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john.doe@doe.com
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I graduated with Master’s Degree on 9/23.
Tomorrow is my graduation
What does that mean?
I can no longer call myself a STUDENT.
I am officially a FLEETER! woot!
Alot of people have been asking me “Why aren’t you looking for jobs in your field” “why did you even get your master’s degree” “it’s a waste if you don’t use it”, etc.
I know. I should take full advantage of my degree that I’ve been working on for past two years but right now I want to take a break from International Relations. I’m even willing to waitress for few years.
Why? Cuz my degree will always be here with me, but not my youth.
I used to be all about working for the best company possible, finding a job that I can proudly tell the whole world.. I wanted to be “successful”.
Then again, what is being successful? Is it about your income? which school you went to? What degree you have? For me, it’s what makes me happy.
I’m turning 25 - not quite young, yet not quite old. Old enough to know better but young enough to do it anyways. I’m just… not ready to settle in to a ‘career’ yet. That doesn’t mean I won’t be working at all, I’m just gonna do something that I can be somewhat satisfied with (job is a job… it will be hard to find something i can be HAPPY with) so that I can pay the bills.
I am jealous at times of people who have already stabilized themselves with career/marriage, but for me I am not ready for that. I still need some adventures.
Whether I do end up using my degree in the future is still unknown but, I gained alot of confidence by completing my master’s degree (though it was not the most challenging program…) - I have a degree in both US and Japan. That confidence will always remain with me forever.
What kept me occupied on a lonely Wednesday night:
FRIENDS WITH BENEFIT
Alot of people say it was exactly the same as NO STRONGS ATTACHED… which is kinda true. same concept but I enjoyed both in different ways.
Damn, I was reminded how hott Justin Timberlake is!
(via hazardously)
If the stupid American government (sorry, I LOVE USA but the govt is just… argh) won’t accept my green card renewal, I am going to move to:
AUSTRALIA
or
SINGAPORE
Why? Just because I can. Yay for working holiday!
Reverse culture “shock”
I haven’t even Japan yet I’m already experiencing reverse culture not really a shock… but difficulty, I guess.
So without having a CLUE where I want to go or what I want to do, I have no way of narrowing down list of all the potential jobs/companies/organization back in America.
Thinking about where to go and how to get there, it’s not as easy as I (sorta) expected. Japan, cuz its such a small country, there aren’t as many options to choose from (if you exclude middle-of-nowhere places) and it’s so much easier to travel within the country: go to the station, buy the ticket, and hop on the bullet train (unless you wanna go to places like Hokkaido and Okinawa). On top of that, MOST major cities you don’t need a car cuz the public transportation is amazing.
In America there’s alot more to consider: Not just about getting there, but I also have to think about owning/renting a car … Buying a car = losing half of my savings, on top of that adding ton of extra cost to living expenses. Renting a car = adding few hundreds dollar to my traveling expense.
From too many cities to look into with tight budget, it’s already a tough, stressful process. Thinking about going to those cities for interviews, looking for apartments, and relocating - argh, it’s just so much!
Right now I am just so tempted to suck it up and stay in Boston… or even easier, stay in Japan.
But I know I shouldn’t, I need to get through it NOW or else I will be stuck forever.
- I know it’s not something I need to worry about AT THIS MOMENT.
- I know I don’t need to decide where I wanna be and what i wanna do for REST OF MY LIFE.
Regardless, I am just so stressed/scared/nervous, can’t get my stupid mind off, and of course extremely sad to think about everything I have to leave in Japan.
The idea of not not knowing what I will be doing and where I will be doing in few months from now is exciting, yet scary at the same time.
I should be psyched to start a new life, but of course I am sad as #”$& to leave everything I have in Japan - family, friends, comfort, and amazing culture .
It’s almost a social suicide…
(picture from their 50th annivesary <3 )
13 days: That’s how long they were apart from eachother
It’s extremely tough losing two amazing grandparents in two weeks especially when I am on the otherside of the earth. After my grandfather passed away 13 days ago I told myself I am going to see my grandmother as soon as I get back to the states, don’t make the same mistake I did with my two grandfathers. But…
They were so deeply in love - and couldn’t bare to be separated.
When she came to visit Boston alone, she was saying how much she missed Pa on the third day. I honestly think they are the CUTEST couple that could EVER exist in this world.
They are together in heaven now.
RIP, I love you grandma <3
Now I only have one grand parent left… I appreciate her more than ever.
Tacos from mos burger was great but it’s NOTHING compared to steak burrito from ANNA’S in BOSTON (/_;)
Three more months!!!! (>_<)
