Hi everybody! I just realized that I am leaving Jinan in exactly 16 days! Crazy shit, right? And I still don't know what I'm doing for finals... seeing as the chinese semester ends sometime in January. We'll see what happens with that. Anyways, I just wanted to blog about some thoughts I've been having. They're slightly related to this study abroad; I'm not too sure what spurred these thoughts, but lately I haven't been able to stop thinking about
the fuuuuutureee. It's not that I'm antsy to get there, but I'm really really
really curious. I'm well aware of the "immediate plans" at the moment, like... cleaning my room... classes tomorrow... classes the day after that... the weekend... fast forward two weeks and I'll be in Hong Kong... then X-Mas... then the New Year... then back to Kansas... and then school. Okay, so that takes me to about.. mid-January. How's that for looking ahead? No, but in all seriousness- I've been thinking about summer plans and maybe even NEXT summer's plans. I'm definitely looking to get out of Kansas and get started with jobs/internships that have to do with improving my Chinese skill, building a resume, etc etc. This summer, I'm still not too sure what exactly I want to do- I can always come home to Bo Lings and work at the restaurant again, makin' the good money like I always do... it's a safe bet. However, the summer after that will hopefully be different. Summer after I graduate means NO MORE KANSAS. This is my tentative plan! I'd like to live somewhere in a big city- or somewhere
near a big city. I'm looking at Chicago, Minneapolis, Madison, or even so out to Green Bay or Milwaukee. I'm really leaning towards the first two because I have family in both cities. :] It's more convenient, in my opinion, to have at least ONE person you know. Anyways, in regards to Chicago/MPLS, I know a ton of people there. And there are a ton more reasons that I'd like to get myself movin' up and out. I'll spare the details. On another note, I've been feeling really happy lately; like I'm finally stepping up and taking the reigns when it comes to "growing up," I guess. I don't know how to word it... I guess, I'm just trying to say, I'm ready. And for once in a really long time, I feel way more secure with myself than I have been. I'm going to roll with it and hopefully take the leap. I'm used to making plans and then making excuses for not following through, but
god damn it , I am putting my foot down and I am going to make an executive decision to stay firm and DO SOMETHING WITH LIFE! Blarg. Thanks for listening. Just had to get that outttt! :]
PS: HEY GUYS!- I know I'm really shitty with uploading photos and crap; I haven't quite figured out how to make thumbnails of photos all pretty-like, so instead, I'm going to link you to some recent photos of my adventures in Shandong! (So click, Mom. CLICK ON THE LINK) Haha, okay. Love you guys!
Thanks! Enjoy :]
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