For those of you who are still reading this blog (we salute you!), a quick update on my USC application.
I found out two weeks ago I was accepted into the Specialized Journalism master's degree program. Due to scheduling conflicts in August, when the program starts, I will be unable to attend this year, but I will enroll next year and, if all goes according to plan, will graduate in May 2010. It's an expensive program, and over the next year my task is to line up scholarships and grants. I will also be attempting to brush up on Spanish and possibly wade into one or two more languages. All of this is for the purpose of bettering my chances of earning a fellowship. I'll keep you posted as the weeks and months carry me closer to grad school.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
What is up
Here is a little sampling of what's going on in our busy lives right now:
-- In early April, I applied to U.S.C. for a specialized journalism program that begins this August and would result in a master's degree in about 10 months. I would be learning how to cover global human rights struggles and humanitarian causes. Haven't heard yet whether I've been accepted; haven't figured out how to pay for it, either...
-- We're getting close to buying plane tickets for our second trip to China. This time, we'll be heading to Nanchang for two weeks in mid-July, then spending three to four more weeks in Beijing as I write a book about Bring Me Hope, the orphans and the Olympics. This means we'll be away from home for more than a month, and will need to figure out how to keep everything here paid for while we're away. Support letters will be mailed in the very near future.
-- Photography. I'm trying to start taking portraits and getting paid for it.
-- Our very dear friends, Justin and Erin McDonald, moved this week to The Philippines, fulfilling a long-held goal to become missionaries to that nation. We will miss them at church, where they each wore several hats and helped with pretty much everything but the preaching. And we will miss hanging out with them, although we may be able to visit them while in the neighborhood (read: Asia) this summer. Read their ministry's blog here.
There is much more going on, but these are the highlights. I hope to start blogging on a semi-regular basis again between now and when we leave for China. Thanks for reading!
-- In early April, I applied to U.S.C. for a specialized journalism program that begins this August and would result in a master's degree in about 10 months. I would be learning how to cover global human rights struggles and humanitarian causes. Haven't heard yet whether I've been accepted; haven't figured out how to pay for it, either...
-- We're getting close to buying plane tickets for our second trip to China. This time, we'll be heading to Nanchang for two weeks in mid-July, then spending three to four more weeks in Beijing as I write a book about Bring Me Hope, the orphans and the Olympics. This means we'll be away from home for more than a month, and will need to figure out how to keep everything here paid for while we're away. Support letters will be mailed in the very near future.
-- Photography. I'm trying to start taking portraits and getting paid for it.
-- Our very dear friends, Justin and Erin McDonald, moved this week to The Philippines, fulfilling a long-held goal to become missionaries to that nation. We will miss them at church, where they each wore several hats and helped with pretty much everything but the preaching. And we will miss hanging out with them, although we may be able to visit them while in the neighborhood (read: Asia) this summer. Read their ministry's blog here.
There is much more going on, but these are the highlights. I hope to start blogging on a semi-regular basis again between now and when we leave for China. Thanks for reading!
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