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I miss school. Not necessarily Dominican, Iowa, or even Roosevelt. I miss the idea of school. I miss going to class. No need to say it, I already acknowledge that this makes me a little weird. When I was young, I remember being kind of bored during summer vacation. I wanted to go back to school. You may be asking yourself "What would Erika do if she went back to school?" or "What degree would she get? A PhD in being a librarian?" Yes, Virginia, there is a PhD in library science. That is not what I would do. I would opt for a Masters in Religious Studies/Religion/whatever it might be called at whatever school. This could be an MA or an MDiv, I don't care. I was seriously considering applying to Iowa to get an MA in Religious Studies shortly before graduation. I even went over to the office in Gilmore and got their packet. I'm mildly terrified of writing a thesis. This is partly thanks to Miss Amanda McKinley who let me know (while writing hers) that she was on page 68 and still had lots more to write. I cannot even imagine writing 68 pages. At all.

Anyway. I want to get a Master's in Religious Studies. Neither of the two universities in Fayetteville offer this. (Methodist only actually offers 3 Master's programs.) Other universities in the state do. Like Wake Forest. And Duke. (Can you imagine me applying to Duke? They'd laugh as the rejected me.) And UNC. And yes, I think it would be pretty awesome to one day get a PhD in Religious Studies. Then people could call me Dr. Erika. Basically, I want to pay back student loans for the rest of my life. (Although, if I stay in school, I'll never have to pay them back!) I need to find a program that does not require being a TA because I don't have time for that crap. I'd be grading papers at the library.

I would like (for my next job) to work at a university. I think academic librarian would be a nice change from public librarian (and might pay better). And maybe they'd help pay my tuition. So, I should wait. I'd like to get a job at Iowa. I miss the library there. And I miss Iowa City.

And I'll have to learn a language. Most schools want at least a reading comprehension of a foreign language. And most specify that French or German is best. German it is! I'll just check out some materials when the HQ library opens again next month! (Along with the learn Welsh materials since I, for some bizarre reason, wish to learn Welsh.)