I am in a weird place in life right now. I don't really like the term "weird", but I honestly have no idea how else to describe it. For those who do not know, I just got done with a bizarre/wack/very surreal reality tv show experience and still have yet to decide if the positives will outweigh the negatives. I am having a very hard time enrolling back into school because I for one have NO idea what I want to do with my life. My problem? I cannot commit to anything. Can there be a risk taking major anyone? See, that is something I would excel at. I can be impulsive, crazy, and adventurous. But I cannot for the life of me be organized, planned, committed. I can't pick a major. I can't settle on just one thing because of the fact that I want to do everything, and before my realist friends or parentals finally sink into my brain that thinks I can do everything, I am sitting pretty on Cloud Weird.
If I don't settle on one thing, just one, I will go crazy. I think clinically insane. AND, since it is pretty clear that me settling in a location, with a person, on a major, into college, etc, etc... isn't going to happen, I have settled on Maddie.
Maddie. A gorgeous five month old cocker-border collie mix. She is perfect for me. High in energy, ridiculously adventurous, and still at the end of the day, a cuddler.
So, expect a ton of status updates, blogs, twitpics, and you name it on my new commitment. My SOLE commitment. It is going to be one fun ride.
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stick with school...even through the 'fame'. avoid delaying school for 3-5years in tv challenges and bar crawl appearances like some past alum who lose focus of the real real world.
ReplyDeleteyour major in the end will not make a whole lot of difference, but getting the degree itself will. if you want variety, add a minor or find a multi-disciplineary major that lets you take a larger variety. undergrad majors are a choose-your-own-adventure path; even if you jump between paths, make sure to cross the finish line and get the BA/BS. major doesnt define the rest of your life.
And the best advice for someone adventurous in college:
ReplyDeleteWhatever you do, before you graduate, study abroad. Pick somewhere you don't know much about and travel there.
You should get a creative writing degree and then stay busy writing about all your adventures! Or maybe journalism and become a travel writer - I bet you'd like that!
ReplyDeleteOr skip the degree - just get a job that challenges you and surround yourself with people who love you.
Felicity, I like your idea. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd anonymous, I plan on traveling abroad somewhere new. No worries there. And it is more of an issue of finding classes that I can be motivated to go to and not feeling like I am wasting my time. That is the dilemna of picking a major I like.
okay. class will always be a bit of a time waster, but i totally see your point. its tough. took me a long time to hone in on a topic. maybe science mixed with something like anthropology?
ReplyDeleteenjoy your last days of anonymity and not hearing "hey, aren't you that girl from mtv" for the next few months ;)
Emily,
ReplyDeleteI had the pleasure of meeting you when you first moved into the D.C. house (little did I know you we're filming the Real World at the time, lol). I think your an extremely nice, well rounded and real person from what the previews have shown me and how you interacted with me when I met you. I hope you enjoyed D.C., I'm from the Maryland area and I know we enjoyed having you stay :)
Good luck with the college and major choices. I know its a hard choice to make. I luckily found my passion when I was in high school and I'm about to graduate with a bachelors in film! But I wish you the best in finding what you love to do :)
Enjoy your new doggie, I have 3 dogs of my own and their all amazing.
Best wishes! Hopefully we have the chance of running into each other in the future! :)
Take care!
-John Dern
I cannot tell you what to or not to do...life is a crazy ride...and if you're lucky the positives will outweigh the negatives.
ReplyDeleteYou will find the passion of life within yourself and in everything around you.
All I can say is that things tend to work out the way they are supposed to.
The best advice I can give was given to me by my hero, my dad, was to go with the flow.
There's always the Peace Corps.
ReplyDeleteI understand! I can't decide what I want to be when I grow up either.
ReplyDeletei happen to catch the first episode of real world dc last night while trying to fall asleep, and i must say that you were an instant favorite. i haven't followed real world in God only knows how many years but i look forward to being entertained by this current season. thanks.
ReplyDeleteoh, do not wreck your brain while being unable to commit to anything at the moment. in due time, a certain subject will prove to be more interesting and fulfilling than others.
happy 2010.
Hey Emily,
ReplyDeleteI just have a quick question for you, what do you like doing most? I wanted to be an embassador but I ended up working in IT. I would like to know if I could help out in any way.
Emily, Get over yourself. Real World Hoe
ReplyDeletehow is your sole committment working out for ya? ha.
ReplyDeleteHoly Shit! That is exactly how I feel.
ReplyDeletestick with school. you don't want to be like 'real world wes' (fellow missourian) running a yogurt shop, do ya?
ReplyDeleteI agree on the stick with school thing. granted i dont know you but if your interests are something like sports and nutrition consider dietetics as a major. I'm a dietetics major and I love it, theres sooo many different areas you can go into, just a thought. good luck love :)
ReplyDeletedid you ever think that picking a major is the real risk at hand? the real adventure here? just because you pick a major doesn't narrow you down to one job. so, pick something you enjoy, you strike me as the exercise science or criminal justice type. you want adventure? get a career with the fbi or go into military or if you're really into athletics be a sports performance trainer. you aren't tied down forever, you have a whole life to live. but what i do know is getting some kind of degree now is best. but if you're a risk taker through and through maybe the way to think about it is to think that this is a risk, it's a jump, that only you can take ;)
ReplyDeleteWell Hi there, my name is Katie Leverentz and I truly feel your pain with school and everything. I attend a state school in PA and I play soccer and I'm pretty dam good, but I'm almost done with my soph year and i have no clue what I want to major in. But i really want to stay in school and play soccer but I also don't know what to do and if i should stay and give up soccer and thing about what I want to major in.
ReplyDeleteI'm an athletic tomboy and I love going to beach and being outside. but its hard to find a major to have everything you love in one.
but i feel like a dog is a really good thing :) it's the one best friend you know won't leave your side and who you can play with everyday and say anything to.
hope you figure out life, it's a tough thing but we can get through it