This morning on my way to the San Diego Zoo to collect another panda fecal sample I got the most amazing news EVER!  I have been offered a spot in the Graduate Program in Genetics at Texas A&M!!!  I am officially going to graduate school!

This is one of those moments in life that proves that if you have a goal and you stick with it, you CAN succeed!  Never let anyone make you think that you aren't capable of pursuing your dreams.  I was shot down time and time again but I never gave up.  I persisted and sought to improve myself.  It took 5 years, a lot of blood, sweat, tears and rejection letters but I did it.  And while knowing I am going to graduate school is overbearingly exciting (it still doesn't quite feel real), I am even more excited for the next leg of this journey, actually BEING IN graduate school!

Please bear with me while I get everything up and running.  Keep checking back to get updates on the pandas, CCF, my graduate school endeavors and whatever else I feel like sharing.