Today marks my first whole week in CT and two weeks as a graduate... It is weird to think that I am not going to school in August (at least for one year) and I don't have ready access to the ones I have felt the most comfortable with for many years (including my friends, professors/mentors, church family). Also - there is a restlessness and bored feeling that comes from being recently graduated and living in another place. I can take the time to explore other educational avenues, find a career that will lend itself to my dream career, and make all new friends and meet the love of my life (well, maybe - once I get past the gawky, awkward stage). There is also an element of homesickness to going on - whether I will openly admit or not is a whole different story.
In a few weeks, I start working at Kenwood/Kentmont Camp as a "Peanuts" counselor (working with those who aren't old enough to go to camp overnight for weeks but can go to camp activities). This camp is huge with over 800 individuals, including counselors from all over the US and other countries. Hopefully, this will help me branch out and meet new people.
Also, I have looked more in depth into graduate programs, including UConn, CCSU, and SCSU. I am hoping to get into the program at CCSU, which from what I understand has a master program in biology that is tailored to the field of biology the individual is interested in as well as being able to choose the mentor for the thesis. There is also a professor there that specializes in entomology - which is pretty exciting Although I may not prefer to be in a lab micro-pipetting for hours, I still want to research (mainly ecological/vector borne illnesses or psychology (I would probably be better suited for psychology)) in my niche (biology humor).
Let's see what the next few months hold!!!
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