Yesterday, I told you about The Great Interview Experiment, brainchild of Neil at Citizen of the Month. He interviews the first commenter on his post. That commenter interviews the next. And so on.
Want to play too? Go to this post and leave a comment. This will go on indefinitely; the list is still growing!
I had the pleasure of interviewing Katie from The Dilettante Debutante.
Your blog is called “The Dilettante Debutante,” which you defined in your first post way back in July 2004 as one who dabbles in a variety of arts and sciences. To quote your post, “Basically I have a wide range of interests and hobbies and tend to get deeply involved one or more for varying lengths of time.” What are your current interests and/or hobbies?
Let’s see…film, knitting and crochet, cooking, gardening, football,literature, foreign languages and cultures, comparative religion, the Internet…
What got you started blogging?
I was participating in a knitting Secret Pal project, and you had to have a blog to participate. Before that I couldn’t imagine that I had anything to write of interest to anyone. I kind of still don’t, but what the hey.
What has surprised you about becoming a mom?
I have a much greater capacity for patience than I would’ve imagined. Also I can get by with far less sleep than I’d imagined.
What, about motherhood, hasn’t surprised you?
It truly is cool to see a baby grow into a kid and beyond.
What do you do for a living?
I’m an administrator and lecturer at a private university.
How has your education prepared you for it?
I purposely went back to school for a doctorate (while working full time and raising two small kids) so I’d be qualified for the job I just landed three weeks ago. Clearly I am insane. 🙂
Where do you live?
New England.
Why do you live there?
I moved here to go to college and just developed an affinity for the place. And there are many fine places for me to work here. But in the winter I start thinking about retiring to somewhere warmer.
What is the farthest destination you’ve traveled from home?
I spent two summers working on an archaeological excavation in Greece. It was amazing.
Where would your dream home be, if money wasn’t an object?
It sounds cliched, but perhaps a villa in Tuscany or a cottage in Provence? Assuming it had good Internet access and “all mod cons.”
Thanks, Katie!
And thanks, Neil. What a great idea!
Read other participants’ interviews over here.