Gap Years

This is a wonderful article from today's New York Times on why I shouldn't be at work. It explains how more people are leaving college and doing anything but start a career. Many go teach English abroad or just travel. Some move to Colorado to ski and others are joining the Peace Corps or Teach for America (weirdos).

This is a common theme for me to write about. I mentioned a Time article in a previous blog about Twixters. I feel strongly that this is the time to accomplish my goals while I am not tied down by a family or career. The guy in the article says it well, "I've just finished 16 grades of school and I haven't lived yet." I don't need to be focused on my future as much as I make sure I am living today. "Tomorrow will worry about itself."

So with that said, I am sitting at my desk on Tuesday morning. Gazing out my window, wondering where I will go next and what I want to accomplish. My first reaction is to search for a better life right here, maybe a nicer job. But, I won't ignore my desire to travel and live abroad. My dream of writing and learning a new language. Backpacking across the continents...and so on. Maybe awhile more in New York working, with some sporadic travel and then take my savings and ideas and make this life happen.

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