Ok, so I know I'm not in London any more... as a matter of fact, I've been back home for a full month. But I've had a lot on my brain since coming home from London, and needed to get it out, so here goes.
Well, since being home, I've graduated from college and begun my transition into the real world. Currently, I'm still on the job search. Decided I won't be going back to SCDS after all... as much as I absolutely love my coworkers there, working with kids is definitely not what I want to do for the rest of my life, and now that I'm done with school, I want to use my time working towards my final career. That being said, I've applied at lots of different places, but no luck yet. Had one interview at a marketing place, and it sounded promising until I was there for the second interview and found out it was pretty much a door-to-door sales position. Not what I'm looking for. Sent in resumes for a couple of internships, too, but haven't heard anything back yet. I'm thinking my next plan of action will be to start my real estate licensing courses, and in the meantime see if I can get a job at a real estate office as just an office assistant or something, something to familiarize myself with the business. And until I do get a job, I've found something else I can use to occupy my time: starting my scrapbook for my time in London! :)
I've been really missing London a lot, almost to the point where, some days, I almost feel depressed about being home. Thinking about it, I don't think it's so much the city itself that I miss. I think the two things I miss most are the independence I had, and the people I met. Going from being practically on my own for three months, having only myself to answer to, and then back to living at home with my parents, has been a frustrating transition. My mom tends to be a worrier, so every time I go out, I get the "Who, What, When, Where, Why, I wish you wouldn't drink...". I was really growing accustomed to being able to go where I wanted, do what I wanted, when I wanted, no questions asked, and I loved it. Not that I don't love being home, but I almost feel smothered here, and I don't like it. Not like I can move out any time soon, either, because I have yet to find a job, and all that time in London pretty well drained my bank account.
Definitely missing the new friends I made over there, too. Of course I still love my friends back home, but I'm one of those people who loves meeting and getting to know new people. Not that it makes me love my friends back here any less, but I don't want to settle and be complacent. I love having new experiences and expanding my horizons, instead of doing the same things over and over again.
That being said, also went to Disneyland with my family last week. As fun as Disneyland is, I've definitely had enough of it for a while. I think this time was the 6th time I've been there in my life... last time was only 3 years ago, and really, not much has changed since then. Still crowded, still hella long lines, still full of screaming little children. But, it was the cheaper trip option (my pick would have been a cruise to the Caribbean), so that's what we went with. Like I said, Disneyland was still fun, but it's something I've done many times before; too much of a good thing, I guess, because the excitement wasn't quite there this time around.
Now don't get me wrong. It's definitely nice to be home, seeing friends I hadn't seen and had hardly talked to since before I left for London, getting to sleep in my own bed, eat at some of my favorite restaurants, play with my dog. I guess just after all the fun I had in London, I'm just sort of bored here, and constantly thinking about going back for a visit, or getting my new friends from over there to come out here, just to break up the monotony of being back at home. Either that, or I just need a job so I have something productive to do during the day... and so I can earn enough money to go back sometime real soon :)
Well, if you've made it all the way to the end of this post, thanks for reading and putting up with my rants. Just had those few things I wanted to get off my chest.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND EVERYONE!!
