So. Guess who will be the new Vice President for Pi Delta Phi (The National French Honor Society) next semester? Yep, me. I know, I'm surprised, too. I wasn't even planning on running for a single position, but when people were standing up and telling people why they should be the new V.P., I suddenly got the desire to do so, too. I won't pretend that I made some amazing, grand speech that was incredibly inspiring or anything. On the contrary, I just made people laugh, told them I had good leadership skills because I had four younger siblings, and then really stressed that I loved PDP, French culture, and how much I wanted to share that love with everyone. Awww. Either way, for someone, I got most of the votes. Weird.
In other news, I had my interview with JBA last Saturday. I personally think it went well, but I won't know for sure for another week or two. For some reason, I'm not driving myself insane waiting to hear a response. Luckily, they'll tell me if I don't get it and won't leave me hanging. That would suck. If I get it, then my current plan is to stay in Kirksville after the semester ends for the month of May and the first half of June (which is when I would do JBA) before flying to Kentucky for the rest of June and all of July. If I don't get the job, then I'll just fly to Kentucky once the semester ends and stay there for May, June, and July. Kat and I move into our apartment in the beginning of August, so that's when I'd be back. We'll see! I think, ultimately, as much as I would love to do JBA, I'll be happy with either decision since I would love to spend three months with my family, as well. So I've got some good choices! I wouldn't be "settling" for anything.
Also, thanks to my friend Tyler, I've been having some fun life crises. I realized the other day that I do not want to get into Library Science. I don't know why. Honestly, I've found myself just looking for careers that would allow me to live and work in Québec. The only job I've had in mind that has remained constant is one: translation. It's the only one I can imagine myself doing (other than being an author, obviously) where I'd be happy and not really settling for something. I was looking at grad schools last night, and obviously my dream school would be one in Québec. At first, I thought the price would be an issue. But then I did some digging on the government financial aid website and found out that they do offer loans to get a degree abroad, whether it's undergrad or grad school, depending on the school. The school I have in mind, McGill (although there are other options), is one their list of accepted schools. Another thing is the fact that the tuition for McGill is about $10,000 to $20,000 cheaper yearly than the schools in the U.S. that offer Master's degrees in French translation. Obviously there aren't the only factors, but the prospects are looking good! I'm excited to look into this further.
