Lessons Learned
We exist in a society that fosters extended adolescence. The first time I heard about this was from a teacher in high school. He said that twentysomethings, as we now call them, are taking longer to get married, more time to finish school and moving out of their parents' houses later.
How true this may be without statistics is questionable; but I've been relying on that information to be true.
I don't want to feel like I have to know exactly where I'm going right now. I have a lot of options open to me, and even more that I would like to pursue: going graduate school, traveling through Europe and getting a job I love top the list.
I know that I can't possibly do everything all at once, though that's what I want, and I also realize that I might grow out of the idealism characterizing a lot of my life choices up to this point.
Still, having this "extended adolescence" as a sort of excuse to keep a 9-to-5 job or mortgage payment at bay has been working so far.
Because this is my last day at The News, this will be my last blog entry. From this experience I have learned a lot about having a job, which requires me be responsible and sometimes sit out fun times with my friends. I probably needed to learn all that.
I've also learned alot about criticism. Good or bad, when you put your thoughts out there it's going to come back to you. Growing a thick skin must be part of the twentysomething growth cycle, as well.
So thanks for your comments, constructive and otherwise. I can only hope I don't outgrow my need to respond to them. Cheers, all!
-- Kristen Rajczak
