I'm shaking in my little grad student boots. . .In other news, I have a job! I'm supplementing my classes this summer with work as a part-time student assistant in the fine arts section of the library. I started training today, and so far I'm enjoying it--I got to shelve books, and, nerd that I am, I got a kick out of the task.
Did I ever tell you about how I tried to volunteer at the local public library when I was 15, and they rejected me because I was too young? So I'm fulfilling an eight-year dream here . . . or something (more like buying groceries for the summer, cuz, y'know, I find food kind of necessary). The best part about it all is that I didn't even apply for this particular job; I applied to Baylor's library in general and indicated interest in several other departments. My new supervisor just found my application so "interesting" that he requested an interview anyway, and here I am. Oh, and there's at least one other grad student working there with me--not from the English department, but, still, I feel a little less conspicuous after finding that out, having been paraded around by my supervisor this morning and proudly introduced to nearly EVERYONE as "a Ph.D. student."
Anyways, my coworkers seem really pleasant, and I think the job will be fun. It should be very low-stress--which was a major goal--and will let me get out of the English department for a bit and experience life elsewhere, without taking me too far out of my comfort zone. Yay!
How are your summers going? Angela, I know you're in Finland (exciting!!!
I enjoyed your note
), but is anyone else taking a big trip while school's out? I hope you'll tell me all about it if you do, since I'm staying in Waco for the summer and must vacation vicariously. Happy travels!
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