| | - I am listening to a book on CD while I drive to work.
- It's I am Charlotte Simmons by Thomas Wolfe.
- It is reminding me of when I first went to college and felt so lost and clueless.
- It's about a girl from the hills of North Carolina going to (what is essentially) an Ivy League university.
- She's poor.
- Her family loves her, but is so different from those around her.
- She's not sure what to think of the people she goes to school with because they are so different than those at "home."
- I wasn't as naive when I went to the Ivy League university I went to,
- But it was a culture shock to me in many ways.
- I felt like I didn't belong.
- I felt like everyone around me understood things that I didn't.
- I'm only on CD #4 (out of 25), so I'm not sure where the story is going.
- ((Although, I suspect the outcome will be that she is 'corrupted' and makes poor choices.))
- I often think about my time at the university where I went.
- I regret that I didn't take better advantage of the opportunities that I had there.
- I wish that I had studied harder.
- I wish I had gotten involved in a wider variety of activities.
- I was not prepared for Ivy League life.
- I didn't have to study in high school,
- So, unfortunately, I didn't know how to really challenge my mind and learn.
- What else is going on in my life?
- I still love my job.
- Of course there are times when I get frustrated.
- But I do love it.
- I love the people I work with.
- I love the challenges.
- I love the variety.
- I love the clients and their families (even when I get frustrated with them).
- I am glad that "Lie to Me" and "Criminal Minds" are new tonight.
- I find it hard to believe that it's almost May.
- I often feel disoriented with regards to time, such as day of the week, month of the year.
- I think it's because time goes by so fast.
- It also has to do with the fact that I focus on what is right in front of me and do what needs to be done.
- This is a change that I've made over the past few years, and it's a change that I like.
- I like living in the Present, instead of ruminating/missing the Past or worrying about the Future.
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