So, in the works all summer has been a move from my beloved Chicago to the D.C. metro area. Really, we're moving to Annapolis, but with an awesome reason:
My wife got a full-time position and will no longer be an adjunct like me! I am looking forward to the move, as her new colleagues seem to be really nice people. I am looking forward to the ability to be pickier with what classes I take, where that is, and not feeling overwhelmed by teaching seven, yes seven, classes in one semester to try and make a living.
I will miss my students at both East-West and Columbia, a lot. I will miss many of my colleagues at Columbia, too, of course. I did not have colleagues at E-W, though I must thank Dr. Gorman for giving me the chance to teach so many awesome classes, including Latin American Fiction and Contemporary American Lit.
I'm looking forward to the fall, spending lots of time writing, breathing life to the characters that have been cryogenically frozen in my head, waiting for the technology of time to bring them to a conscious state. Okay, I'm starting to get whimsical with my sentences...time to go and pack up and clean more of our Chicago apartment.
Later: attempt number three at kayaking the Chicago River with my anniversary gift certificate.
peace,
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