Why Couldn't I Like NY?
So with Public Allies almost at an end, I'm once again drifting. I'm worrying about my next job (or lack of a job) and what's going to happen in my life. I think I've been avoiding it, and I probably should have been applying to stuff this whole month. Now, I probably have little chance of getting into something interesting. I'm trying not to sweat it.
Anyway, this isn't just about my job. It's about moving. I've been contemplating moving out of my home, away from home a lot lately. Mostly, I'm afraid of it. My family is my rock. I'm not sure how well I'd do without them on a permanent basis. And even though all of my friends are kind of away, we can still sometimes congregate in CT or NYC or Boston. But I'm not thinking of moving to NYC or Boston. I'm thinking about Chicago - the home of Obama, Oprah and Kanye West. LOL. I really wanted to go to the University of Chicago, but chickened out at applying because I realized I didn't want to be so far from home. Now I'm thinking about possibly living there, and probably going to get scared again.
It's such a drastic move. Up closer to Canada (freezing and windy), away from everything I know. I know nothing about Chicago and I'm sitting here thinking about moving there. It's insane. Maybe I could move to Boston instead. It's only about 2-3 hours from here. But that's the safe choice - it's a great city and I wouldn't mind it. It's just that I kind of want to experience Chicago. Don't know why.
Anyway, at the moment there are probably 3 places I really want to go to as an adult, all inside the United States. I'm not really big on world travel. Chicago, California and Florida. I tried planning a trip to either Cali or Florida last year, but that fell through because I didn't want to be the only one making decisions (I just didn't want to be held responsible if everyone had a miserable trip LOL). I guess I'll try to do that for Chicago one of these days, just to get a sense of what life would be like out there. I hate being an adult.
Anyway, this isn't just about my job. It's about moving. I've been contemplating moving out of my home, away from home a lot lately. Mostly, I'm afraid of it. My family is my rock. I'm not sure how well I'd do without them on a permanent basis. And even though all of my friends are kind of away, we can still sometimes congregate in CT or NYC or Boston. But I'm not thinking of moving to NYC or Boston. I'm thinking about Chicago - the home of Obama, Oprah and Kanye West. LOL. I really wanted to go to the University of Chicago, but chickened out at applying because I realized I didn't want to be so far from home. Now I'm thinking about possibly living there, and probably going to get scared again.
It's such a drastic move. Up closer to Canada (freezing and windy), away from everything I know. I know nothing about Chicago and I'm sitting here thinking about moving there. It's insane. Maybe I could move to Boston instead. It's only about 2-3 hours from here. But that's the safe choice - it's a great city and I wouldn't mind it. It's just that I kind of want to experience Chicago. Don't know why.
Anyway, at the moment there are probably 3 places I really want to go to as an adult, all inside the United States. I'm not really big on world travel. Chicago, California and Florida. I tried planning a trip to either Cali or Florida last year, but that fell through because I didn't want to be the only one making decisions (I just didn't want to be held responsible if everyone had a miserable trip LOL). I guess I'll try to do that for Chicago one of these days, just to get a sense of what life would be like out there. I hate being an adult.