And Finally, Scotland
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Nope, we'll have to save those for the next time we're in Scotland, scotlib! Thanks for telling me about them though.
The only trip planned at this point is to take DS back to school in Madison, WI. We haven't talked about whether we'll spend the night. As much as we enjoy Madison and all it's great ethnic restaurants, DS will be reconnecting with friends and would probably rather we just go home!
At this time of the year, I can't help feeling a little nostalgic for the trips to Amherst, MA to take our daughter to school. As sad as it always made me to leave her, I loved the trips out there. The drive through New York State is so pretty and I really enjoyed the area around Amherst.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, I don't think we'll be doing any European trips in the near future. Unless DS winds up doing a semester abroad in the spring. But right now he's thinking he'd rather do an internship with some sort of sports team, like perhaps a minor league baseball team.
He's also sort of getting his heart set on doing a family road trip out West to some of the National Parks next summer. We'll see...
How about you? Didn't you mention possibly going to the UK in the spring if your job situation cooperates?
The only trip planned at this point is to take DS back to school in Madison, WI. We haven't talked about whether we'll spend the night. As much as we enjoy Madison and all it's great ethnic restaurants, DS will be reconnecting with friends and would probably rather we just go home!
At this time of the year, I can't help feeling a little nostalgic for the trips to Amherst, MA to take our daughter to school. As sad as it always made me to leave her, I loved the trips out there. The drive through New York State is so pretty and I really enjoyed the area around Amherst.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, I don't think we'll be doing any European trips in the near future. Unless DS winds up doing a semester abroad in the spring. But right now he's thinking he'd rather do an internship with some sort of sports team, like perhaps a minor league baseball team.
He's also sort of getting his heart set on doing a family road trip out West to some of the National Parks next summer. We'll see...
How about you? Didn't you mention possibly going to the UK in the spring if your job situation cooperates?
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CAPH52, I would love to go back to the UK for April vacation. It is so beautiful with the spring flowers!
I've been reading Julia Child's My Life in France. It is interesting to read her love for a specific country. I have no compulsion to visit France; visit Great Britain, though, yes! So, similar, yet different and no rational reason why the loves
I've been reading Julia Child's My Life in France. It is interesting to read her love for a specific country. I have no compulsion to visit France; visit Great Britain, though, yes! So, similar, yet different and no rational reason why the loves
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Hampshire, Nikki? You have a better memory than I do! Did you have a son or a daughter there? You wouldn't by chance be the person here who I had a "conversation" with about the daughter who graduated a year or two ahead of mine and went on to grad school?
I hope you're able to do that April trip, scotlib!
As for the attachment to a particular country, there are a lot of places I'd like to visit. But, much as I hate to admit it, I've realized that I'm more comfortable in countries where I speak the language. I wouldn't let it stop me from going somewhere. And I loved Paris and Barcelona. But, as I mentioned in my Barcelona TR, I'm not good with languages. And that makes me feel like sort of a bad guest, if that makes sense. I don't like feeling like the "ugly American" who expects everyone else to speak my language.
I hope you're able to do that April trip, scotlib!
As for the attachment to a particular country, there are a lot of places I'd like to visit. But, much as I hate to admit it, I've realized that I'm more comfortable in countries where I speak the language. I wouldn't let it stop me from going somewhere. And I loved Paris and Barcelona. But, as I mentioned in my Barcelona TR, I'm not good with languages. And that makes me feel like sort of a bad guest, if that makes sense. I don't like feeling like the "ugly American" who expects everyone else to speak my language.
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Daughter, graduated four years ago, just graduated from grad school. Yes, that was probably me who talked about it, don't think there are a whole lot of other people who've mentioned Hampshire.
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Yeah, since it's such a small school, there probably aren't a lot of others here who have kids who went there! Though my daughter did meet with a Fodorite and her son who was thinking about Hampshire.
Assuming it was you, I remember your telling me that you felt Hampshire wasn't a lot of help to her in getting in to grad school. Do you feel that her Hampshire education prepared her well for grad school?
I hope you don't mind my asking that. I guess I'm curious at least in part because my daughter still hasn't found a job in her field. And, of course, the current economy has a lot to do with that. But I'm wondering whether other Hampshire grads feel the school has stood them well, so to speak.
Which is not to say that I have any regrets about her having attended Hampshire. I think it was a fantastic experience for her, in many ways.
Assuming it was you, I remember your telling me that you felt Hampshire wasn't a lot of help to her in getting in to grad school. Do you feel that her Hampshire education prepared her well for grad school?
I hope you don't mind my asking that. I guess I'm curious at least in part because my daughter still hasn't found a job in her field. And, of course, the current economy has a lot to do with that. But I'm wondering whether other Hampshire grads feel the school has stood them well, so to speak.
Which is not to say that I have any regrets about her having attended Hampshire. I think it was a fantastic experience for her, in many ways.
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The placement office was zero help with applying to graduate school. My daughter and I figured out what she had to do and where to apply. It would have been useful to have an idea which schools had programs in her field (school psychology) and how selective they were. As it was, she was shooting in the dark. Many of her friends put off grad school for at least a year for this reason.
That said, she found her education very useful, she adapted well to the independent nature of the Hampshire curriculum
(which has been modified quite a bit since she started there)and that stood her in good stead for graduate school. She says she would still have picked Hampshire and has no regrets.
And after four years of grad school, she has only found a temporary, part time position. So no education is a guarantee of a job in one's field in this economy. My other daughter graduated from Brandeis last year and is still looking for work in her field.
That said, she found her education very useful, she adapted well to the independent nature of the Hampshire curriculum
(which has been modified quite a bit since she started there)and that stood her in good stead for graduate school. She says she would still have picked Hampshire and has no regrets.
And after four years of grad school, she has only found a temporary, part time position. So no education is a guarantee of a job in one's field in this economy. My other daughter graduated from Brandeis last year and is still looking for work in her field.
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Yeah, it's definitely a tough time to be starting out. My daughter said that, of the students who graduated when she did who are working rather than in grad school, few have gotten jobs in their field. But, as you said, I'm sure that's true of most schools right now.
I have noticed that, just recently, more jobs seem to be popping up that are at least closer to what she wants to do. So I'm hoping that's a good sign. Though some of it may be that the longer she stays in her current job, the less picky she gets!
Thanks for answering my questions, Nikki. And good luck to both of your daughters!
I have noticed that, just recently, more jobs seem to be popping up that are at least closer to what she wants to do. So I'm hoping that's a good sign. Though some of it may be that the longer she stays in her current job, the less picky she gets!
Thanks for answering my questions, Nikki. And good luck to both of your daughters!