I am in the process of retiring from university teaching, selling my house, and moving to Iowa. Today I gave my last exams, and soon I will be turning in my grades and clearing out my office (and home in Minnesota). Though I have mixed feelings about stopping teaching and leaving behind my friends of thirty years, I am excited to have more time ahead of me for writing, translating, and actually living with my long-term companion. He and I have been together for over fifty years now, but have actually lived in the same place for roughly half that time. I have had some splendid retirement parties, and tomorrow I will get to hear one of my poems set to music and played by the university orchestra. It is delightful and stressful at the same time, but I am ready for the next step. With luck, I will be able to participate more regularly on Eratosphere once some of these current distractions are in the past.
Susan
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