Disappointment is a part of life. It makes you stronger. Blah, blah – we’ve all heard it before. Unfortunately, it’s true. I did not get into the only graduate program that I applied to, the one which caused me to spend the last few months laboring over writing samples and statements of purpose and studying [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Obama’
Who Said This Was Easy? But at Least I Don’t Have Swine Flu.
Posted in Starting Over, tagged Cambodia, graduate school, GRE, laid off, Laos, low-residency, Obama, Shanghai, Thailand, Vietnam, writing on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Duck, Duck – Goose
Posted in Starting Over, tagged graduate school, laid off, Master's Degree, Obama, Park City, Solitude, The Canyons on February 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s been exactly one month since President Obama took office and I left office. It is a surreal experience to watch someone so intelligent, dedicated, and diplomatic run our country, while at the same time I am one of the statistics that he is continuously mentioning in his news conferences. The piece of advice (more [...]
I Heart Sandwich
Posted in Starting Over, tagged jewish, laid off, Obama, Politics, Sandwich on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I had lunch today with a friend at my favorite lunch spot, the Back Door Deli (or BDD for you acronym lovers). A few days ago, I found out from the owners of BDD that I would have a sandwich named after me. Honestly, can you think of anything cooler than that? But now that [...]
