Just got back from the US and received one of the most important emails of my life today.

Congratulations! You have been awarded an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) at UNSW for commencement in semester 1 2011.

I haven't told anyone besides cHubby that I have applied to go back for my PhD. I received an offer to the PhD program at UNSW in August but I was reluctant to say anything. I don't know if I'll be able to complete it or what about our finances. cHubby says that he happy for me to continue school even if it means that we will have to budget more aggressively. And then I got the email that I will be a Scholarship Student. I can't believe it. I just kept staring at the screen and I wanted to tell the world, but didn't know who to tell.

I will be starting in February. I have a long ways to go but I am super keen to get involved with Korean Adoptees in Australia. I have based my research topic on Korean Australian Adoptees.