Real

Everything seems to be coming together. Today I had an epiphany. For the past month or so, I have lost track of the big picture of this dissertation. Today as I was using the paper cutter to slice through my TATs, I remembered the chance to do a Dissertation Colloquium. I remembered how excited I really am about this project, and how it has the potential to make a difference. I remembered how wonderful it can be - albeit scary - to talk with the kids at Mkombozi. And I got excited again. I got excited for the project I've been looking forward to for 4 years and am now seeing through in reality. I can't believe I'm doing this. I've picked a hard thing to do, and I know that data collection is probably the hardest; it is the most unpredictable and the phase that has the most unknowns. Once you have the data, analyzing and writing are the fun parts. So here I go. Seeing my TATs all laminated and cut to size is making this real. Huzzah!