In less than 2 weeks Andy and I will pack up our car, leave Mount Pleasant, MI and drive to our new home in Laurel, Maryland. We have not had the chance to visit this apartment, the closest we have gotten to a tour was the online video tour of the business area and pool ;). Life will be flip turned upside down different in 2 short weeks....we will not have a dining room table, or chairs for that matter- we are simplifying, my Chrysler Concorde does not have the space to allow us to bask in our luxuries (however in this process I think we will be amplifying life's natural pleasures).
For the following 6 months Andrew will work full time and support me as I embark on a new journey that I have been fantasizing about since 2008: being a part of Primate behavior research that will make a positive difference. I, and 3 interns will be monitoring 7 Gorillas and 6 Orangutans behavior as we alter their diet in order to prevent undesirable behavior. I have begun to get acquainted with the apes names, faces, and stories. Blogspot certainly cannot begin to express my excitement to meet these new groups of Great Apes! Anyone who has worked with animals knows how unique every single personality is- meeting the Chimps and Monkeys at the Primate Rescue Center in KY was like being the new girl at school (not all animals take kindly to strangers- some love the attention), can't wait to have all new faces to know and love at the Smithsonian Zoo!
I know that myself and Andrew and fully prepared for this next chapter- but there is something inevitably sad about leaving what you have known as home for 4+ years. I'm thankful for every connection I have made in Mount Pleasant and through CMU <3 Thank you for your continual love and support.
P.S. Will post again once we are settled into new home...we will have our new adopted kitty to get comfy as well ;)
