Excitement

This post has nothing to do with my CMT, but stay tuned, there are some CMT related updates coming quite shortly!

So this post, "Excitement," follows my terribly boring, generic single word title scheme. Eventually I'm going to run out of good words and my titles are either going to have to get more specific, or gain a number like "Honesty 2.0." Both of those are sort of lame options in my opinion so like everything else in my life, I'll just push off making a decision until its absolutely necessary. :) But for real, there are many happenings in my life which merit a great deal of excitement, so I think I'll share.

Okay so the first (and probably least exciting) thing is that I'm going to Europe in May! I've never thought I'd be the type to do a trip like that, but since I'm staying for a master's degree, it is really a vacation veiled as a study abroad program. The official study abroad program will take me through many of the castles and cathedrals of England and Wales. After that, I'm going to stick around London for a few days, fly to Rome and Paris for a few days each and return home to Ohio. I couldn't be more excited about the trip, I've never been abroad before! For you international readers (I see viewing statistics for this blog, haha) if you are in London, Rome or Paris, let me know! We should meet up and get lunch or something!

Okay moving on to something which is a little more long-lasting, in 19 school days, I graduate with my Bachelor's of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering! Hoe-lee cow, I'm not sure how I am finally to this point! It's such a mixture of happiness, excitement, fear, and sadness that many of my friends will be leaving. However, as I mentioned earlier, I'll be staying for my Masters, so this is a bit of an anticlimactic graduation. It's still quite meaningful though. It is the culmination of endless hours of homework and studying, a general lack of a social life, and quite a sizeable sleep deficit. I'm excited to finally be rewarded for my work and to move on to the next phase of my life!

Lastly, for you regular readers, I went to the doctor yesterday for my ankle reconstruction surgery consult. I'll be in touch very soon about details and a surgery/recovery timeline!!

Until next time,

Joey