The View From Kalamazoo

So recently Bri was offered a position working on a half-mil. NIH grant as instructional specialist. It’s a medical research/education thing – hooking up medical students at MSU and U MN to medical students at a college in Mexico to collaborate on Alzheimer’s research, (and etc.). It involves technologies he already works with (as God of compressed video/interactive television), plus what amounts to paid training in a lot of other stuff he’ll want to know to push for promotions/more money later, anyway…and it could open up other opportunities for stuff like this. And it’s a little extra money. (Believe me, that’s never a bad thing at our house.)

It’s a 3-year gig. The extra work and time away from home (he may have to travel to MSU and/or Mexico over the next couple years (he’s so not fond of travel, especially if it might involve flying, but I guess he’s willing) impacts me, obviously…but the part that really impacts me: remaining at WMU.

Great opportunity for him.
Screws me and any plans for my future I might still resurrect.

I’m very sad for me even as I’m happy for him. Ever feel like the universe was giving you a big ol’ hint that you should be doing something different with your life than you had planned…? It’s mind-boggling..