Though I haven’t written as of late, here is a short recap on life. First, I am back at Clemson in my final year at school. I am still playing club tennis (maybe not as avidly, but I do attempt at times), I still hang out with all of my friends and am meeting new people constantly. I still go to class…for the most part. And once again, I am interning. 

I have started up with G Magazine and am the editorial intern. It is thrilling and artistic and creative and wonderful. I love the quickness yet the ease in which people go about their writing. The chaos is great, everyone getting calmly jumbled as we prepare to release a new magazine every few weeks. 

But as all of this goes on, and though I love the internship, it is making me realize that soon enough my real life will kick in and I will begin working full time instead of a mere 10 hours a week in this office. I will no longer have the luxury of long naps mid-day, slacking off emails on the weekend, riding my bike on the mornings I have no class, and sleepily driving to class after a midnight movie night with my roommates. As sad as that may sound, I am ecstatic! Yet my enthusiasm ceases when I realize I have yet to find a job. Though it may only be almost October and I graduate in May, the time crunch is hitting hard. As friends of mine keep getting jobs offers, or at least interviews, or are sending in applications to grad school, I realize how quickly this is sneaking up on me. And I also realize that when I apply for these jobs, this is not just another internship. This is real life. I am striving to obtain a job in a desirable city, a job that I love and one that can lead me to an ultimate career goal. When I get out of school, I am looking for more than just a job. I am looking for my career-starter, my life-starter. I am not saying my career will be my life, but wherever I take my new job, that will lead to the introduction of real life to me. Soon I will be shaking hands with a city, introducing myself as its new resident, and hoping to build a lasting relationship with her. That, though, is determined on where I find this dream job…or at least my first adult job.

Though I know not where I will inevitably reside in eight months, I will love it, adjust to it, and welcome a new chapter to my existence. This all being said…if you have any grand ideas for my job search, contacts, etc, please feel free to pass it on. Pay it forward if you will, and I will happily do that same to you or another who needs the help. That is what this whole “social networking” and “social media” and “blogsphere” idea is about right? Connecting and interconnecting through our Internet connectivity in our walls, through our wireless networks, through every outlet surrounding us. 

It is no longer (well…was it ever) just about me. It is about us. It is about using one another to create our lives. WE create our lives, not me. Everyone helps everyone and that is how we go along, how we survive not only in the job markets but emotionally, spiritually, and simply being. So join a network online, or even go grab coffee with someone just to learn more about the field you want to do, or just call up a friend and meet new ones. But learn like I did and network. It isn’t cheating. Did you know that? 🙂