Inspired by our recent horoscope, we peer into our crystal ball to consider what the future might hold for us soon-to-be college grads.
JESICA | COLLEEN
On December 14, 2013 I will walk across the stage and receive my diploma, bringing my career as a college student to a close. That comfort blanket, college, that I've had to fall back on for the past three years will be gone and people keep asking me if I'm scared or nervous, but honestly I'm neither. After spending the summer interning in LA I was ready to graduate before my final semester even started. I feel as though I'm totally ready "to embark on an adventure that will transform the way I understand reality." In fact, I welcome the day that this journey begins. I pray for it. I'm ripe. But I'm not sure if God, or the Universe, or whatever you believe in thinks that it's my time just yet. So I guess that desire to embark on a new journey sometime in the next nine months is now, though I'm not quite sure what that adventure is. Los Angeles may be my sacred sanctuary, but it may also be my comfort zone. I've recently considered New York since I've never been. I'm interested in what else wandering the world can teach me, whether it is about myself, my life, or my career. In this moment, I don't have a Master Plan... unless you call leaving-the-door-open-for-whatever-has-to-happen a Master Plan. I've always been a planner, but I don't want to miss my opportunity or calling because I'm sticking to a Master Plan that I've created. Wherever I end up after graduation and over the next nine months, I will use whatever that location and journey has to offer me to continue striving for my career goals. Now, begins the pursuit for the dream I am to pursue next. Dream On. -J | On November 12, 2013 I will be 22 years old. On December 14, 2013 I will graduate from Georgia Southern University with a degree in journalism. While I have been looking for the words to describe how this makes me feel for months now, I found just the quip in the Free Will Astrology. Thanks, Connect Savannah. Immediately I shared the horoscope with Jes, who not only shares my zodiac sign but also my graduation date and love of dreaming big. After reading, I was anything but weeping. Brainstorming? Master plans? I am all about that lifestyle. Job searching will be like a shopping spree. Each application I read or cover letter I write will be like trying on a new future, in search of the right fit. Sure, it's uncertain. What would be my sacred sanctuary? Perhaps riding up the elevator of the Condé Nast building in New York. Okay, I'm not expecting a job there in the next nine months but even one visit to this holy land of magazine publishing would be super motivating. Out of my comfort zone? I'll start packing my bags. I'm excited for the months ahead and for the blogs of my trial-and-error dreams (and most likely more rhetorical questions), passing the time until I'm ripe. Now, dream bigger. -C |