I think I’ve got it, don’t come too near or you might catch it. No seriously, I was just wondering today I wouldn’t mind coming back here next year. A couple of months ago, there was no way I would ever have come back here, but now Im thinking hey its quite cool living in a new place and Im just figuring out how Ill come back next year, because they always make sure that we step back on the plane once the academic year is over.
And if I dont come back here, I want a scholarship to go study somewhere else. I honestly feel like I can face anything now and I have an itching curiosity about parts of the world I havent seen.
Maybe Im running away from reality and my real life back home and the academic agony Im constantly going through. I dont even miss my friends that much, sure I think about them a lot and keep in touch regularly, but now I feel like I have 2 lives and 2 families even.
I think this is a nice excuse not to finish my masters. Am I running away from reality? I know once I get home I have to face my professors, my still pending proposal for my thesis and other stuff in my life, like looking for a job!
I know some people travel for a good few years after uni or school before deciding to settle down again, but thats mostly the gorey I know. Is it a waste of time, should life be as simple as get a degree, get a job, get married and have kids?
Well all I know right now is that Im not ready to hit reality. But time is going a helluva fast and Im scared that it will all be over before I can blink and really appreciate everything before me.
Travelling can be a blast if you do it for fun. Packing up and moving every 1 or 2 years is more pain than fun. But an adventure nonetheless. It all depends what you want to do. Travelling is fun, but these gorays do it because they dont know what they want in life. Secondly they want to experience the world. They dont worry about slumming it. Question is could you slum it?
You're right. Gorey dont mind slumming it out and doing stuff like waitressing to make a living. I dont think I could do that. Let me rethink this...a friend of mine stayed in a kibutz in Israel for a couple of years, communal living isnt my thing either...not that Id ever land up in a kibutz...
but i think i’m gona be the granny n bring in a dose of reality for u here just to be the devil’s advocate
this is a stage n age of ur life which is very crucial decision time for many things…i mean, u r in ur early twenties right? so make sure not to get carried away too far in one direction…this age is an emotional n dreamy age n sometimes we ignore the practical aspect of things…keep ur longterm goals of life in mind and balance everything..be foresighted…n dont just ride on ur impulses…make sure the decisions u take r practical n dont take u too much into a direction from where u cant return…does that make sense? hmm
btw what is ur parents opinion and advice abt all of this?
well i get this srong feeling to get OUTA my routine... go wild some place with a rich history and a live culture... once a year alteast i go out to get a taste of it.. kitty dear not growing roots and travellin around can be good but most cases ppl i saw ended up with less then ideal life...
Irem, yeah I know!! This friend of mine who travelled for 5 years, came back to uni to finish his degree and is finding a hard time looking for work (hes 30 now). Sure he worked while he was travelling, but i dont think it was anything substantial. I guess i have plenty of time to travel when Im settled down in my life.
Nadia, my parents dont know about my plans. lol My parents put a lot of emphasis on education and attaining the highest level in your field of study. My dad has always said to me that I can study whatever I want to, as long as I excel in whatever I choose to do. They thought this would be great for me career-wise, thus they were very encouraging. But yes, they want me back as soon as Im done, they want me to finish my masters and start working. Funny how my life has already been planned out for me. :)
Some (the naive?) would argue that it is only by travelling that one gains genuine “education”. Khair. i think i am in a good position to understand what you wrote above because i am in sort of the same boat myself. Thank you for your reply
Am I running away from reality? I know once I get home I have to face my professors, my still pending proposal for my thesis and other stuff in my life, like looking for a job!
