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So!
I am in Chester, PA. I arrived here yesterday. I am here for my first class in my master's program for human sexuality education.
Today I had my first class, which went from 9 AM til about 6:30 PM (we got out a bit early because AV equipment was being fussy - normally a Saturday class should go til 7 PM!)
I am SOOO freakin happy!!! I feel like I've confirmed that I am DEFINITELY in the right place, in terms of the program I'm in. It's amazing because this class I am in isn't just something to fulfill a random requirement - it's part of my degree program and my career path. I'll be taking this information, and these ways of thinking, with me for the rest of my career in human sexuality. I'm on my way to being a sexologist. This is just so COOL.
I know that the whole "taking this with me" bit isn't limited to my field. But the thing is, when I was studying anthropology & sociology, they were very interesting to me but they didn't feel like my lifeblood. Those things still are interesting to me, and I think I'll definitely be incorporating what I learned through my undergrad with everything I learn and do in this grad work. It's just that I feel like I've found, well, my calling. And today was one of my first steps on that path.
Just to kind of get this out of my system... I'm an emerging (educational) sexologist! My field is human sexuality education! I think this is the coolest thing EVAR! I feel I've found an intellectual home, with colleagues (*gasp!*) who are thinking along similar lines! GAH the amazingness, will it never cease????
:-D