An Introduction

For some reason, I had the urge to create another one of these, using Blogspot now that LiveJournal seems somewhat out of style. I guess the reason I want to do this is that I want to improve my writing, and the only way to do that is to, well, write. Another reason is to help those I will leave behind at Oberlin keep up to date on my activities, if they so desire.
For those of you who don't know me, I am currently a senior Classics major at Oberlin College, soon to be released into the wide world. I used to be a competitive swimmer, but with the end of the '08-'09 season came the end of my competitive swimming career. It was very hard for me to greet the end of the season this year, since swimming has meant more to me than I ever could have imagined when I first walked into the pool at Princeton High School twelve years ago. Now that swimming is over, I have a bit more time on my hands to do things like worry about school, my future, my friends, my income, etc, etc, etc...But in what spare time I do have, I love to swing dance, which explains the title of my humble blog. I started dancing three years ago as an eager but timid freshman, taking full advantage of Oberlin's fairly unique Exco program. I was hooked after the first class, and have been dancing as much as possible ever since. I even teach the beginning Exco class now, which is amazing and so much fun.
As a senior, one must assume that I've either been slacking off completely or freaking out completely. I'd have to say it has been more freaking out than slacking off, since I'm not really the slacking type. Knowing that I won't be returning to Oberlin next year is one of the scariest things I can think of right now. Can I actually handle the real world? How will I not die of hypothermia in December? I can proudly say, however, that as of yesterday, after a month long, uber-stressful search, I will not be starving to death or squatting in my parents house after graduation- I have successfully secured a year long teaching fellowship at a swanky prep school in New England called Concord Academy. I'll be teaching Latin and "involv[ing] [myself] fully in the life of Concord Academy, which should be interesting since they don't have a swim team. When I started looking for gainful employment, I realized that I would really enjoy coaching, since I love swimming and it has been such a huge part of my life for so long, and decided that if I did end up getting a teaching job, I would definitely becoming involved with the swim program. So, naturally, I would get a job at a school that doesn't have a team. I suppose I could start one, but who would continue it after I left? Or maybe that would force CA to hire me for another year. And another, and another...
Needless to say, I'm excited about my future and trying not to give up completely on my last module at Oberlin. That has proven difficult, however, since I know have a job for next year secured and the weather is finally getting beautiful again. My thesis is due on the 24th, so we'll see how work on that progresses. Let the battle between Ploy, work, and Spring begin...