Six weeks in…
Well, I’ve now been living in the northeast for seven weeks and working for six. I’m slowly getting used to being employed full time. I finished up training two weeks ago and have just about finished up my first real projects. I’m working prety much nine-to-five and am really enjoying having weekends and evenings to myself. (No more homework, yeah!)
Its also finely sinking in that this is “home” now. I still miss Champaign-Urbana and particularly my friends there, but I probably always will. I will be going back to visit in early September though. One of my friends is getting married, so I’m going back for the wedding. One of the engineering career fairs happened to be the next week, so I’m staying for that as well.
I have been somewhat disappointed by how difficult it has been to connect with the gay community around here. The closest center is in Norwalk and I often find myself driving either to New Haven or New York for things. I’ve only made it to half a dozen events total. Given how involved I was in Champaign, I’m feeling kinda bereft. Hopefully, I’ll make more connections as I move forward.