Sorry for the long delay. It’s been a while and a lot has happened. I went back to Ohio and Michigan for Thanksgiving about a week. It was great seeing family and seeing some quality college football. Since then I have been back at it in Massachusetts, helping out with our pond website content, our outreach strategy for stormwater runoff mitigation, and doing outdoor service projects. Thankfully, the winter has been very mild. Today is 29 degrees F. I have continued to pursue learning about wastewater solutions. I am excited to go visit an organization that does research and advocacy in this area this weekend. I have been giving more thought to what I want to spend my time doing following finishing grad school. Where do I want to make a contribution? Where can I be most helpful? What do I enjoy?

Listened to half a podcast called Millennial by Megan Tan in which she navigates some of the same questions, sometimes entertaining, sometimes melodramatic, and sometimes insightful. Might be worth checking out, if you’re into radio.

Anyways, for me those questions are in the context of priorities such as maintaining relationships with friends and family, dating, and other goals. Dating out here has been a learning experience. Figuring out what it is that I want and don’t want is not the easiest, figuring out what I can be flexible on and what I can’t.

I haven’t been playing the harmonica as much as I was before. I want to get back into it. However, I have jumped back into doing magic tricks. I am hoping to polish some routines and to try to get paid for performing. Been brainstorming and putting together new material. There’s going to be a talent show for AmeriCorps in February at which I will do some magic tricks. Should be fun!

Hope everyone back in OH is doing well. Miss you all!

Ben