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So I havent posted in awhile. I keep meaning to but I feel like I would have to do a recap, hence scaring me from posting and there being more to recap. So forget aout a recap of my life. Right now I am rather busy with classes and activities and homework and everything. I didn't think there would be such a big difference from 4 to 5 classes but that's the only real difference between this year and lalst. Also, I'm preparing for my semester abroad which is also time consuming and kinda stressful concerning the visa and such. But really, my classes are all really cool, even theology isn't that bad. I just love those moments in class or writing a paper when something just comes together and forms some new thought or it all makes sense. It makes me feel smart :) It makes me feel like being a scholar wouldn't be too bad of a life.
Speaking of like beyond college, I've been thinking about that a lot lately. My parents have been talking to me about law school which I always kinda brushed off but is now starting to make more sense. Not too sure about that though. It looks like I'll probably end up going to some sort of graduate school at least, it' be cool to get my Ph. D. The only thing I can think of to get my Ph. D in though is something like Comparitive Literature and what does one do whith a Ph. D in comparitive lit except become a professor? Actually, that is something that I used to totally dismiss but now is starting to look different. I still hold to the belief that I would be a terrible high school teacher but college professors are a lot different. And it'd be pretty sweet to have summers off. Who knows. It's kinda weird having to make the decision now as to what I want my career to be (though I guess I'm behind the game cause most people decided when going into college). I know that I'm not stuck for life but what I decide now will definitely influence my course, especially if I go into some sort of specialized schooling. I don't know at all really, anyone have any ideas with what I should do with my life? I figure if worse comes to worse I'll pull a Thoreau and go live in the woods and live off a garden or something. That'd be a pretty sweet life actually. i don't know, I guess I'm just reluctant to decide my role in a society that I'm not positive I want to be a huge part of. I just feel like everything's still up in the air for me now. I'm waiting for something to happen to make me realize what I want out of life but what if that never happens? I shouldn't despair though, I've still got time. I'm pretty sure that I want to take a year off after graduation and go hike the AT then start whatever sort of life I've decided on.
Enough about the future, I'm excited right now to go home and see my family and John and Cookie. Jess is coming home with me which should be fun and we're gonna go check out the scroll that Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road on in some museum in Lowell. Should also be a fun time. But I just realized how late it is so I should probably go sleep so I'm not exhausted tomorrow though it always seems like I'm sleepy during the day and then I wake up at night and stay up too late and I guess that's what continues the cycle. If anyone wants to hang out this weekend gimme a call, I miss people.
Speaking of like beyond college, I've been thinking about that a lot lately. My parents have been talking to me about law school which I always kinda brushed off but is now starting to make more sense. Not too sure about that though. It looks like I'll probably end up going to some sort of graduate school at least, it' be cool to get my Ph. D. The only thing I can think of to get my Ph. D in though is something like Comparitive Literature and what does one do whith a Ph. D in comparitive lit except become a professor? Actually, that is something that I used to totally dismiss but now is starting to look different. I still hold to the belief that I would be a terrible high school teacher but college professors are a lot different. And it'd be pretty sweet to have summers off. Who knows. It's kinda weird having to make the decision now as to what I want my career to be (though I guess I'm behind the game cause most people decided when going into college). I know that I'm not stuck for life but what I decide now will definitely influence my course, especially if I go into some sort of specialized schooling. I don't know at all really, anyone have any ideas with what I should do with my life? I figure if worse comes to worse I'll pull a Thoreau and go live in the woods and live off a garden or something. That'd be a pretty sweet life actually. i don't know, I guess I'm just reluctant to decide my role in a society that I'm not positive I want to be a huge part of. I just feel like everything's still up in the air for me now. I'm waiting for something to happen to make me realize what I want out of life but what if that never happens? I shouldn't despair though, I've still got time. I'm pretty sure that I want to take a year off after graduation and go hike the AT then start whatever sort of life I've decided on.
Enough about the future, I'm excited right now to go home and see my family and John and Cookie. Jess is coming home with me which should be fun and we're gonna go check out the scroll that Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road on in some museum in Lowell. Should also be a fun time. But I just realized how late it is so I should probably go sleep so I'm not exhausted tomorrow though it always seems like I'm sleepy during the day and then I wake up at night and stay up too late and I guess that's what continues the cycle. If anyone wants to hang out this weekend gimme a call, I miss people.