It seems to be a trend with me to start off every entry with an apology for my laziness. I realized that my last entry was in March and I have failed to keep my promise mentioned at the beginning of the year. So once again, I'm sorry for being neglectful. Now I shall begin:
I finished my sophomore year of college on May 13th and went back home that afternoon to start my summer break. Unfortunately, no one wanted to hire me for only three months. I even tried volunteering but I struck out there too, apparently free labor has its limits? So now I sit here unemployed for yet again another summer.
Out of boredom I cleaned my room obsessively, I think it's the cleanest it's ever been. I even started cleaning my grandparents house (for those of you who don't know my maternal grandparents live in the lower half of the two family house my parents and I live in) just to pass the time.
I feed my cat, (yes, I have a cat, that likes to stalk me and bite my ankles for no apparent reason. To this date I am the only person he does this to) I read books, (read One Day by David Nicholls and now attempting Anna Karenina) and I catch up on TV shows and movies that I missed out on during the school year.
Some of you may think I have it made. You are all sorely mistaken. There are really no words to properly describe how boredom has taken over my life.
Because I'm usually alone with my thoughts (it's one thing that is good and bad about being an only child) I often think about traveling. I've only been out of the country once and that was the summer before I started senior year of high school. I had the opportunity to got to Austria for a month as part of a study abroad program with my school. It was the happiest, most exciting month of my life that gave me a taste of all that there is to see and experience.
I have ambitions of traveling through all of Europe- something I've been dreaming of for quite some time. Eventually, of course, I want to visit countries in all of the other continents as well. First place of business would be Italy- for those of you who don't know my mom was born in Italy and my paternal grandfather's family were from Italy, and, I believe most of his siblings were born there as well. I've always had a desire to own my very own villa in the Tuscan countryside where I can spend holidays and summers. And after that, I have no set agenda on what country to see next.
I think there is something so extraordinary about experiencing different cultures. The languages, the cuisine, the history, the architecture, the lifestyles- they all vary from country to country, region to region. Who wouldn't want to explore the world knowing all of this is out there?
I may sound like I'm searching for escapism. I don't see that as true. I'm not trying to run away from my problems or anything angst ridden like that. I am well aware that your problems will always follow you unless you face them head on. I simply want to learn about the world in a hand's on way. Whether it's realistic or not is a different story. Regardless, I will do my best to achieve my goal to see the world.
For now, however, I still remain a 19 year-old (almost 20) unemployed college student who is stuck with her thoughts and The Real Housewives of New Jersey. So now everyone, well, the kind people that read this, knows my not so secret desire/passion for traveling.
If I don't become the first person to die of boredom, I shall write soon. Until then kids, be safe and enjoy everything that comes your way.
-Catherine
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