The Move

After 5 years, I finally left Virginia. I loaded everything I own (w/ Megan's help) in a rental truck and moved 6 hours north to the beautiful Jersey Shore. Now, I know what you're all thinking: "Jersey?! Really?" Despite popular belief, Jersey is not that bad. Ok...my town is kinda bad, but I love it. And the neighboring towns are great. I live in Asbury Park, the home of Bruce Springsteen, which is right on the shore about an hour from NYC. The town is still recovering from a 30 year rough spell. There's a lot of people investing in the town right now so things are getting better on a daily basis. I live in the basement apartment of someone's beautiful beach house about 300 yards from the beach. I'm also one block away from a famous little venue called "The Stone Pony." There's always good music right down the street. Life is good. I'm only about 3 miles from work, so I'm able to ride my bike and I have plenty of time to go surfing after work everyday. I'm really enjoying the program as well. I'm learning a lot of the dentistry they just didn't have time to really teach us in school. If any of you find yourself in Jersey or in the NYC area you've got a place to stay.

I Did It!!

Well, I finally graduated (a couple of months ago). I still can't believe it's all over and I'm still shocked at how fast the whole experience went by. It's hard to sum it all up in a single blog post. All I can say is that while there were difficult times, overall, I loved my time in Richmond. I felt like I received a great education, learned to love a city about which I knew very little prior to moving there, met Megan and made the greatest friends in the world. There will always be a special place in my heart for Virginia.