Happy 2011 people. I hope your holidays and end of 2010 were safe and better yet fun. This is my first post of the new year; I have been working hard (or rather hardly working) at my pediatrics rotation. For a while now, I have been thinking about things that I truly envy. I mean as I grow older and don't have the time nor the expenses to do what I want to do, I envy those that can do them. One of the things I really wish I could do is be a performer; I mean I dabble with the guitar and all, but not enough to make my own music and perform in front of a crowd. I think that that is one of the coolest things to do, and unfortunately I won't be able to experience those emotions that those people get. I mean it seems so awesome to be up on stage in front of 10 to 10,000 people performing while everyone is in awe with your musical skills. Even those high school bands that are just dicking around because they really think they're going to make it big, or because they really have nothing else to do--I kind of want to be that...at least for a little.
Another thing that I envy (because right now I can't do it) is someone who has the balls (or lack of job/future security) to be able to just get up and leave. I don't mean become a nomad, but I mean just leave for a couple months out of the year to experience life elsewhere. In a couple of months I'll be turning 26 (I know very scary! but the good thing is that I'll be an actual M.D. at 27, that is if the Myans are totally wrong with their 2012 BS), and I've been living in this awesome state for all those years, even throughout all my 19 years straight of schooling. I feel like I need out, but unfortunately I have a huge committment called medical school. If I wasn't in medical school, I think I'd be one of those 20-something year olds who just go from different jobs traveling the country and the world. I don't know if it's just me, but I've been noticing that my generation of kids have been doing this a lot more recently. I think it's the lack of job security that is enabling this, and possibly other things too like the idea of traveling is just more appealing, and easier to do at our age. I read an awesome article in the NYT Magazine almost a year ago, and I thought it'd be nice if people were to read it. It speaks of another social age class in between adolescence and adulthood, the "emerging adult". It's quite lengthy, but I think it's an intersting read. I think I am one of them, although I am not able to do the things mention in the article, due to my commitment, I really want to be able to travel the world, having different jobs, learning different things. I think I have so much to offer, and I have such an open mind that I will be able to gain so much for myself if I were able to travel as well. Too bad I won't be able to, and I don't have the balls to take a hiatus after medical school to do all that before returning to residency, but such is life. I can't plan my future right now, I can only live for today and the near tomorrow, but maybe I will eventually be able to do both doctoring and traveling at the same time, and still be happy about both.
Anyways, hope 2011 is awesome for everyone! Catch ya on the next thought...
Here is the article: What Is It About 20-Somethings?
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