Saturday, June 7, 2008

Big News!

We're counting down the days left of our time in Holland:

10 days until my final examination
21 days until graduation from Type & Media
23 days until Grace's final day of work
25 days until we leave Europe
1 Month until Grace starts her brand new job as a design fellow at Chronicle Books in San Francisco...

Wait, wait, wait. San Francisco? What happened to a nice trip to Italy before heading back to Vancouver to find jobs and settle in once again?

Well, Grace had the bright idea a few months ago to apply for the Chronicle Books fellowship program (like an elevated, paid internship) in San Francisco and after two rounds of short-listing we finally received news last week that she had been chosen as one of over 80 applicants.

So, after a big change of plans, we are currently looking into possible employment options for myself, and generally figuring out the chaos that will be the next month of our lives.

We have no idea where we'll live nor what to expect, but we're starry eyed and incredibly excited to be moving to San Francisco for at least the next six months.

At the same time, we're a tad bit sad that we won't be able to see everyone in Calgary, Fruitvale and Vancouver, but of course, you are all welcome to visit us in sunny San Francisco once we're relocated and things settle down.

On the bright side, at least it's closer than Holland.

Congratulations Grace!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Grace and Ross
Congratulations Grace, boy you are getting to be a world traveler both you and Ross. I think you would like san Fransico just ask Joanne for advise as she use to live there a long long time ago. You can always go to again to Italy for a holiday as both of you are still you enough to enjoy life. take care all my love from kathie and jake

Anonymous said...

Hi Grace & Ross- congrats on the new job. I think I want your life- such excitement. Good for you.
My brothers youngest son Mikhel was in Berlin at the end of May.
He is over in Germany on a work holiday attenting some art seminars.Love to you
Jim & Loe

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Grace, that is so incredible!! It sounds like such an exciting time for both of you :)

Jeff Werner said...

Holy crap how am I ever going to buy you lunch if you're not going back to Vancouver?

But wow, congrats Grace. And Chronicle is so cool, too. Way to get in there. Guess I'll see you two in my favourite city (after Vancouver).