Don't really know why, but I always have to buy a new pair of shoes before school starts. It doesn't feel like the start of a school year without them (see above for new shoes). I've gone through a smidge over two decades of first day of school jitters and excitement. Like many other scholars who've been headed back to the books this month I too view my year as 'beginning' in the fall. January is set aside for looking back at the calendar year, but September has always been about setting goals and trying to figure out how to achieve them. Unsurprisingly, 20+ years of school and I still haven't a bleeding clue. If anything the future seems so much hazier now than ever before. Of course I have an idea of where I want to be academically and careerwise in the next couple of years. The difference though is that I'm not as consumed by it.
I look back at my younger self sometimes and want her to a) stfu and b) chill the shit out. If you ask aiya he'll readily tell you that out of the two of us I was the one born with the silverspoon shoved up my ass. No denying that and I'm not ashamed of it either. This can however be problematic because I'm prone to be an irritating overachiever. Even though lately people have started to grow concerned that I'm still in school, working in a field that I never in a million years expected to be in, I don't give a shit. I'm not just managing, I'm excelling in what I do. Guess the reason why I'm generally so 'meh' about the entire thing is that I will never let work define who I am and instead I'll hang on to school for as long as I can. Even though I don't need to be doing there's still some thrill left in education.
Here's to being a lifelong nerd.
Cheers.
3 comments:
Hey, I found your blog while looking for Sinhala classes in Toronto (no luck yet). I like your writing style, so I'm looking forward to more posts!
You remind me of a Sri lankan friend of mine who blogs @ http://chayanthi.wordpress.com/
The major difference is that you actually update your blog semi-regularly. Go you!
Hah, if a post once or twice a month means regular updates then I will take it!
Sinhala classes in Toronto, that's funny that you should come across my blog since I do a huge disservice to the language. The only thing I can suggest is to get in touch with the Sri Lankan Consulate, if you're interested in a private tutor they're a good place to start.
i am so glad ur still in the books!!! freaked me out that after 7 years that i had to choose to go back to mine..... argh! where would we be without that extra knowledge of something ;)
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