When the Almond Tree Blooms

I want to share some news with those of you still read this long-neglected blog: I got a job.   After I finish my Master of Professional Accountancy at UC Davis this June, I’ll be working full time for the California State Auditor in Sacramento.   I received the job offer and accepted it back in February; I meant to share this sooner but was deeply involved in my classes until I finished finals last week.     UC Davis Sunset When I took my first accounting course over two years ago, this isn’t where I imagined I’d end up.   I became interested in accounting through agriculture.   At first I knew little about what a CPA does and whether or not that’s what I wanted to become.   I figured I could take a couple more accounting classes and find a job at some farm business in the area, where hopefully I’d get a little hands-on accounting experience.   At the beginning of 2012 I realized I needed to leave the farm.   I’d had enough...