Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Why am I going?

My goals are many, first I want to get out of the US for a while. I'm frustrated with the state of our country right now, so I'm hoping that by leaving I'll get some perspective on things. Either I'll realize that the US really is as annoying as I think it is and decide never to return, or I'll see that every place is annoying in its own right and maybe one place is just as OK as another, third option (being far rarer in probability) is that I'll realize that its not so bad here and I miss the US and wish to come back. Any which way the chips fall it will be a change of pace from the past 19 years of school.
Second I want to see the rest of the world. Its a big world, so I'll start in Europe.
Third I want to spend time with my sister. She's a cool person and one of the smartest people I know, but I never really got time to get to know her (I mean after we stopped fighting like sisters often do). If I end up being somewhere near enough, I may try to meet her for lunch.
Fourth I want time to figure out where I'm going next. I think I may be interested in grad school, and I have a general idea of the direction I want to take but I'm just not certain enough to begin applying yet.
I'm sure there are motivations even I'm not aware of yet, but these are the ones I've discovered while examining my own process.

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