Goodbye Athens, Hello Somewhere Else?

Rejection. No matter what people say, no matter the compliments, the WTF’s, the tears, outrage, and sorrow, not getting accepted to my first-choice graduate program felt like rejection. I found out late last week that U.G.A. declined my application–a throat punch. My wife and I love Athens more than we can love another place. TheContinue reading “Goodbye Athens, Hello Somewhere Else?”

The Process: Grad School, GRE, and the next chapter

It may be cliche, but I view my life through chapters. I feel like an objective reader, an outsider looking in on my own life. Sometimes I feel pride and accomplishment. Mostly, I feel nervous. I feel anxiety, fear, and excitement when a chapter is near its close. Endings and beginnings terrify me. Now you knowContinue reading “The Process: Grad School, GRE, and the next chapter”