status update

at the beginning of the semester, i posted all of my assignments on the wall of my bedroom for a visual of what was expected of me.  i am happy to report the following picture:

compared to the original...

but, on a less happy note... between now and the first week of may (~6 weeks), i have 9 projects (either midterms or papers) to complete.

gulp!

lastly, to end on a positive (or a cherry - when sharing about our week, my high school girls would share their pits and cherries), i have lived in chicago well over 6 months and i feel i am settling in quite nicely!  when i arrived, people said the average resettlement (for a "normal" american citizen) was 1-2 years.  this was comforting and also discouraging at first.  but after the challenge and difficulty (those words are not used lightly here) of the first few months, i think i am well above the normal curve in feeling 'at home'!  i don't mean to sound like a braggart... i am just quite proud of myself!  it's not been easy!

celebration!  and now, studying.