The Bold Engineer

I am embarking on an exciting new journey soon: I’m going back to school! I’ll spend two years working towards a master’s degree. Since I’ve started sharing with people my intentions to become a student again, I’ve gotten a lot of questions. “How are you paying for it? When does it start? How long will it last? What will you do with it? Why did you pick this degree? Will it help your career?” And most amusing to me, “Why…

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Immediately after graduating college, I spent some time living in Chicago. My then-boyfriend (turned now-husband) had gotten a really good job offer post graduation and I was still looking, so I decided to move with him and see what the big city could offer me. What it had to offer was anxiety, loneliness, and a distinct lack of jobs and money for a mechanical engineer who wanted to do product development. In one of my days trying to find ways…

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