The Floating Graduate

Things are changing and it feels sooo good.

I’m beginning to relax and recharge before a joyfully action packed summer.

I’ve been feeling an overwhelming desire to be out my element!  I’ve lived in Florida all of my life and can’t wait to try somewhere else.  I want to experience a whole year in seasons!  I want to build a snow man.  I want to order food off of menus with no english words and be surprised at what I’m served!  I want to live in a city where I can do all of my errands by foot or bike.  I want to learn to speak and think in a different language.  Learning foreign words is like learning a whole new way of perceiving the world, especially when the words have absolutely no english equivalent.  It’s so fun how a little thing like ordering pizza in Swedish over the phone can be so thrilling.  I want to make friends with people from everywhere!  It  reminds me of the feeling I’d get as a kid every time our family went some place new.  Whether we were at a hotel, a campsite in the woods, or visiting family friends, the first thing I’d ask my parents is “Can I go explore now?”.  So I guess you could say graduating and moving out of Gainesville is actually making feel sort of like a kid again.  Wide-eyed, curious, akwardly out of my element, and totally ready to explore.  

 

I’ve been taking pictures all week and will definitely post some soon!