My household is going through a metamorphosis this fall:
–my younger daughter is leaving home to start college
–I’m starting grad school at Va. Tech in the ITMA program
–my older daughter is starting her senior year at Asbury College in Wilmore (Lexington), KY
–we just bought a new car, thus three years of payments. My last car loan was in 1984.
In three weeks, my wife and I will be empty nesters. That in itself is a major change, but I’m going back to grad school. This is 26 years after I graduated from college! Once in awhile fiery arrows of fear come zinging my way (I don’t duck anymore–my wife is wondering about my mental stability) and I wonder how this old brain is going to do. However, since I can piggy back my job with assignments and professional readings, I get excited. Moreover, I also am starting to smile when I think how I can assist my teachers in both my buildings.
Have any of you been in the ITMA program? Any advice? I have colleagues also beginning and we could use some words of advice from the tried and true!
