Erica Cadiz
Stories (2/0)
Picture The Perfect Life
Have you ever imagined where you would be in ten years? Same. I am 23 years old who graduated college almost a year ago, however, my life is not at all close to where I saw myself being at 23 years old. My 13 year old self, thought that I would be living on my own, have a full-time job, in a happy relationship, and just having the time of my life. Oh, was I wrong. I am currently living with my parents, I have a part-time job, and I have no idea what I should be doing and where I should be going. It does not make it easier that majority of my friends or people in the media who are around the same age, already have their lives figured out and what they want to do. I am in a constant battle with myself of how I should have done this, or I should be doing that and maybe everything would be different and I would at least have some form of comfort that my life is put together. Life has a really funny way of working and I am not quite sure if I could keep up. As the days went by, I would constantly think what I should be doing and how I can do things differently, but I realized, I was doing everything all wrong.
By Erica Cadiz4 years ago in Motivation
What They Don't Tell You About Your Life After College...
As a kid, did you ever just wished to be a grown up already? Well, be careful what you wish for. In middle school, all I ever wanted was to be in high school; in high school, all I ever wanted to be was in college; in college, all I ever wanted to be was out of school. Boy, was I wrong... I just graduated college this past April, and all I can think about is how I wish I could go back to my freshman year of college when all I was worried about was making friends. College was the best five years in my life, and I would live it all over again if I could. After I graduated, I moved back home to Hawaii with my parents and financially, that was the smartest decision, however, mentally, not the best decision. After college, most people find a full-time job, live on their own, and everything falls into place. In my case, that was not it. My initial plan was never to come back home, but for personal reasons, that was the best decision to make. My original plan was to stay in Portland, live in an apartment with my best friend, and take the full-time job that was offered to me. Currently, I am in graduate school, have one part-time job that I am still trying to figure out and another fee-for-service job that is a work in progress. I barely have any friends to hang out with because they are all in Portland, living it up, while I am in Hawaii always cooped up in my home.
By Erica Cadiz4 years ago in Education