Many of you remember my wonderful silver little car the Tiburon. It really was a nice car, but it had 83,000 miles, no warranty and was definitely starting to show some wear and tear. Though it was speedy, it wasn't the most economical on petrol either. All of these factors and then some is what led me to my new 2010 Hyundai Accent SE.

With my starting graduate school next month, it seemed right to start off with a reliable vehicle that has a full warranty and cheaper miles per gallon in the city 27 and highway 38, and a little less each month on payments as compared to the Tiburon.

I will continue to teach part time at USI while I study full time at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. It is all online, apart from the summer months when I plan to go to California for the classes. This will enable me to meet the faculty and they me. The MFA will take about 2 1/2 years to complete and is something I have not been able to fully pursue until now. I had started once before, but due to several factors (car accident) I had to put everything on hold.

I'm really looking forward to the new journey and having a new apple green car that gets the BBC World Service on the radio is incredible!