My first midterm in over 20 years is this afternoon.  In my mind the words midterm and graduate student should never intersect.  But no one asked me to design the course.  Though if I had, I’d have put in lots of POP OUTS! (Inside joke)

Tomorrow I leave for New York City.  Alternative Spring Break is a program that allows graduate students to give up their break and work at locations in Washington DC or New York City in their field.  Since I am interested in public libraries I chose to work at the Queens Public Library.   I don’t know exactly what I will be doing there, but I know it’s an hour commute on the New York subway system.  I have very detailed directions on how to get from my youth hostel to Queens.  Should be very interesting!  I work from 10-6 Monday through Friday, so I guess the night life is out of the question!

This is another example of the amazing experiences I am so happy to have as a student.  Me, youth hostel, New York City, subway.  Those are things that just weren’t going to happen to me as a long time banker!  I’m excited.  Or I will be after I get that pesky midterm out of the way this afternoon.