Always Between Here and There
I started the Dream List that I mentioned in my last post during the Dark Ages of my semester at MIT. The list was initially called "Escape Plans," because I didn't see a spring semester of college happening for me and I needed something to do. The amount of freedom I saw in a spring semester not at MIT and not in ROTC was incredibly appealing - but instead I discovered that UAH existed and I jumped at the chance to cling to two-thirds of my original plan - running cross country and getting an engineering degree.
I recently watched Up in the Air, where George Clooney fires people for a living and gives motivational speeches about how physical possessions and relationships with other people are just extra baggage that weigh you down. I'm pretty sure the moral of the story was that you shouldn't live this way, because people are meant to be in relationship with each other and sometimes they're worth being "tied down" for. But it made me think.
Am I stuck at UAH, unable to pursue my dreams because of commitments I've made? Or am I in relationship with people who care about me and on a track that will lead to a successful life?
I recently watched Up in the Air, where George Clooney fires people for a living and gives motivational speeches about how physical possessions and relationships with other people are just extra baggage that weigh you down. I'm pretty sure the moral of the story was that you shouldn't live this way, because people are meant to be in relationship with each other and sometimes they're worth being "tied down" for. But it made me think.
Am I stuck at UAH, unable to pursue my dreams because of commitments I've made? Or am I in relationship with people who care about me and on a track that will lead to a successful life?
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