Done with Graduate School! 대학원 끝!

I am so happy and excited to announce that I am done with graduate school! I did it. I finished my Master's program. No more homework, staying up late to finish papers, and no more deadlines! I am a free woman.

I completed my degree online through Troy University, and I loved my experience. My professors were awesome, and I learned a lot by interacting with my peers. I did tons of research, wrote many many papers, and my final assignment was just shy of 100 pages in length.

The degree I chose is the Master of Science in Adult Education, and I had to choose a concentration, so I chose Leadership Studies. I started taking classes part-time a few months into my first year of teaching in Japan, so it's been a slow road, but I paid it all off and I did a decent job of balancing a full-time job and wedding planning.

Technically, I haven't graduated yet, but I'll have my diploma soon enough. I filed my intent to graduate late (the deadline was the day before my wedding, so I was a little preoccupied) but I won't need to look for a new job until spring of next year, anyway. Now I can focus on studying Korean and writing.

I'm on summer break now, and I'm excited to visit my friends in Seoul and in my old stomping grounds in Japan. I hope you all enjoy your vacation if you get one!