I went to college out of high school just like everyone else but a car wreck near the end of my first semester proved to be a long challenge that left school out in the cold for many years. Then life came along and I started traveling and working and eventually had a successful career in Human Resources.
Along the way I took a lot of classes and came within several classes of completing my degree in HR, but 4 years ago I tired of doing workplace investigations, constantly seeing the darker sides of people, and decided I couldn't spend any more of my life doing work that kept me awake at night. So I decided to go back to school to study plants and finally finish my degree.
And with Peter's amazing support all along the way, 1 short week ago, I did finish!
Photo by Peter Rejcek
Of course the big question now is- what next? I'm really torn between finding a way to live a creative life where my time and pursuits are my own (as well as make me a living) and pursuing a PhD to do research, which is a time intensive commitment that will require limiting my creative pursuits. It's a tough decision, and one I can't make today.
For now, I'm looking forward to a long trip to Spain to celebrate my graduation, spending time taking photographs and working on the myriad of half-finished art projects that have pile up of the last couple of years as I had less & less time to work on them. Oh, and I'll be back to blogging on a more regular basis.
Andrea
