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I signed up to train for the Austin Half Marathon via USA Fit Austin and training starts this Saturday. I am very nervous about pushing myself to a goal that feels in many ways unattainable at the moment, but I felt like the time was right. I was thinking about signing up several weeks ago, and I know I mentioned it here, and then when I was in Greece our tour guide taught us the origin of the word "marathon" and I thought, okay, it's a sign. I have only signed up for and paid for the training program so far, so if I really mess it up or can't do it for some reason I won't lose money on the race itself yet. Not that I'll be 'racing' in any way. Just trying to finish the course.

Moving over the last couple days has been such a hassle (but isn't it always?). Apparently there is an unspoken rule in the movers and maids business that they can be two hours later than the time they tell their customers, and that is just fine. I clearly was unaware of this rule and wasted around five hours in the last two days sitting around and waiting for these services to arrive. In any sense, I'm almost done with the whole process. Just organizing things at my new place at this point.

For over a year now, having an internship has been this huge mountain for me to scale. I've been paralyzed by nervousness about my resume and cover letters and interviews and how to apply and what to wear. This semester, I simply worked through the process and have been offered two of the three internships I applied for so far (I'm still waiting to hear from the third). I feel like I've literally conquered a huge fear of mine, and I love that. I'm having difficulty picking because both are great opportunities with a huge variety of things to teach me. Unfortunately I can only take one with my school schedule the way it is next semester. But either way, I feel that I've achieved something I was afraid of for so long, and I'm very excited about that.