Update & Canada Road Trip
// June 2nd, 2010 // Dancing, Travel
Update.
A lot has happened since the last post. First, I graduated! I am now a Virginia Tech Alum with a degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics. I also have made several big decisions. I was accepted into Carnegie Mellon University to begin study for a PhD in Engineering and Public Policy. I decided to defer my acceptance for one year so I can return to China and continue studying mandarin. I took a job as an off-road driving instructor in Montana driving hummers, which will last until October and help fund my studies in China. I recently received a scholarship from the Taiwanese government to study there, so it’s looking like after the job in Montana I’ll be in Taiwan instead of mainland China from around Dec-May (I really want to learn traditional characters, so here’s my chance!).
Road Trip.
The way my job works is I fly out to Montana and drive hummers for about 3 weeks and then get a week off to refresh and take a break. My first break, however, is from June 1-14 and a little longer, so I decided to take a road trip to Canada during the time. I am writing from DC, the first stop on the road trip, where I caught the Tuesday night dance at Jam Cellar last night. I am headed to NYC tomorrow to catch the Frim Fram dance on Thursday nights. Friday I’ll be going up to Montreal to visit a friend and catch the Friday night dance there then explore the city for the weekend. After that, it’s looking like I’ll visit Quebec for a couple days and then perhaps head to Toronto, Niagra Falls, then Cleveland to do a little Balboa at Cleveland All Bal Weekend. That’s the current plan at least. I’d like to be home on the 13th and that’s really my only contraint. Other than that, I’m pretty much going where dancers are and staying with dancer friends. I’ll make a post at the end of the trip with pics and details.
