One month in

It's been a month and things are starting to come together. I have a bed and a Bureau in my bedroom and the air mattress is back in its box. There's enough food in the kitchen to keep me fed--even if it is just pasta and PB&J--and a growing library of takeout menus on the front of the fridge. At least my diet helps me to maintain a student mindset. I've found a few places in the neighborhood to get a drink, a cup of coffee and sit around wi-fi-ing. I've more or less figured out how to navigate the subway. I've secured a part-time job teaching ESL in the Bronx. And I'm one class into my Masters program in International Educational Development at Teachers College, Columbia University. Yes, things are coming together.

New York, United States