Flee...

So today I worked at the freshman cafeteria. The full time staff member over our area really got me thinking about things. He was born in South Africa. He played soccer in England. He lived in Portugal. He went to culinary school who knows where. When he played professional soccer he traveled all over for games. And now he's getting a Bachelor's followed by a law degree. All of that and I'm pretty sure he's only like five years older than me.

Well, that got me thinking about my life. I was born in Utah. I grew up in Utah (I lived in Connecticut for a few months but that doesn't really count). And now I'm going to school in Utah.

A lot of my friends will complain about Utah and tell me how much they hate it, and with home-state pride I defend it and proclaim my love for it. It is true that I love Utah, but living here my entire life, what do I really know? I've been feeling this itch lately to get out. I wouldn't mind coming back to Utah eventually if that's what my life needed, but right now I feel so stuck and I don't like it. I need to go to school somewhere else for a while or go work somewhere else. I don't need a vacation, I need to live somewhere. Somewhere else.

Comments

  1. Unknown16 May, 2011 09:34

    Ever since I moved to Florida for that semester in 2008 I've been a HUGE proponent for adventures. Doing something "crazy".

    It changes your life and teaches you a kind of independence you can't get any other way.

    I went six months without seeing my family. Without talking to any of them on the phone. (Which I wouldn't recommend. hahaha) I was completely on my own. Fending for myself.

    Standing up for what I believed.

    And it was beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Heather16 May, 2011 16:15

    I felt the same way. Hence, I ran away from the country for 5 months. I suggest you do the same thing. Just a thought. It's absolutely fantastic, and completely worthwhile too.
    Drea put it nicley.
    Standing up for what you believe-absolutely beautiful.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Oogle Google Google of Time

Don't be sad if you don't understand the post title. Only Jen would. Anyway this is a lovely post about google.com. Google is so awesome! First of all here are all of the variations of google I have been able to find: google.com - Here is your run of the mill google googlegooglegooglegoogle.com - this will open up four googles within one window. mysterygoogle.com - This shows you what the person before you searched. givoogle.com - Advertisers pay google for every 1000 people who see their banner ad and google donates that money to fight cancer thatsloco.com - formally known as googleloco.com doogle.org - Irish google elgoog.rb-hosting.de/index.cgi - Mirrored google blackle.com - with a black screen designed to save energy. namegoogle.com - you can change the logo to whatever you want. shinysearch.com - create a customized google search page. baigle.com - greek? scenekidsearch.com - "A search engine made specifically for scene kids." 600673.com - Google in leet sea...
Read more

A lot on my mind...

"God fashioned me For feeding; And set me in A hungry land." -Carol Lynn Pearson In me, God has made someone who wants to help, someone who wants to serve. When I was younger, I never wanted to be a mom and I only wanted to marry a man that would follow me where my career took me as I tried to prove myself in a man's world. Well, since then my view has changed. All I want to do with my life is work for those that I love. That sounds so perfect. Now at the moment I have no husband and no children, but I love my friends so much and I strive to be the help they need. As Pearson stated, "God fashioned me for feeding and set me in a hungry land." These friends that I love so much are hungry. They come to me with all of their problems. It seems that an exceptional amount of people find me to be an excellent confidant. My friends tell me things they've only ever told their girl/boyfriends, bishops, or parents. Or even things they've never told anyone...
Read more

Thought burst

Image
Things I've thought about blogging, but never really got around to making them into full blog posts: 1. Guys, if you're trying to win over a girl with a missionary, it's not wise to insult her, her choice, or her missionary. Not insulting her is a no-brainer, but guys still do it. Don't insult her choice to wait and date, or wait, or whatever the details are. She already feels alone and what she wants is a friend. If you're her friend then you have a much better chance at winning her over. Insulting her missionary is no good either. This is someone she cares about enough to consider waiting two years for. He is her love. If you insult someone she cares about deeply, she won't like you. 2. Stop playing these stupid games! Games and drama just hurt people and cause unnecessary stress. If you like someone, then act like it. Don't try to distance yourself. Don't tell everyone except that person. Don't be ridiculous. Just act true to your f...
Read more