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I was so dead set on getting the MRUP degree, and I still find the field fascinating; however, I always find myself returning to music. So, I think my goal should be to get the MM degree and return to being a piano teacher. I miss it so badly. It was the only time in my life I felt really whole, really vocationally fulfilled.

It’s scary to get a master’s degree in music. It won’t necessarily lead to a well-paying job with benefits. Yet, I feel like if I don’t push myself as far as I can with my music, I’ll always feel a gnawing regret. I’m already grieving over giving up my piano teaching business. It only took a year to really sink in how much I lost when I stopped doing what I love for a living. I have to hold down a day job in university administration until my husband finishes school, but after that, I’m going to be a teacher again.

Needless to say, I’m giving up on the Urban studies goal.

My husband will soon be returning to school to pursue is dream of getting a degree in engineering. It’ll be a long road because we are not yet in a position for him to attend full time. The math and physics course will be more than challenging, but he’s completely capable and eager to begin.

I plan on taking him to Japan for at least 2 weeks after he graduates. I wish I could take him now because he deserves a cool trip like that simply for being so awesome, but it’ll take us all those years to save up so we can do it properly.

In January I’ll begin taking courses toward a Master of Urban and Regional Planning. I’ve finally found an interdisciplinary field of study and a career path that is in line with my values of sustainable living. I’ve never been more professionally or academically excited.