Somewhere in the middle

I don’t feel like a graduate. I am very much a college student at heart. But I see how I need to grow up now.

Going to a non-traditional 5 year school gives you a chance to stay in school for longer than most students. By the end of it you know you have spent enough time in college, you know you have put all your effort into reaching where you are now, and most of all you know that one more year was a gift in some sort of way.

So you graduate somewhat older than most students which means you are somewhat away from the whole living in dorms, partying all night, never sleeping on time phase. You are over too much drinking, too much partying phase and you do feel like it is time to make some money.

(I can’t speak for everyone now can I?)

I can’t deny that I am sad about the fact that I am not more what I was. A Drexel student living around all her friends. But I can’t deny either that I can not study anymore. I need to make money, get into the corporate world, work on exciting projects, buy those things I always wanted. I know I want that.

So four days after graduation, I am pondering about where is life going to take me from here. What will happen tomorrow. I am somewhere in the middle.