to be continued....

Hmmm. I hadn't realized that I still had this blog...as is evident by my complete lack of posts over the last year. This post will serve as a transition to a new blog (yet to be titled/created). Why the transition? Because my life is in transition, of a magnitude I can only dream about.
I got accepted to the rabbinic program with HUC! I'm putting the polishing touches on my Hebrew right now (yes, this very minute) in Israel at Ulpan Or. They are amazing. I am feeling more confident about retaking the Hebrew test. Don't get me wrong, still doing a ton of studying, but it's nice to be with teachers many hours a day and surrounded by Hebrew.
So what does this mean? It means that I'll go back to Colorado for a bit and figure out when I need to move to Israel. If I need to do pre-ulpan, I'll go to Israel first week of June, otherwise I'll be there (here?) last week of June. It means that I have to quit my job, which is really quitting my career as a chemist. Talk about a career change. At their foundations, I don't find chemistry and the rabbinate to be so different; however, the day to day and the practical applications and human interactions are worlds apart.
Moving to Israel, but only for year. All my stuff is being stored in my parents' basement (yay for big houses). I have to decide what to take with me, what do I really need. It's a fascinating exercise in minimalism when you have to look at all your material things and say this is unimportant, this is important-just not now, and this is so important that I'm willing to take it with me overseas temporarily. After said year, it's off to Cincinnati. Well, Cincinnati is the goal, nothing has been set in stone with that, but I see no real barriers to getting it.
On a very personal note, what makes this a tough time is someone very special to me is on his own journey. He decided that now was the best time to join the army reserves; and as I type this, he has completed his first week at boot camp. It won't just be the distance, but because he's recently enlisted, means there will be minimal contact for the next 5+ months. Ouch.
I am looking forward to an adventurous coming year and am curious to see where life will take me.