Stone Life

My fellow Americans….

I realize I have fallen woefully short on my explanation of our German experience, and there are a myriad of pictures and stories to tell, but the dreaded monster that is grad-school has once again reared its ugly head, so my time/energy is limited again.

I thought that I would write and tell my family/friends just where things stand in the seemingly endless quest for my degree. I started what will hopefully be my last semester of course work (don’t get too excited – that doesn’t mean much) the day we got back from Germany. I am again taking twelve hours, which feels like suicide most days, but I am that expediency turns out to be a worthwhile plan.

Part of the “hopefully this is my last semester” hinges on the tricky language requirement that has been looming large for the past few years. I just now finished taking the four-hour exam, and I feel pretty good about it. So, assuming I do not hiccup too badly over the next three-four months, I should knock the coursework out.

From there it is on to a series of exams (6-8 months, I’ve been told), and then the whole dissertation process (God knows what that will entail).

Anyway, for those who were interested, I thought i would update. In theory, by May I should be halfway finished or more. There is a faint glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.