Thoughts About My Life

Vibes felt about someone in a certain area can change if that person surrounds themselves with other individuals without changing the way they are. It's interesting to see how high school students may not find many friends within the town they grew up in, and when they are at college find several close friends. Since you can't experience what it is like to be surrounded by every group of people out there it is disappointing knowing that the place you can flourish most at is a place you probably will never find and the people who can be the perfect friends for you will never exist if you choose to go to a school in Michigan rather than Arizona.

I plan on going to Michigan next year for college to run cross country at the Division 2 level. Had I taken a year off and played junior hockey I could probably play at a Division 3 hockey school. That little decision is going to affect the rest of my entire life. The people I meet in Michigan may not be the people that Arizona, Florida, Connecticut or New York can offer me. It pains me when I think about the perfect setting for myself is truly unknown for there are too many opportunities in the world for us to find our exact match of a lifestyle with the right people.

I plan on going out to explore the world when I leave school, for my main goal is shooting to find that place, that person...that life. I don't care how long it takes me but I am determined to find the perfect life for myself. The only thing that is a shame about it is that I have to get good grades in college and graduate with a degree that will help me obtain enough money to be able to find that life.

The difficult thing for me is abandoning those who I care about. I'm not going to be able to do that. If I find a group of people that I can't live without there is no doubt in my mind that I am going to stick with them and/or take them with me and share our experiences and adventures together.