Life: London Here I Come! (maybe)

It’s official (well not quite, still quite unofficial, but) –

I’ve been accepted to Goldsmiths College of The University of London (with ties to the School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS, King’s College-London, The London School of Economics, and other world renowned libraries/research facilities).

Goldsmiths profile (Guardian Newspaper, 2005, with links).

So….

Now again I’m faced with choosing between wonderful, beautiful futures:

Spending more time in Montana, honing my teaching and community organizing skills, networking in the community (both the local community and the larger academic community), spreading my wings in the worlds of ethics and Buddhism…..

(for instance I was just sent an email from our leading philosopher suggesting I apply to teach at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth this summer, I also have ties to and could potentially coach a team for the next Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl – tie that in with continued work at the Center for Ethics and hopeful adjunct professor status in Buddhism for next year and I could have a very busy/productive/exciting year (or more) right here in the beautiful Rocky Mountains)

OR….

I could take the great plunge into London waters (England again!!) for three years of uber high-cost living and tuition, learn from one of the GIANTS of Buddhist ethics, and emerge with a Ph.D… I’d jet-set around a city with eternal appeal (actually spending the bulk of my time in libraries or my dorm room working), drinking six-dollar pints of Guinness from the local corner pubs with real British people, not to mention countless super-scholars in Buddhism and related fields. I’d be within easyjet distance from all of Europe (meaning I could fly to Germany, Ireland or Spain for the cost of 8 pints of Guinness).

Oh, the agony…

The familiar vs the adventurous…

Holding out hopes for Harvard, Stanford, or Berkeley vs plunging into that final stretch of schooling…

London fog vs Missoula inversion…

Ok… obviously this isn’t something I’m going to decide in the next thirty minutes. Oh well. Feel free to toss your two cents in.