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so after a (ohmygawdsomeonetakeapicture) productive day at alternate route (read: teacher class) where we discussed such weighty topics as poverty, why people are poor, thought on poor people, what keeps people poor, and what should be done to help the situation, i'm feeling rather deep and introspective at the moment. and yes, even inspired to have finally been able to do some degree of thinking in my life again. so here's a self-reflective lj entry that's more for me to reflect on later, since i'll lose my train of thought should i go to write this by hand right now.
i've figured out what i want. i want june 2007 to come quickly, but i want to remember to enjoy the little moments along the way, and make some truly meaningful friendships while i'm here. people i want to get to know better include the boyfriend, liz, muscles and skinny, gayle, gayle's kenyon friends, chante, bridget, v, duncan, austin, and stacey. i want to go to grad school and get a master's degree in urban and regional planning and specialize in either international community planning or something related to the ecomonic side of planning and righting some of the wrongs of development in this country. i want to live further south where there is more of a winter than in ga, but not so much as in philly (despite the current warm spell). i eventually want to live in a house i actually own, but not in suburbia. my place of residence needs to be in a generally walkable area, with a car only needed sometimes. something somewhat related to the neighborhood in a city thing i've got going on right now, but with significant differences. the place where i live needs to be pretty, with elements of nature around me (near water, mountains, or beautiful parks) and outdoor activities also nearby. i want to live in an area that has a real sense of community. i want to know most of the people who live around me, and be able to stop and chat with people i know on the street as i walk around. i want to make art. i want to have a dog that i can take running and on hiking trips. i want to travel and see more of what the world has to offer, beginning with my road trip this summer and a possible trip to greece/turkey. and maybe by the time i've gone and done the things that i want to do for myself and by myself, i will want a boy to share all of this with...if he's not already along for the journey.
i've figured out what i want. i want june 2007 to come quickly, but i want to remember to enjoy the little moments along the way, and make some truly meaningful friendships while i'm here. people i want to get to know better include the boyfriend, liz, muscles and skinny, gayle, gayle's kenyon friends, chante, bridget, v, duncan, austin, and stacey. i want to go to grad school and get a master's degree in urban and regional planning and specialize in either international community planning or something related to the ecomonic side of planning and righting some of the wrongs of development in this country. i want to live further south where there is more of a winter than in ga, but not so much as in philly (despite the current warm spell). i eventually want to live in a house i actually own, but not in suburbia. my place of residence needs to be in a generally walkable area, with a car only needed sometimes. something somewhat related to the neighborhood in a city thing i've got going on right now, but with significant differences. the place where i live needs to be pretty, with elements of nature around me (near water, mountains, or beautiful parks) and outdoor activities also nearby. i want to live in an area that has a real sense of community. i want to know most of the people who live around me, and be able to stop and chat with people i know on the street as i walk around. i want to make art. i want to have a dog that i can take running and on hiking trips. i want to travel and see more of what the world has to offer, beginning with my road trip this summer and a possible trip to greece/turkey. and maybe by the time i've gone and done the things that i want to do for myself and by myself, i will want a boy to share all of this with...if he's not already along for the journey.