Starting Grad School

I realize it's been awhile (about 6 months) since I last posted. I decided that I did indeed miss blogging and now that I am in a better place (mentally) I decided to start this up again. Upon returning for Argentina last summer I dove right into the job search for a marketing position. By November I landed my self at a software company that links big software together to run nuclear power plants, refineries, oil rigs, factories, etc... It sounds cool but is really technical and boring. I landed the Marketing Manager position and then learned I was the WHOLE marketing department and had to build my position from scratch (a daunting task for a newbie in marketing). After a few months I realized a) I was really bored, b) sitting in a cubicle was suffocating, c) trade shows are no fun to attend and be on your feet for 12 hours smiling and pushing your product on mostly fat oil and utility moguls who were just there to eat and get the free stuff, d) Most jobs I started to apply to (and I applied to a ton after 2 months in my first position) were boring as well and required way too much time in a cubicle, alone. These were not good positions for as social and active of a person like me. So, I did some soul searching (I was supposed to do this in Argentina, which I did, but never came to an answer) and I realized that while I enjoyed my marketing internship at VOS in Buenos Aires, that I enjoyed learning and being in a school environment much more.
So..........after much deliberation and advice from Mom, Nick and friends I decided to finally pursue a teaching credential (yes, many of you out there are like, FINALLY, and I told you so). One stipulation was that if I did go back to school I wanted to do it right which meant I didn't just want to go back for a credential but a Masters as well. USC offers an online (virtual) Masters in Teaching program with a credential in 1 year (great deal). So I applied in March and got in in April. I officially started my program in May and I am loving it so far.............