New Neighbors, New Schooling

Just to keep you updated. I started Graduate School in Environmental Studies in the College of Urban Affairs at Clevleand State University. I am taking four classes - environmental technology, Geographical Information Systems, technical writing, and a project (called seminar) class.

I will have new neighbors beginning tomorrow. A woman named Liz and her two children, Vicki and Rancy, about 8 and 10, are moving in. This is great news for me. I really need a neighbor I can hang with.

The day before yesterday my phone didn't work. It made me feel vulnerable. When I went to report it, I asked for the directions on how to tell if the trouble was outside the house and the responsibility of the phone company, or inside, and my responsibility. When told about the gray box which must be opened with a screwdriver, I had horrible flashbacks of when Gary attempted suicide. He had opened the box on the old house and connected the house phone line with the no longer working line outside the house, effectively stopping my phone service. It took the police and the phone company repairman a while to figure the problem out - with me there. Yesterday, when I was reporting the current problem, I was tired and had low blood sugar and I just broke out crying. Had I had a neighbor I was close to, I could have reported the problem at a place more comforting than Target. So I am really looking forward to a neighbor.

I hope they like music! I've been playing my cello and the piano a lot.

Next post I'll tell about my research project for Cleveland State.