"Someone said my words are out of balance..."

...nothing to say."

Okay, since I quasi got in trouble with some people for not telling anyone other than my family and about 3 of my friends about this new job, I decided that I will try to keep everyone updated through this blog in case I don't talk to you. That way you'll know what time zone I am in and can then gauge what time you call me!

I got back from Virginia this morning at about 1:30 due to some problems at MSP. I had first class seating the whole way from DC to Sioux Falls, but I had a double connection, so I spent over 7 hours in either a plane or airport yesterday. First class was nice and I drank a lot of wine--which was good due to the fact that my first flight was pretty rough. I had enough time on my Detroit layover to check out the lady's room and then flew into MSP. Whereas I thought I'd have to book it to get to my plane on time (due to some extensive taxiing), I had tons of time as there were problems with the first plane so we had to switch terminals after standing around for 35 minutes (keep in mind, I was one of the last people there, so there were some fools who waited a looooong time) and once we got on our new plane they had to reload the fuel so we didn't fly crooked. Bonus: lots of wine while waiting for the changes to be made. However, my already-late arrival just got later. Another non-bonus: the freakishly cold temps here! Good lord!

Now I am in SoDak for 10 days and then I'll go back to DC. My job is amazing--I loved every minute of training except for the minutes before my mock-facilitation time when I felt like I'd puke. Don't worry--it went well. I also got my per diem check up front with overly-high estimates on how much things will cost, so that is neat. Yay for free money.

That is all I really have. More travel-updates will be posted as they become available; pictures too.

"Slow down, you crazy child...

...Vienna waits for you."

So, in the past couple weeks I have gotten myself into something really exciting. I got hired for my dream job! I was hired by the Congressional Youth Leadership Conference and will act as a faculty advisor. This means that for 8 weekends this spring, I will be traveling around the country helping 8th and 9th grade students realize their leadership potential. The company pays for my airfare, hotel, food, and everything else plus a real paycheck. Neat.

I was hired officially on Tuesday, made my travel arrangements on Wednesday, and flew into DC this morning. I left Brookings at 4:45am for my flight that was supposed to leave at 6:45, but didn't leave Sioux Falls until 8--stupid airplane computers. At any rate, I made it here, and get to fly first class on the way home. I can handle that.

So, here I am, in Vienna, VA for paid training for a week. I have met some of my co-workers and many of the people who are working the same track as me (there are 3 tracks and we all fly to different places). This will be fun...as long as I can keep all parts of my life in order as I am still working on my Masters and am still a GTA for composition. We'll see!

So yeah. In the words of Billy, Vienna waited for me...how considerate!