On our way

As a lover of literary fiction, I have always been wary of blogs. But lately, it seems logical—and almost necessary—to have some medium for sharing our experiences. Before the end of the month, we will be leaving our home and our jobs to take on a new adventure.

In March, Gabe was accepted into Carnegie Mellon’s MEIM (master’s in entertainment industry management) program. This program first requires us to be in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His first year will include mostly business classes at CMU’s campus. Right now, I seem to be more excited about Gabe’s classes than he is, but he is looking forward to trip to Sundance Film Festival and three to four internships in major entertainment studios like Sony, Warner Brothers, and Lionsgate.

After two semesters of studying in Pittsburgh, we will be making another move across the country—to Los Angeles! Within two year’s time, we will have moved from the Midwest to the East coast to the West coast.

The scary part—and the exciting part—is that we have no idea where this move will take us next. We’ve had to face a lot of other scary things with this move. We don’t know anyone in Pittsburgh, and neither of us have ever been there. So, where do we live? How do we make money to live? How do we get all of our stuff from Missouri to Pittsburgh and then to LA? And most importantly, it seems at the moment, how do we pay for this “priceless” education?

We realize that in this time of economic hardship, not many people are attempting what we are. We realize that it’s going to be hard. But I think we also realize that if we don't take any risks now, we never will. And then we would be stuck in Springfield, Missouri, forever…or at least for a long time.

Along the way, we are planning to share with you our adventures, whether it’s finding a place to live or encountering new, unique people. We hope that sharing our experiences will bring us closer to all of you despite the physical distance between us.  Now, more than ever, we will need to know that our loved ones can “hear” us and respond to us.

We look forward to sharing our stories with you!