Travels of a Histrionic peripatetic

I did the math. Since my Day 1 post, there have been an additional 8 working days. Today was... interesting. Yesterday was great. I got up, had myself some buttered toast with my coffee, and I began to work. I got a lot of things done -- one of which was updating my planner to ensure that I had all of my meetings in order. There was something about today that I just was not feeling. That's even after I essentially replicated my morning: got up, this time had a churro with my coffee, and once again I sat at my husband's desk to do work. The only thing that I can think of that was different was that I got out of the house around lunch time, took an intentional break for lunch, and then continued working. Instead, today I cooked my lunch (could be considered a break, right?), then sat back down at the desk to do more work. I got plenty done. I'm currently still in the learning stages of my position, and so I spent the majority of my time typing up notes from previous po

So, I know I said that I was going to get better at this, but alas, that is still something that I need to improve. Either way, here's the DL on last week: We had a great call with the people managing our online platform. While there are features on it that students cannot yet access, we're excited about the things that they can access. And, more students are on the platform now than they were two weeks ago. However, there is still a long road ahead of us. On an exciting note, I was able to go to Montgomery, AL Thursday and Friday. The entire Memphis team of the org where I work went to visit the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and The Legacy Museum . It was an incredible  experience. I'm still processing everything that I saw, but it is absolutely powerful. We're excited to be taking students in March. Here's a brief reflection I had about visiting those sites: All I can start with is “oh, wow”. Never have I cried a in a museum, and today is certainl

Okay, actually, I've been working remotely for a few more days. But, today is the first day that I felt immensely  disconnected from the entire world . No joke. I'm currently in the Chapel Hill area with my husband of a month and a half. He's here for med school, and I'm here because I can be. I definitely don't mean to sound pretentious about it, but with my position being remote, I have that flexibility. However, it's a new place for me. No friends, no family, hardly any acquaintances, just my husband and me. While it can definitely get lonely as I list those categories, it hasn't been that bad...at least not until today. Today was the first day that I didn't have any work calls, conference calls, and, believe it or not, one email (that did not need a response). I've never felt the need to interact with other humans as I did today. Don't get me wrong; I am a complete introvert (INFJ for the win!), but today was not about enjoying being alon

Looking back at my blog, it's been a minute since I posted anything. So, why am I taking this up again? I need to do something [other than work] with my life. It's 2018: I was engaged; I got married; I moved to a different state (Tennessee to North Carolina); I started a new position at my organization; I work remotely now. It seems that this is my year for change. And with that, I feel like I need to establish a routine, to take back some  control of my life as I grow accustomed to these changes. Therefore, as I sat today in my living room with my laptop on my lap and only the noise of anime in the background, I decided to start writing and chronicling my life again -- hopefully with more success this time. While I do this mostly for myself, perhaps someone will come across these old posts and reminisce on their study abroad experiences with me. Or, perhaps they will browse through the new posts and share their remote work opportunities, their love for the cities I live