Evolution

niche: noun \ˈnich also ˈnēsh or ˈnish\: a place, status, or activity for which a person is best fitted.

I graduated grad school in August 2011, I moved out of my beloved college town after five rewarding years, and I settled into a new home in Charlottesville, Virginia. I had anticipated this transition as an easy one and thought throughout college that I had made all the "right" choices. I graduated with my B.S. in four years (despite taking the long road through a few classes, i.e. all my math classes), I traveled all around the country to do internships (experiences that I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to do), and I stayed at college to complete my M.S.Ed. Not only was I involved in a lot of aspects of college, I was confident that only bigger, brighter, better things awaited me in the "real world".

"evolving niche" is not a journey, a goal, or even necessarily attainable. It's progressive. It's about committing to life-long learning, adapting, and growing as an individual.