I hate change. So. Much.
More than tourists.
More than bugs.
Even more than the Yankees.
I just really don’t like change and needless to say the last
few months haven’t been the easiest for me. As I have written about several
times, in June, I had to leave my beloved Ithaca and everyone in it. That truly
sucked. Then, I went home for seven weeks and worked at my usual summer spot on
the ocean (doesn’t sound that bad, right?) Well, it wasn’t. I really enjoyed my
time at home with my family, but by the time I got used to being there again,
it was time to leave. Finally in August, I made the move to Boston and began
working in the Harvard Athletic Department.
To say the most recent move required some change would be an
understatement. I went from living in a town of 30,000 to living in a city with
over 4.6 million people in it. I no longer drive my car and instead take public
transportation. I live with new people in a new house that is just feet away
from the house of my new neighbors. Oh and I work a full-time job that actually
requires about 50-60 hours a week. So ya, a whole lot of newness and change.
Between the new job and the new lifestyle, Boston was a
rough adjustment. I didn’t expect it to be as easy as my move to Ithaca (that
was piece of cake, a really good piece, too), but I also didn’t expect it to be
as challenging as it was. I knew no one and in a city of almost 5 million and
an Athletic Department of about 200 it was kind of lonely. I missed my friends,
I missed the things I did for fun, I missed my old routine, my sister, my
parents cooking for me. It wasn’t pretty and I kept chugging along as I tried
to get into a routine and then…
BAM!
I realized that I liked it. It took a bit longer than I
expected but once I started to make friends in the department and recognize
familiar faces things fell right into place. I had never realized how important
it is to me to feel like a part of something. I was telling my mom late last
week after a volleyball tournament that as much as I have complained about
small-town mentality in the past, there are things I really appreciate about
it. I’ve met a ton of my student workers and I think I’m really going to like
working with them this year. I also have a couple of games that I’ve managed
under my belt so things are becoming more familiar and I’m realizing that I
made the right decision coming here.
Now that I’ve gotten all of that off my chest here are some
snapshots of my time here thus far:
View from the top of Harvard Stadium
Field Hockey
Some Harvard swag
And more Harvard swag
A break in action at our volleyball invitational and a new
water bottle to hold the rest of my Harvard swag
And of course … the family has been super supportive and
awesome in the move and has already come to visit!
