That's how long until I graduate from BYU and lose all sense of structure. Right now I have a job (several of them), go to classes, and basically have a plan for my life. In one month, one week, and one day I lose all of that. Scary day!
For the past several months I've tried to disregard that painful feeling of fear, laughing about it when people asked about it.
"Hey Andrew, what're you doing after graduation?"
"Oh, I don't know, I'll go to grad school or find a job or something. Maybe I'll live in a cardboard box. That could be fun."
That response worked like back in October, or even in December, but now that it's March, people would look at me like I was absolutely crazy. I was.
But now I finally have a different, real response!
"Hey Andrew, what're you doing after graduation?"
"Oh, I'll be moving to Egypt to attend the American University of Cairo for a two year masters degree program in Arabic Studies with specialization in Middle Eastern History. Hopefully they'll pay me money. Maybe we'll live in a cardboard box or something over there. Maybe even in the City of the Dead."
Yep. I've been accepted. We're going!
congratumatations!!
ReplyDeleteCongradulations!!! That is so exciting !! I am so happy for you guys!
ReplyDeleteWow, congratulations!!! When do you guys leave for Egypt?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! That's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWow, you didn't even have to wait until April 1! Like that would be believable anyways, on April Fool's Day! So this is so much better, knowing on just an ordinary day in March.
ReplyDeleteWay to go guys! That is absolutely great! But truth be told, all of us on the outside knew for sure it was coming. You guys will do great and have all sorts of adventures. Sad to see our neighborhoodliness coming to an end though. CONGRATS again! You guys have been to Egypt before, haven't you?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I am so excited for you! AUC has an awesome campus. You're going to have a blast!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! I'm so excited for you guys and hope everything goes well. When do you leave?
ReplyDeletecongrats! I am coming to visit you for sure!
ReplyDeleteUm....so you lose your plan on life in one month, one week, and one day? Scary.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations guys! That sounds like it will be an awesome adventure!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! :)
ReplyDeleteLet's see if I can answer everyone in one comment, shall we?
We'll probably be leaving sometime in July or August. Crazy!
We have visited Egypt before, for about 10 days, back in 2006.
And we now have a plan for the next two years, so our life is pretty much okay for the next 1 month, 1 week, and 1 day--and for two years after that...and then, who knows...
Thanks again, everyone!
(Bridget, I'll be asking you more questions than you could probably ever imagine in the near future, just to prepare you).
woohoo!! Lucky ducks
ReplyDeleteWow, Congrats!!! What an adventure!
ReplyDeleteThat's very exciting!! You guys will have so much fun. Hopefully you'll have time to travel around and see some more of that side of the world! Congratulations. You better keep up the blog.
ReplyDeleteYay! Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Andrew, you don't know me, but I blog stalk Nancy (come to think of it, she doesn't relaly know me either....that makes the slaker-ing more crazy), and I'm REALLY happy for you!
ReplyDeleteAmy, you're so funny! Besides, I know your cousin...so I know you by association. (I blog stalk you, too, you know--you're in my RSS feed reader). Thanks!
ReplyDeleteCongraduations on gradulating!
ReplyDelete...er, I mean Congratulations on graduating! And Congrats on Egypt!
There are rampant puns going through my head about you living in the city of the dead, but as they're all quite cheesy, I'll spare you.
Congrats again!
Nancy, whenever you're ready, bring it on. I mean it!
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