In which the countdown begins to my next big life-change. Right now I’m struggling with an unhealthy mix of stress, confusion, excitement, and fear.

21 days until I’m done working.

A little over a month until I move to a new city, state, and life.

A month and a half until textbooks, lectures, and exams reenter my life in such an intense form as I have never experienced.

I have been working toward this time in my life for years and years. I have traveled across the country researching schools and plastering on a smile for interviewers, explaining to them why I am the perfect candidate for their program.

And as of today, this is how I feel: