I’m going to take a mini break from life. March 16, 2008

I am graduating from college in 2 months (as long as I don’t continue letting things fall a apart) and I have been trying to figure out exactly what I want to do.  I had planned to work for a company in Brooklyn that is a part of the company I already work for, but I was discussing this with my therapist and he had another suggestion.  He said that his professional recommendation for me is to work for a while somewhere that will be like a break from life.  He said this because I said I wanted to “drop out of life”.  His suggestion was to work at a boat chartering company in St. Marten or something equivalent.  It’s a great idea.  I need a break soooooo badly there aren’t even words.  When I started looking for jobs I stumbled on a few in various places like Egypt and Greece.  Eventually my search led me to working on a cruise ship.  My family is a lot happier about the idea of me working on a cruise ship than in Egypt.  Because I have many years of retail experience and minors in both speech communication and marketing I am qualified for many of the jobs.  Housing and food are included and the pay is decent.  Contracts only last for 6 months at a time so if I hate it, I don’t have to keep doing it.  I’m looking forward to it.  It will give me a little extra time to figure things out.  My life needs some straightening out.