Better late than never

Jeff got a large cardboard envelope from Walla Walla University in the mail last week.

It was his diploma! He finished his master’s degree 3 years ago, but he didn’t walk for the graduation ceremony, and they seem to have been holding his diploma hostage ever since. We’ve been wondering where this fancy piece of paper was hiding out.

Well, they did throw in this bonus—a laminated wallet-sized copy of the diploma. In case he needs to prove his intelligence on the road?

Even though Jeff has his MAT, he still has to get another degree to be an officially official French teacher in the state of Washington. Jeff is certified to teach in 49 states with this degree. Except Washington! He is taking online classes to add a Master of Foreign Languages to his brain cells. I don’t know how he does it all. At least he’s allowed to teach full-time in the meantime. By next year he will have two master’s degrees. BOOM. THEN and only then will they so dub him MR. White, certified teacher of Washington. Wahoo!

Better late than never!