Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Monday, December 04, 2006
Joyeux Noel
December 2006
Dear Friends & Family,
Yes my life has officially become exciting enough to turn into a “Christmas Letter.” Okay so I also never got around to buying cards at half price last year…
Part One: My Work Life or My Life’s Work…
The beginning of 2006 found me studying very diligently for my Masters’ Comprehensive Exam from January through March. It was an intense but rewarding experience as I received a Passing Grade and graduated Cum Laude from Rutgers University. Yes I’m officially a RU alum but I never rooted for the Knights (do you blame me?).
When no full-time teaching jobs came through, I focused on finding another administrative job, as mine was moving out of Manhattan and up to the Westchester area in the fall. After 2 months, I received an offer from the Licensing department of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Five weeks and fifteen pounds lighter, I asked to be fired. Yes it was that bad! Luckily, my old company (On2.com) took me back and I now commute to Tarrytown, NY four days a week.
I have a second job as an adjunct instructor at my local community college where I began teaching during the fall semester. I teach two sections of college composition at Union County College in Cranford and enjoy the challenge of getting my students (most of my students are in the nursing program) excited about William Shakespeare and Arthur Miller, who are among the plethora of authors I teach during the semester.
This coming spring, I will begin the arduous process of applying for a Ph.D program in the Tri-State Area (that’s NY, NJ. CT for you folks out of the East Coast area). The community college I adjunct at will fund my studies and give me a starting professorship. I look forward to beginning that challenge full-time between 2008-2010. In the meantime, I will head out to Chicago to the Wade Center at Wheaton College in March 2007 to begin my research on CS Lewis and Modern Myth Theory, my current area of concentration. Let’s see if I can make my enthusiasm for this subject last until 2016!
Part Two: My Social Life’s Progress
In June, I traveled out to the Coast to see my Gram’s new digs in PDX (Portland, OR) and my cousin Jenn in Olympia, WA. I always have a fantastic time when I visit my family and this trip was no exception! I went there to visit a new place and was never without an outstanding selection of seafood as there was more than enough to enjoy.
Many of you who know me are aware that Maggie and dating don’t often go (if at all) in the same sentence. So to rectify this discord, I caved and joined Match.com because the local Christian dating pool is well quite shallow. About four months later, I received a very eager but polite e-mail from a nice guy named Hernan. I made him go through the online dating routine of emailing, then a phone call, then first date in a safe location. I knew he had my attention when he yanked ( I mean firmly guided me away) from crossing the street haphazardly on 6th and 41st street after we met for coffee in Bryant Park.
I am thrilled to report that he’s got me taking naps, drinking coffee, and R E L A X I N G (not in that particular order mind you). We are having a great time getting to know one another and about our different cultures (he’s from Cali, Colombia and I’m a Jersey Girl). We’re usually found correcting each other’s grammar in our native tongue. He is very eager to get into an MBA program and run a business thereafter in the States. In the meantime, he works as an Account Manager for Eldorado Coffee in Maspeth, Queens ( http://eldoradocoffee.com). Yes I will provide coffee by the pound by mail upon request. Hernan studies harder than me (yes that is possible) for his GMAT exam as well as becoming a fully fluent American speaker (he’s also determined to speak as well as I do...without my SAT vocabulary!).
Well that’s all I have report for this year; I’m sure it’s enough for you to take in! As you can tell, I am healthy and happy.
Best wishes for a Blessed Holiday Season.
Dear Friends & Family,
Yes my life has officially become exciting enough to turn into a “Christmas Letter.” Okay so I also never got around to buying cards at half price last year…
Part One: My Work Life or My Life’s Work…
The beginning of 2006 found me studying very diligently for my Masters’ Comprehensive Exam from January through March. It was an intense but rewarding experience as I received a Passing Grade and graduated Cum Laude from Rutgers University. Yes I’m officially a RU alum but I never rooted for the Knights (do you blame me?).
When no full-time teaching jobs came through, I focused on finding another administrative job, as mine was moving out of Manhattan and up to the Westchester area in the fall. After 2 months, I received an offer from the Licensing department of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Five weeks and fifteen pounds lighter, I asked to be fired. Yes it was that bad! Luckily, my old company (On2.com) took me back and I now commute to Tarrytown, NY four days a week.
I have a second job as an adjunct instructor at my local community college where I began teaching during the fall semester. I teach two sections of college composition at Union County College in Cranford and enjoy the challenge of getting my students (most of my students are in the nursing program) excited about William Shakespeare and Arthur Miller, who are among the plethora of authors I teach during the semester.
This coming spring, I will begin the arduous process of applying for a Ph.D program in the Tri-State Area (that’s NY, NJ. CT for you folks out of the East Coast area). The community college I adjunct at will fund my studies and give me a starting professorship. I look forward to beginning that challenge full-time between 2008-2010. In the meantime, I will head out to Chicago to the Wade Center at Wheaton College in March 2007 to begin my research on CS Lewis and Modern Myth Theory, my current area of concentration. Let’s see if I can make my enthusiasm for this subject last until 2016!
Part Two: My Social Life’s Progress
In June, I traveled out to the Coast to see my Gram’s new digs in PDX (Portland, OR) and my cousin Jenn in Olympia, WA. I always have a fantastic time when I visit my family and this trip was no exception! I went there to visit a new place and was never without an outstanding selection of seafood as there was more than enough to enjoy.
Many of you who know me are aware that Maggie and dating don’t often go (if at all) in the same sentence. So to rectify this discord, I caved and joined Match.com because the local Christian dating pool is well quite shallow. About four months later, I received a very eager but polite e-mail from a nice guy named Hernan. I made him go through the online dating routine of emailing, then a phone call, then first date in a safe location. I knew he had my attention when he yanked ( I mean firmly guided me away) from crossing the street haphazardly on 6th and 41st street after we met for coffee in Bryant Park.
I am thrilled to report that he’s got me taking naps, drinking coffee, and R E L A X I N G (not in that particular order mind you). We are having a great time getting to know one another and about our different cultures (he’s from Cali, Colombia and I’m a Jersey Girl). We’re usually found correcting each other’s grammar in our native tongue. He is very eager to get into an MBA program and run a business thereafter in the States. In the meantime, he works as an Account Manager for Eldorado Coffee in Maspeth, Queens ( http://eldoradocoffee.com). Yes I will provide coffee by the pound by mail upon request. Hernan studies harder than me (yes that is possible) for his GMAT exam as well as becoming a fully fluent American speaker (he’s also determined to speak as well as I do...without my SAT vocabulary!).
Well that’s all I have report for this year; I’m sure it’s enough for you to take in! As you can tell, I am healthy and happy.
Best wishes for a Blessed Holiday Season.
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