember I'm living in a different Texas city with a skyline. My neighborhood's right by downtown Dallas so I'll be living right in the center of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. I'm excited too, trust me.

No matter what it will be quite a departure from my last 2 years in Iowa. But I will always be thankful for the people I met in Iowa, Cedar Rapids, and at Coe. I'll make sure to keep up with the teams and wish them the best. Now that I'm back people will often ask me what I think of the time I spent away. And the answer's simple: I wouldn't trade that for anything. College can and will be a very formative time but we all continue to grow after we graduate, and I am incredibly thankful to have been at a place where I could continue to grow so much these past few years. This is the end of this journey, but parts of the past 2 years will always be with me. I guess all that's left to say is...

So long, farewell, but not goodbye