My last post left off saying that it has been a process being home. What I mean by that is that it's been hard figuring out how I fit back into life here...the lifestyle, and friends' lifestyles, etc...
I'm wondering if other young people who return from being abroad feel the same way. I feel like over the past year I have outgrown this place, and the things that people around me are interested in. I'm scarred from my first night out which was going out downtown...I have not been back DT since and have no desire to. 2 out of the 3 times I have gone "out" have been a major disappointment. And, honestly- it isn't because of the fact this is Minnesota, it has been because of the people.
A friend of mine told me not to spend too much time worrying about how I, after a year of being gone and a year of growing, fits back into MN life. I should let my surroundings adapt to me, not the other way around.
I've begun applying for jobs outside of Minnesota, primarily in Chicago. As a young adult back from being abroad, I feel like there is no more room for me to grow in Minnesota for now. There is nothing tying me down, and this place has nothing to offer me at the moment. I currently feel like I'm back pedaling being here...or at best, at a stand still. Job searching can be tough, but you just have to stay persistent. I'm determined to continue growing and living my life.
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