Excited!

Just finished 3 days of orientation at UT for both my master's program and my assistantship. It was all fabulous! I must say that I have been very impressed with everything I have seen from the school, faculty, and fellow students. The semester will be quite a challenge, but I am ready!

I enjoyed having lunch yesterday with my advisor... among many other things, I learned about how his sister (Asian-Indian) met her Indian-American husband through here. I would've imagined such endeavors to be scandalous in the land of arranged marriages. Who knew?

I've also been working nonstop on our trip planning for Costa Rica. Less than 5 months away now! I can't wait to experience this for myself: