Dear Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Will you please marry me?
Sincerely,
Amanda
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Back 'Home' In Ohio!
I escaped the torments of Jobcorps and the fierce cold of Maine, yay! I will have to give a reader's digest update on how I came to be back at my parents' home in Ohio:
I finished the basic nursing course to be a nursing assistant, but the certificate is only valid in Maine, a state which I am not from and did not willingly move to and did not plan to stay in. Originally I was going to take the culinary course, the culinary certificate being valid anywhere in the world for entry-level positions, but the program was full so I was placed in CNA.
Once I finished I was urged to apply to the local community college. I was very unhappy and discombobulated in Maine, so I made a split decision to buy a bus ticket back home to see my family for Christmas. I arrived in Cleveland two days before Christmas. The next morning I awakened to unfamiliar surroundings and it took me a moment to realize where I was. Let me tell you, there is nothing better than waking up far, far away from a place that was a personal nightmare, realizing you are someplace familiar and warm and loving, and that it is Christmas Eve morning. Although I've had several nightmares about being back at Jobcorps (it wasn't that bad, but I can't stand being anyplace where I'm told what to do and treated like a stupid, insubordinate child) I wake up every morning more happy than I have in months. I'll miss ma bitches Tricia and Tishnisa for sure, since all of my childhood friends from Ohio have moved away, but I spend most of my time with my family anyways.
Although I consider New York state to be my grown-up person home, Ohio is the place I run away to when I'm done with one of my adventures, or preparing to embark on one of them. Right now the plan is to stay for a semester of college in order to stave off student loan payments while making money to pay off student loans (If I gave any person reading this advice it would be to NEVER take out student loans, ever). I can already feel the travel itch, however, and if something else comes up I won't complain...Living in Amish country with no vehicle or public transit is only quaint for a couple of weeks.
Of course, the lesson I have learned from all of this, once again, is to never follow what appears to be the path of money, but to always follow my bliss. My bliss has thus far led me to some beautiful, incredible places, and I don't doubt my soul's judgement on any experience. I think life must be lived from the soul, fully conscious of every moment.
I finished the basic nursing course to be a nursing assistant, but the certificate is only valid in Maine, a state which I am not from and did not willingly move to and did not plan to stay in. Originally I was going to take the culinary course, the culinary certificate being valid anywhere in the world for entry-level positions, but the program was full so I was placed in CNA.
Once I finished I was urged to apply to the local community college. I was very unhappy and discombobulated in Maine, so I made a split decision to buy a bus ticket back home to see my family for Christmas. I arrived in Cleveland two days before Christmas. The next morning I awakened to unfamiliar surroundings and it took me a moment to realize where I was. Let me tell you, there is nothing better than waking up far, far away from a place that was a personal nightmare, realizing you are someplace familiar and warm and loving, and that it is Christmas Eve morning. Although I've had several nightmares about being back at Jobcorps (it wasn't that bad, but I can't stand being anyplace where I'm told what to do and treated like a stupid, insubordinate child) I wake up every morning more happy than I have in months. I'll miss ma bitches Tricia and Tishnisa for sure, since all of my childhood friends from Ohio have moved away, but I spend most of my time with my family anyways.
Although I consider New York state to be my grown-up person home, Ohio is the place I run away to when I'm done with one of my adventures, or preparing to embark on one of them. Right now the plan is to stay for a semester of college in order to stave off student loan payments while making money to pay off student loans (If I gave any person reading this advice it would be to NEVER take out student loans, ever). I can already feel the travel itch, however, and if something else comes up I won't complain...Living in Amish country with no vehicle or public transit is only quaint for a couple of weeks.
Of course, the lesson I have learned from all of this, once again, is to never follow what appears to be the path of money, but to always follow my bliss. My bliss has thus far led me to some beautiful, incredible places, and I don't doubt my soul's judgement on any experience. I think life must be lived from the soul, fully conscious of every moment.
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