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Yeah, that's what my mom did and part of me really wants to as well (get a rail pass and just go for it). I guess she just met up w/ a girl from Switzerland, which was a huge help language-wise...I don't know if I've got it in me to go solo though.

I've never been to Europe, and as much as it's not the same going on school trips, I'm really wishing now that I'd gone on those trips in high school. Our school would go somewhere every year. In retrospect, it was dirt cheap (having flights, hotels, and meals all paid for). *sigh* It'd be better than nothing!

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You could always stow away in Tiff's suitcase, Mabel. Or better yet, do away with her and take her place. She did say her aunt hadn't seen her in years, right?

I was thinking about studying abroad, in Europe obv., but the deadline for submissions was the start of this month.

And I'd love to go with you, Mabel! Alas...

*looks at bank balance*
*sobs*

Updated On: 4/7/05 at 10:24 PM

*starts saving*
*rubs two cent coin wistfully*
I really do want to go, though.

What did you think of Amelie? I liked it, but didn't think it was all it was cracked up to me. I want to see 'A Very Long Engagement', though! I love Audrey Tautou...she's so...gamine.

I love Amelie. The friend I was watching it w/ had never seen it, and we had to take a raincheck on finishing it (she's got a project to do early tomorrow, and I hadn't realized it was getting "late-ish" so we only watched the first 40 minutes or so) I love all of the "So and so enjoys..." stuff. Oh, and when she sends the garden gnome on his little tour of the world (how sad is it that the garden gnome's travelled more than me?!?) Some of the lines are so priceless! "Amelie enjoys passing the time asking herself silly questions like 'How many people are having an orgasm right now?'"..."Quinze" And the flight attendant's cat who "enjoys listening to children's stories"!!!

I missed A Very Long Engagement the first time around. There's a free sceening on Monday, but I have to sign up for housing for next year on Monday night (a sore subject w/ me...they're officially IN-SANE here! Now over $9000 for a double w/ a kitchen, always a plus when you don't have a meal plan!) I absolutely refuse to live with more than one person. Did I ever tell you guys about my stripper roommate?? God, I need to get an apartment, and stop dealing w/ this SH*T!

The only thing holding me back from my European venture is the fact that I should probably spend next summer trying to find a job...yet another sore subject w/ me. Hate to turn this into an angst-fest, but my god...I have NO idea what the hell I want to/am going to do! "What do you do w/ a BA in English," indeed?!?!?!

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I jest! I'm still here!

BTW...

'"What do you do w/ a BA in English?"'

I hear ya.

Yeah...teaching. Woohoo.

I wanted to it, but more for my own sake, rather than thinking about what I'd get out of it career-wise. Education for education's sake, right? Right?

Meh, I have another few years before I have to think about...*shudder*...the...*shivers*...real world.

So, I feel like 20 years of laziness if finally about to kick me in the ass!

I do well in school, but I don't feel like I'm really an original thinker or anything. I always seem to take the cop out blase' road for papers, etc. I'm totally terrified that I'm going to be found out as an utter fraud when I go out looking for work in the real world.

And what am I going to do w/ my English/Cultural Studies major? I really have no desire to be a teacher. I'm not particularly good at anything. I'm not a great writer. I'm not particularly clever. Definitely not a group leader type. What the hell?!?!

I really want to stay in the city after I graduate, but I have NO IDEA what to do. Not a clue. I've got one year and counting before I have to get some sort of reality check and find something to do w/ my life...AAAAHAHHHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!

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I think most people go through the same feelings as you. It's hard to decide what you want to do with your life when you're finally faced with that decision after being in school for so long. It's scary because you feel like it's this monumental thing. But you still have time to think about it, and you can experiment once you're out of school. Try to find something you really care about. If you figure out its not for you, try something else. Lots of people switch careers. You have to have some particular talents. And it sounds like you've got a great record behind you if you do well in school. Even if you feel like you haven't gotten much out of it, you have great credentials that will look good to potential employers. If you find a job you love, you can really dig into it and then develop your skills. I don't know, I'm rambling. I've known what I've wanted to do since I was 5, so I'm probably not making any sense about this.

It's good to have that option as a fall-back, though. I mean, at least you'll have something. Don't worry, I'm sure you'll figure it out.
I personally can't wait to graduate and be in the "real world," but a lot of that is because I want to live in NYC and I feel stranded down here. And because, like you, I get bored with my classes.
I guess just try to enjoy and make the best of your last year of college and use it to explore your interests more!

I'm also kind of freaking out on the whole apartment thing. All of my close friends are like "I can't live w/ friends. It never works out." Which is totally true, and even though it's pissing me off, I really know it's for the best. And then the casual friends are either not close enough to really ask, don't seem to show much interest, or are living at home already. This puts me into panic mode, because the thought of living w/ totally random people scares me SH*Tless. I've had some crazy ass roommates. An utter slob (literally, she'd wear pajamas all week; wouldn't change or shower, or anything), a complete nympho, a pathological liar (who got kicked out of school for being on academic probation), a fruitarian who for a brief time joined some flakey cult, a total druggie, a germaphobe, and a stripper. I've had quite the eclectic collection of roommates. I can't wait to see what next year brings (either in the dorms or if I manage to swing an apartment).

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Updated On: 4/8/05 at 12:33 AM

Wow. That's kinda scary. How do you find these people???

And with all of these room-mates, was it you who walked out, or them who got kicked out?

Sounds like a really screwed up system. Good luck next year...
I'm off ladies, good night!