With my last year of college quickly coming to an end, I have adopted a new outlook on life. Senior year can become a bit monotonous between the stress and many life crisis moments. I don't want to look back on my early 20's and have them be dominated by an undefined collage of frat parties, grimy bars, and uneventful drunk nights surrounded by the same people. Don't get me wrong, I think that is the best way to look back on your freshman and even sophomore years of college. But eventually it is time to move on.
Your 20's are the prime of your life. Besides the fact that I still have three more years of school left for law school, these are the years when I can take advantage of the freedom I have. I have no real attachments. I want to experience as many new things as possible. I want to remember my senior year of college as the time I explored the world and expanded my horizons.
I want to take advantage of my youth. I want to meet new people, see new places, and learn new things. This is the time in life when we have (or at least should have) open minds and open hearts. The world is full of opportunities and new adventures are always right around the corner. Every week I want to try out a new restaurant or cafe, go to a new hiking trail, or even try a new activity. I want to live my life as if I am completing a never ending bucket list.
Our society is so globalized now that the world can seem so small at times. And in some aspects it is; it is easier then ever to meet people from around the world and travel to even the most remote places. But at the same time we take other cultures for granted. The only way to know about another culture is to be fully immersed in it. I want to take these next couple of years to travel around the world and gain first hand experience of other cultures.
Life is going by so incredibly fast. Maybe I am just having a minor crisis revolving around the fear of becoming old, settling down, and living routine days. Not to be cliche, but you only live once. Doing the same things every week is the most common way we are limiting ourselves. I am changing my outlook on life in hopes that it will open new doors and shape me into the person I have always wanted to be.
