First off, I'd like to share the laughter and point out that as I started to type this blog title (at least initially), it was being translated (as I typed) into Hindi characters and couldn't figure how to turn it off for ten mminutes. Hilarious.
Anyway. I always think winter break will be this quick affair, and it never is. After one week of sleeping in and watching Grey's--I'm usually ready for a project. And, often I'll read. But this time will be different. This year I am going to use my time to fundraise for my non-profit, and write up what my first marketing campaign will look like. I won't be able to really employ the atregy until I have a firm job offer in the New England area, but it might be a good idea to start thinking though my markets, and winter break is an ideal time to start conducting some research. I think I'll do some outreach to New England foster youth in college (I call them 'foster students') and start collecting some survey data, maybe using an online tool like SurveyMonkey. I'll start making a marketing binder to hold all this information, and pick it back up once I have my job offer.
Also, there is the issue of comps. I will be writing and researching for my comprehensive exams (a non-thesis they force us to do--a thesis would be seriously preferable)...that's a whole other story. Thus, the writing for comps will eat up at least 20 hours per week. So, vacation will be a relative term this year. It's fine. My research is awesome. It REALLY is. So yeah, ask me about it. ;)
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