Life? What's that?

Apartments.  Classes.  Jobs.  Internships.  Experience.  Resumes.  Leases.  Roommates.  Interviews.  More classes. 

Wait, what?  

I’m in my second year of college, and the aforementioned things are creeping into my life like Voldemort creeps up on Harry (at least in the first few books).  And to be honest, they’re almost as scary as Voldemort.  Right now I’m in the middle of the apartment hunting process, and it is such a pain in my butt.  And on top of that, I’m worrying about securing a job or internship (or both) this summer so I can earn money to pay for rent, utilities, and all the junk that comes with apartment living.  Problem is, a lot of companies want rising seniors or recent graduates…people with experience.  So how are kids like me supposed to get experience if no one wants us?

And most importantly, the job market these days sucks, especially for younger people.

Ugh.  I don’t wanna grow up.  Give me my stuffed animals, blanket, and Disney movies.  On VHS. 

As frightening and unnerving as the future looks, I can’t wait for it.  Don’t get me wrong, I love Virginia Tech and wouldn’t trade my experiences here for the world…but at the same time, I’m ready to make the leap into the “real world” (wait, didn’t they call college the “real world” in high school?  Lying jerks…) and begin my life as an independent adult.  I’m anxious to burst out of college, get my Master’s Degree, get a job, start a family…

Unfortunately, it isn’t that easy, and I’ve got a long way to go still.  I’m only a sophomore in college; I have two long years ahead of me.  But I already have a pretty solid idea of where I want to go and what I hope to do after undergraduate stuff is done…I just hope God agrees!  When I finish at VT, I’ll have two B.A.s, one in Communication with a Public Relations concentration, and the other in English with a Creative Writing concentration.  Right now I’m planning to go to graduate school.  Deciding where I want to go and what I want to study, on the other hand, is another issue. 

There are tons of options for Master’s Degrees in both of my fields (English and Communication).  I don’t know which field I want to go into: something more corporate, or if I want to go for an M.F.A. in Creative Writing.  My ultimate dream is to write books and hit #1 on the New York Times Best-Seller list, but I need a real job before I can do that.  Sigh, so much to think about…

But why am I worrying about this now?  I just need to relax.

Relax?  What’s that?  Oh, you mean take a break from work and read for pleasure?  That sounds wonderful…where’s my Harry Potter book…?