extraordinary

I have now been in Salzburg for over a month. For nearly five weeks I have lived in a hotel and gone to work in an 18th Century palace. I have moved from being overwhelmed by it all to being so comfortable I don't even think about it. It's funny how quickly things become familiar. I have the most beautiful office and work in an absolutely gorgeous library, and just recently I was reminded of how absolutely extraordinary this is. This is not the sort of space a recent graduate is supposed to get to work in! Yet here I am. At our last session I got up the courage to do a bit of actual networking, and the fellow I spoke with said he could hook me up with people who want to put toegther archives in Norway if I would be willing to move there. That's right, Norway. He also is going to introduce me to the state archivist of Maryland, so there's plenty of options.

How do I keep falling into so many wonderful things? The only answer I can find is that my life is being directed by someone who has grander plans than anything I could ever dream up. So I thank God for the blessings, hold on tight, and keep moving forward. At the rate my life experience has been expanding, from local to national to international, I fully expect to end up working in the first intergalactic library and archives by the end of my career. Or institute a proper archives program at USF. Either would be just as rewarding, and just as miraculous.

-Kim