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June 06, 2005
Something of Substance
Categories: Personal
Thus far, almost everything on my blog has been about the blog itself and not much about the blogger. Since the whole point of this thing is to keep in touch with people, to facilitate communication and relationships, then it would behoove me to let people know what's going on in NakiaWorld (admission is free).
My life is currently dominated by an impeding job-related move. At the end of June, Sarah and I will be moving from Charlottesville to Rock Hill, South Carolina. I'm going to be an Assistant Professor at Winthrop University. This is almost a "dream-job" situation for me. After finishing my PhD in Foundations of Education with a focus on Philosophy, I wanted to get a professor job at a smaller university where I could focus on teachng while still doing some writing and research. Actually, given the job market for PhD's, I just wanted an assistant professor job, somewhere. As it turns out, I happened to get one at a school with a great reputation, nice faculty, in an affordable place to live that's reasonably close to an urban area, and fairly close to my family. Rock Hill is just outside of Charlotte, NC. It's about three hours from my brother in Myrtle Beach and three hours from my dad in Knoxville. I'll be teaching "Schools and Society" to mostly undergrads. I couldn't be happier.
Moving and a real job meant buying a house, which Sarah and I were able to do. Actually, the process is still going on, since we don't close until the end of the month. Buying a house deserves it's own column/entry, I think, so I'll post those thoughts later.
We're in our final month in Charlottesville. That means we're packing, sorting, throwing things away, getting ready for a yard sale, and trying to visit all the restraunts we'll miss when we leave Charlottesville. For all the issues I have with this town, I will certainly miss the culinary opportunities it presents.
The plan now is to get our stuff together this month, haul it all down to Rock Hill and our new house on the 30th, then unload. We'll spend all of one day in our new house before hitting the road. We'll wander about and vacation for a bit. Sarah will head back to C'ville to housesit and work a little more at her job. I'll start teaching a summer class at Winthrop on July 18th. Sarah will be in Rock Hill after the 25th. Whew. I'm getting tired just thinking about all that's going on.
Posted by Nakia at June 6, 2005 09:21 AM