Suddenly I see, this is what I wanna be.... #14

Wow.

There isn't much more to say than that. Atlanta is amazing.

The city is beautiful and bustling with activity. Our hotel is right downtown, and it's awesome to look outside and see everything going on. I've already been sight-seeing, with more planned. The weather was beautiful (up until the rain that started today) but at least it's still warm. You can feel the humidity already - I have no idea how people stand to be here in the summer.

Today was the first day of interviews. I came with a total of 10; I've added one other first interview and got asked back for a second interview already. The bulk of my interviews so far have been really good. I'm surprised how easy some of them go. A few have been not-so-thrilling, but I wasn't expecting everything to be fantastic. The placement center seems a lot calmer than what it was last year. With everything very separated out this year (unlike the Joint Conference last year where the majority of everything was crammed into one large room) there's a lot less noise and it feels like a lot nicer of an atmosphere.

I'm still not sure if I'm going to make it to any sessions or not. I haven't even cracked the book yet to look at what's out there and when. I have plans to make it to the opening session, if nothing else. We'll see what happens. I'm very glad that my extreme nerves of last night have subsided. I was eerily calm this morning, and it lasted all day long. I'm currently exhausted. Even though it's Saturday night and I have plenty of time to go out and about, I'm not sure that I'll actually make it. It's hard work talking about yourself all day long and sounding absolutely employable :)