A dangerous dance.

I was walking down to the beach yesterday when I happened upon this.

Did you watch the video? I hope so. Quite riveting, right? When I walked across the wooden stairs spanning the dunes, I came across two cloth ribbons tied to the railing. They were intertwined, and blew in the breeze together. One was a light sky blue and the other was a deep dark blue. Carolina blue and Duke blue, tied together. It was downright poetic.

Was this a sign from God? Maybe.

Am I meant to marry a Duke fan? Who knows. After all, my girlfriend used to be a Duke fan (sorry to out you, L.) – so you never know.

Well, I sat there in the sand, ignored the world around me, and thought about these two ribbons left billowing in the wind. These ribbons were calling me to share my struggle – to be transparent. These two ribbons told me that it was time to share my recent thoughts on where I might be after my undergraduate career.

In case you haven’t heard, I aspire to be chancellor at NCSSM one day. Maybe it’s foolish to announce my goal so brazenly? I don’t think so. Anyone who knows me well knows how much I love the school. I love meeting SMathers (NCSSM lingo for students of the school) both young and old. I believe so strongly in its mission. I want to see it prosper. One day, I’d like to help run it.

In order to do that, I’m going to need to grab a PhD and a Master’s degree somewhere along the way. So, it seems that my two years left at Carolina are not the end of the road. I’ve still got some schooling left in me. I’ve settled on pursing the MAT – Master of Arts in Teaching. It’s a 12-month program that I’ll do once I graduate from UNC. The question is, where?

Carolina has an excellent MAT program. But so does that Devilish place down the road. That’s right – Duke. And I’m considering it. (Tar Heel Faithfuls – please keep reading.) We all know how much I love Durham (or at least, you should – if you know me). By doing my MAT at Duke, I’d be doing my teaching internship in DPS (Durham Public Schools). That would give me a great foot in the door to teach in DPS once I’ve finished up with the MAT. And again – did I mention how much I love Durham? It’s only my favorite city in the world.

So, there you have it. I want to be a high school history teacher, and later the chancellor at Science and Math. And I’m considering studying at Duke along the way.

Tar Heels: don’t question my sanity. I haven’t gone crazy. And don’t question my loyalty – I’m still a Tar Heel born and bred (and when I die, I’ll be Tar Heel dead).

Dookies: Don’t get too excited. Just because I might study at your school, I’ll never cheer for you. You’re despicable and I wish bad luck on all of your sports teams. Don’t even think about trying to convert me. I WILL PAINT YOUR SCHOOL CAROLINA BLUE.

That is all, my friends – just wanted to share my future plans with you.