Future Full of Possibilities

Reading over a friend's blog I had mixed feelings. She's preparing to leave this fall on a non-existent placement due to unfortunate circumstances. I know she'll end up with a placement that is fabulous and such, but I worry. I worry for her, and I worry that I won't find a placement that is just what I'm dreaming of. I've come to realize that if my expectations are too high then I will only be disappointed. Take this summer for example. I expected to find a great job in Toronto, and that the weather would be horrendous like last year and that I would have a great time! So what happened? I couldn't find a job in T.O., had to move home to my parents house, the weather has been beautiful and I wasn't having such a great time. Since I've been home all I've achieved is a great tan, which is now fading, and a crappy job. Until last week that is. I had a slew of rejections, a great job offer in Toronto and I was at a cusp of realizing that my summer was going to suck majorly. Until I finally found a job that suits me. I work at a shelter for pregnant teens doing research work. It's been great so far!

So my expectations were very high until I realized that maybe it was preventing me from getting what I wanted. I lowered my expectations to the point where I'd adjusted to the fact that I was going to be stuck in cobourg working at a Plastics Factory for the rest of the summer, and then boom! Two job offers, visits from friends and the possibility to go to Toronto twice in the next two weeks for meetings and to see some friends! Things are working out. Now I'm working on planning out my year and it's looking pretty good. I'm applying to a study abroad program in Cuba starting in January and then planning on a European Vacation in June, July and then Placement. However.. even though I'm making plans, I don't expect them to be ideal, I only hope that I can learn something from whatever I do next year. I've been disappointed a lot in the past couple of months since schools end, but everytime something falls through; something better turns up. So maybe the bad does get balanced out by the good. So Kate, don't stress, soon I'll be writing about you in my blog and all the adventures that you'll be embarking on shortly!