rounding the bend

the future got a little bit clearer today. well, maybe not completely, but 3 things happened today that offer 3 different (or more) paths for my future. the options are now coming into focus. and here they are, in the order they happened...

1. i showed up at work/research today for the first time since spring break. there was no one there except for my boss (we're the only crazy ones that go in at 8am), and it was very peaceful and easy to work after not having done it for awhile :) i got to play with the microscope all by myself (like a big girl, ha ha) and did some odds and ends things to finish off the morning. my boss asks me what my plans are for after i graduate. i tell him i honestly don't know. he then asks if i'd like to keep my internship during the summer. it depends on my job prospects and living situation, i suppose, but definitely wouldn't mind if a full-time option doesn't come up. :)

2. i had promised my mom i'd be more proactive about actually looking for a job, so i went to a gt alumni career fair today. it was a really different feeling being at a career fair with people that have years of experience, who i guess become your peers after you graduate. there weren't many opportunities for environmental engineers, but 2 that stood out as definite possibilities. would i like to learn about nuclear energy and how to control its waste, make it cleaner, and integrate it more into how we do things? sure, why not? would i like to be one of the people that defines a "sustainable facilities engineer" for a company that still has no idea what exactly it's looking for? maybe... and it definitely felt nice to have someone read over my resume after telling me that there probably wasn't a position for me at the company and then say, "wow, this is definitely worth showing my boss. please please please call him, he likes people that take initiative." i wanted really badly to ask what about the resume was so impressive so that i'd know to play it up later, but oh well, i can settle for a compliment :) it's the first i've ever gotten from a career fair, actually.

3. after almost 3 weeks of follow-up interviews, chats, and forum questions for the mc southern cone application process, the recipients of the confidence vote were announced today...and i was one of them! i couldn't believe it, definitely wasn't expecting it :) so this basically means that the position is between me and one other girl. we'll be interviewed again (maybe) by the mcp and the new mc will be announced on saturday. after 3 years in aiesec, i never saw myself going this direction, but i decided it was such a great adventure i couldn't not apply :) why not, right? i guess that's been the motto for everything lately. makes sense. i will finally be finished with school after 18 yrs, and though these have been amazing and everyone says they're the best of your life, i can't help but be excited about the potential in the world beyond...including argentina/chile :)

so the future is still as unclear as ever, i guess, but things are starting to materialize. freaky, but good :) and all of this 2 weeks after my awesome trip to the keys, some pictures from which are below.

let's see where this goes...