Anticipation accomplished (for December)

There were two big dates on my calendar that have finally passed. One has been marked for months. One came up rather unexpectedly. I am glad they are both behind me.

The one I've been talking about for months is December 15th- the last day in which I would find out about internship interviews. This technically wasn't true, since my final site emailed me at 2:13am on the 16th, but that's another story. In the end, out of 11 site I received interviews from 9. Of the 2 that didn't come through, one was a risk I was taking that didn't work out, and the other was a total surprise that I can't explain. I am very happy with my 9, so it's okay. Four are in Texas, and five are out of state, in Illinois, Virginia, Louisiana, Florida, and Nebraska. Because of scheduling I had to ask Florida for a phone interview, but the others I will be going to in-person in January. I'm not at all nervous, at least not yet, because I'm still excited that I'm at this step. I get to see sites, meet the people I could be working with, and figure out where I want to be. Of course, I have to hope that I make the right impression so that the sites I love also love me, so that I get a great internship next year. I've made my travel plans, so now I get to sit back, review possible interview questions, and anticipate the journey.

The other date on my calendar popped up a little less expectedly- on December 16 I had surgery. I started having pain in my right sinus cavity, which evolved into pain around my right eye, which became headaches. After failed medical options and a CT, I went in to have infection cleared out and a deviated septum repaired. I'm happy to say that recovery has been about what I hoped. I'm barely in any pain, and am mostly just tired and feel like I have a cold. Because of everything in my nose to keep it stable and protected, I have no sense of smell, meaning no sense of taste, which is frustrating. I'm about ready to leave the house for the first time today, though, and can't wait until my follow-up on Wednesday and the drive home for Christmas.

So that's the update. More of those deep thoughts I promised as I keep getting healthy :)