Changes

The end of the semester is quickly approaching, which for me means I am one semester away from graduation, finally. I am, all at once, excited and petrified at the concept of school ending, because for the past four years this has been my safety net, but it has also felt like the noose around my neck. Being in school means that I am working around 40-60 hours a week but only getting paid for 20-25 of those hours. This means that I don't have enough time to work to make enough money to pay for school. One of the things I am excited about is finally being free of the obligation to attend classes and complete assignments. I have experienced life in the grown up world and am not scared of it. I would take working 40-60 hours a week to attending school full time and working part time any day of the week. At least then I am making money one hundred percent of the time instead of only half the time.
Thinking about after school, I am not really so sure about the idea of entering into a career directly after I graduate. I don't necessarily feel ready to find "my calling" or "the job I am going to have for the rest of my life" or at least for a loooong time. I feel more like floating along for a little while. I have always wanted to travel, but school has made that impossible. My plans for after I graduate are to work my ass off for the summer so that I can afford to go to Burning Man with a good friend of mine...and then afterwards will probably look into joining the Peace Corps. I feel like exploring, getting into trouble and discovering what life has to offer beyond this school, this state. I want to be awesome, and have amazing stories to tell the world. We will see, and as they say every journey starts with a single step, and the time to take the first step is approaching faster than I had ever imagined.