My Odyssey
On October 9th an article appeared in the New York Times addressing the new patterns of life taken by twenty somethings after college. I love when I come across an article like this and I've even blogged about a few of them. They offer me some comfort and encouragement for my actions that seem anything but ordinary to my parents generation and many of my friends.
Since college, I've hopped from job to job and bounced across the globe, seemingly without any direction. Here I am now, 26 years old and searching for a new job from my parent's couch. This used to be a position that afforded much criticism and humor from the employed, but I have been happy to learn of at least four other people I graduated high school with doing the exact same as me.
I know that I apply too much pressure on myself to find a job and be more like everyone else. With wise words like this article though, I realize that I need to savor my situation and enjoy my days of Odyssey while they last. It reminds me of a scene from Garden State when Zach Braff yells to his new friends as they leave, "Good luck exploring the infinite abyss." Who's with me?
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Here are my thoughts:
- If you had not done what you've done since graduation, you would have regretted it.
- Anyone can go get a job and enjoy the security of having steady income. It takes some serious guts to travel without a ton of money saved up (who has money to travel at 20-25? I didn't!), and to not know how you're gonna make ends meet etc.
- I played it safe and immediately locked myself down into a job, marriage, and now a house :-O. I love it, but I can't say that I've done what you have either!
- If I want to travel or get away from work now, I might have the money, but it would probably be more difficult to find the time, etc.
So... I say be proud that you did something that most people haven't and won't be able to do. You took chances and have experiences that you will never forget!
Btw, it would be great to see you if you're hanging out in Kingwood. I'll be down in Magnolia the weekend of Oct. 27-28th if you're around.
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