November 2006: Texas

It became apparent early in my tenure at U.Va. that I should plan a trip to Texas.  My job was originally conceived as being one in which I would be based in my region and travel from there, reporting back to the Office of Engagement at U.Va.  I was eager (!) to get out of independent film / festival  development and unable to find more work in reality television casting in Austin.  A Real Job where I could stay in Texas and travel extensively would also be a Dream Job.  When I was extended an offer, however, I was to be relocated to Charlottesville, Va.  Given that I’d just moved halfway across the country to be somewhere other than Charlottesville and had found the friends and social/cultural experience I wanted, I was dismayed (!).  But I was also really excited.  And let’s be honest– Texas was in my region, and Austin was centrally located between Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.  I would be back.  And I would have the best job, ever.