My Third Act

A Recent College Graduate Faces a Life With No School
FEBRUARY 17, 2009 8:55PM

Sitting Here Among the Company of Coffee

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I'm sitting in a local coffee shop, taking in whatever sensory input I can aside from hearing, as I'm waring headphones. Garrison Keillor, one of my idols, has written in coffee shops, so I figured I'd give it a try. It has been quite a while since I have post here, and it was on a particularly angst-y sort of evening. Aside from two upcoming exams tomorrow, I actually feel relaxed at the moment. 

 My mind now goes to the upcoming challenge I have which is finding a full-time job next year. I graduate wuth my B.A. in Communication in December, and I honestly hope to secure full-time work at a public radio operation in 2010 if my current work circumstances do not change. At 22, I'm still dependent on my parents, as I live with them and do not yet have a car. My life has a pattern of not changing very quickly. I've concentrated on my studies for the past four years, and I have the work to show for it.

 The problem is that I have been in a school-induced stupor since 2006, and I want to live now. I cannot tell if it is "senioritus" or if it simply my growing up. I only wonder why I feel this at 22, and why I did not feel it earlier. My life is on an apparent delay, and I don't understand why.

No matter what I may want, I now need to do some homework.

 

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You are standing on the brink of life. You lucky dog. Looking to your future, embarking on the adventure of life rather than looking behind you wondering what the hell you've been doing all these years - stressing out and missing the good stuff. Good luck and though I do not wish you the absence of mistakes I do wish you the least amount of regrets over the next 20 year phase of your life.