What's the point of this blog....

If you had asked me ten years ago, what is one state that you will never live in, Texas would have been in my top three, without a doubt. But obviously you have to be flexible about your location when you work in academia, so I was ecstatic to receive a Visiting Assistant Professor position at Texas Tech in June 2012 (especially considering the alternate was living under a bridge by the LaChute River). So I accepted a position in Lubbock, Texas, having literally never set foot in the state (except maybe one airport layover circa 2008, but that doesn't count). I moved here with extreme trepidation, because I was definitely a Yankee in a new land (or country, according to some Texans). After two years, though, I have grown to love (certain) things about this place. I decided to write about all the positive and negative thoughts and emotions associated with leaving Lubbock. Stay tuned for a detailed, funny, and, hopefully, poignant list of all the things I will and will not miss about this strange place.