Ender’s Island and Fairfield University
I have now started (I think it’s safe to say that) my Master’s of Fine Arts in Writing program as I am sitting in my room on Ender’s Island in the residence hall and have walked around the not very large island, used the bathroom, noted the pipes running across the top of the bridge coming to the island, and spoken to the staff as well as the faculty about the excitement over this semester. For those interested, this MFA-Writing program is brand new for Fairfield University. Erin suggested it to me after seeing something about it, I looked into the first semester (which I believe I would’ve been accepted for had I tried) and ended up waiting for the second semester to allow my student status shift from Undergraduate to Graduate for financial aid purposes. More, I needed some time away from classwork, school reading, and formal education before leaping back into the pit-slash-fire. To wit, I was also (and am still) looking for a full-time job that allows me to take time off for this, would allow Erin and I to assume a larger portion of the financial obligation OR pay off other student debt (while incurring this) and be comfortable and prepared in a new position for the foreseeable future.
As a result, life needed to get started up again before I started down this road.
With all of that said, I think I am a little anxious over the start of this program and wondering what it will feel like at the end of the residency? I guess time will tell if I make fast friends or this is something I do for four semesters before moving on to teaching and/or whatever else comes next. Right this moment, I am a little over-interested in what is happening around me.
Oh, and if I remember, and if I can force myself to do it, I will try to add pictures to a blog post so people can see where I am at and what I am doing.
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