Forgive me for not being able to talk or think about anything except grad school for now; I’m still over the moon about the news regarding the scholarship. For the longest time, I didn’t allow myself to feel excited about Columbia because I didn’t know how I was going to manage to pay for it—I didn’t want to get my hopes up too high, although I did what I could. I’ll eventually find my way back to earth, but please indulge me for now because I’m really so excited!

Taken during early spring last year. For some reason, I'm looking forward to being a student again.

Up until recently, I wasn't sure if I was going to walk through that lane to head to school *tears*

So that’s all for today. I just wanted to share some photos I took last year, when I visited the campus. I remember sitting on the steps of the library, watching the students go by, and thinking that I really wanted to study at the J-School. And for the first time, that dream is actually within striking distance.

Of course, I have better reasons for wanting to go to Columbia other than imbibing the stereotypical Ivy League student life, and I know that life will be far from easy when I’m there, but nonetheless, it feels really, really good to be able to be more happy than anxious about this for once.