MarionAlberty

... of my last year.

I thought I wrote something (or started writing something) after sophomore year, but I guess not.. oops.

And so here I am, a month and some until I begin my senior year. And what a journey it has been so far. Right now I’m finishing up a summer internship which has really helped me to decide exactly what I don’t want to be doing in this life, siting in front of a computer. Before this summer I’d been trying to decide between doing research this summer and working in a traditional office. I chose to give the whole office thing a try, and I’m glad I did. My work is great, aside from what I do. The people and company are fantastic but it’s just not for me.

Next step, grad school. Research and teaching. The idea has been in my head for a long time and I guess it’s just time to go with the flow (thought I learned that by now).

As for the upcoming year, I couldn’t be more excited. I’m living with my best friends, I’ve got great classes, a fun job, a wonderful boyfriend, lots of plans for fun and adventures. Could it get better… I hope so

So 2 years from my last entry and I’ve definitely improved a lot. Still not fluent but at least conversational. My vocabulary is pretty good, but need expanding as always, and my grasp on grammar is really good. I took classes at school for the last 3 semesters and went to Greece to meet my family for a month and I’m feeling much better about it. Just need to constantly practice, practice, practice….. isn’t it always like this :)

This is definitely a long term goal. My dad has the same dream and is the one who got me interested in sailing, so maybe this is something we will do one day.