Summer: The time where everyone is excited to take time off school, lay on the beach, go on adventures and have a break from the reality of the world. That sounds exactly like what I need. Right now is the prime stress-out mode of college, and I want nothing more than for it to be summer. Here is the thing though; I decided I didn't want to be home for the summer. I wanted to go somewhere where I could adventure and explore new things. However, at the same time, I didn't want to be on the other side of the country just yet. So I decided that the perfect happy medium would be to move to North Carolina for the summer, and spend some well-deserved time with my sister.
As the past months of school have flown by, I have been scrambling to find an internship or a summer job in North Carolina. I had debated giving up on going to NC and just go home to work my normal job and live with my parents. Even though there is nothing wrong with that idea, I just knew in my mind I needed the summer in NC to figure out who I am and to explore the world outside of southwest Virginia.
So in a month, I will be officially moved in with my sister in NC, with no job secured (but now an interview set up), no friends in the area and honestly, no real back up plan other than to come back to VA. However, that is what is so thrilling for me — the idea that I am going to this area that I have only spent minimal time in, and I am going to have to figure it all out as it comes. Granted I have always been the type of person to take life day by day, but this time I really am going to have to figure it out day by day.
Although I can admit that I am thoroughly terrified by the fact that I have nothing other than a place to stay, I know that this summer is going to be one for the books. I hope to get a job that I will actually enjoy and make friends that are around my age. I want to explore the area and see the best the North Carolina has to offer. I want to make memories with my sister that will last a lifetime, and I cant wait to see what life-changing moments will occur in North Carolina as the summer goes on.
