2009 and Beyond

It has been more than 6 months since my last post (I'm really getting bad at this!).

Actually, the truth is that I haven't had many entirely new experiences that people would enjoy reading about. Life has been filled with grad school applications and projects at work punctuated by weekends of fun with friends and a brief trip back to the US for Christmas.

However, I recently received some news that is worth sharing!

After applying to three schools and being accepted by only one, the decision has been made (by the powers that be) that I will be attending the University of Chicago beginning in September of 2009! I have currently been accepted to the MBA program there and am still awaiting a decision from the law school. If I'm accepted to both, I'll likely complete both degrees.

Though my nearly three years working here in China have been amazing, I'm excited to get back to the States to start studying again. I'm also happy to sit on the sidelines for a couple of years while the economy works its way back to normalcy.

Life between now and September will steadily slow down until I jump in to the intense academic world again. Currently, I am working out a succession plan with my company to determine who will manage each of my team members after my departure. I have planned to leave the company on June 12th and spend about 2 months traveling through China and southeast Asia. If anybody would like to join for any of those travels, let me know soon (my parents have already called the first two weeks, though).

Sabine is also winding down as she prepares to go back to France (in late June). She is still planning to apply for school in Chicago and hopes to enroll for the Spring semester. She's getting a bit nervous, but after she scored so well on her TOEFL, I'm confident that she'll be accepted at her target university (DePaul).

I'm excited already as I think about being back in the States, especially since I am going back to the Midwest. It will be great to have an extended period of time close to family and old friends (though I'll certainly miss my friends here).

Anywhoo, I think I'll wrap this post up. I doubt that I will be writing much between now and June, but once I begin my travels, I should be writing more regularly about the new and interesting experiences I have during my travels!