Negotiations with NASA have been rough going and clumsy but I finally received their final offer letter today and I will be moving to Hampton, Virginia to start working on 29Sept.

I am excited and a little anxious. I know that I will be conducting research in aeronautics but the specific project hasn't been revealed just yet. It sounds as though the PI (primary investigator/boss) will be in California - Ames. This should be interesting.

I truly hope that this will be smoother than my last position. I was so . . . desperate then. Desperate to seem normal. Desperate to prove that I could get a job and be productive. Desperate to show that I earned my education. Just . . . desperate.

Now, I feel that I have more control. I *choose* this position. I am not taking it out of fear or desperation. I am taking this position knowing that I have wanted to do aviation research for 8 years (since my internship at NASA Ames).

I will be moving away from Bob again, but I feel more sure this time and less rebellious (as though I had to prove I could do it on my own).

I am so happy to finally feel comfortable in myself - in my abilities; both physically and cognitively.

I'm going to rock this. :laughbounce: