I've been hesitating for a long time but I finally went through with it... and recruited some volunteers to help us out at AARI. Given how much we've grown over the last year, it's become almost impossible to manage everything on our own. Since we cannot afford to hire staff right now, there was really only one other solution-- to hand over "my baby" to the general public. That was the original goal all along but I just never expected to do so this soon. In a way, I'm relieved. It was getting increasingly difficult to be in several places at once and next year, there will be even more demands on my time as I embark on the final path to completing my formal education.
Speaking of which, I am pleased to share with you that today I was accepted to another graduate program; this one at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. In all honesty, I never really expected to get in and without scholarships, I certainly wouldn't be able to go (at a cost of just over 33,000 euros). Still, it's nice to be wanted, and I appreciate the offer, but it just goes to show that my personal and professional life is undergoing a metamorphosis, of sorts. Now is the time to learn how to delegate responsibility to others-- while I still have time to make a few mistakes along the way; not next year when I will be trying to get my bearings in Madison.
I keep thinking about what Clark Johnson said about balancing my committments. With all the attractive offers that have come my way lately, it's really important that I learn to prioritize and plan. I don't want to ditch AARI just to have more free time to devote to UW. At the same time, I don't want my responsibilites at AARI to threaten opportunities at UW either. It's only March-- still plenty of time to find the key to balancing everything. So long as I don't wait until the last minute to get it right, we should be fine... right?
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