Time to head home. And by home, I mean the Seattle area.

Budget cuts and denial of my grad school loans means I can't finish out my master's degree in New York, and I long for the mountains and trees of the Pacific Northwest. I have been gone for too long.

Funds provided will help me pay the last of my rent, ship a few things ahead of me, and pay for hotel, food, and gas to get me 2400 miles back to the west coast.

Goal First: pay my rent and bills.

Goal Second: ship packages across the country that won't fit in the car.

Goal Third: travel expenses (gas, hotel, road chow)

Goal Fourth: post-move expenses and bills.