So I've been adventuring. It goes like this:
- July 29 (?) started driving to Maine (from South Carolina) for vacation with boyfriend's family.
- Stopped in Baltimore and walked the streets (go get your Gram Parsons)
- Stopped in Providence and ate at La Creperie with C
- Got to Maine
-Farming adventures- harvesting wax beans and lettuce on an organic farm
-Sailing
-Lobster races a la
Annie Hall but not as annoying (that movie is weird)
-Being mistaken for townies (only the bf and me) in Portland, ME
-General family cheerleader activities because I'm not actually related
More stories later on that, maybe. It was really cold and rainy the whole time and I LOVED it. Being cold.. in August. It's so magical. (cue the song "Carolina Girls")
Now I'm in Providence, Rhode Island chilling with C in her apartment. When my boyfriend's family was driving back to South Carolina I just thought... why on earth would I want to go back there. Especially right now, when the highs have been in the 100's. So I just stayed in Providence and watched them leave. I was only going to stay for a week but I have no real obligations- so I'm going to stay until the end of August and help C move out and drive down to South Carolina. We're going to have a yard sale on Saturday. She knits a lot and we cook together. We got an amazing deal at Jcrew the other day (2 dresses and a skirt for $22? Jcrew?! did you know they have a 15% student discount?) We picked a lot of blueberries. She took me to Ikea!!!!! Super adventures GO!
Yesterday I went to Boston to meet up with some college friends. We had so much fun going to the
Garment District, walking around Harvard, discussing all the medical study opportunities available in the Boston area, eating in China Town at the best vegetarian restaurant EVER (that had these blended fruit and coconut milk smoothie things), riding the T, finding the perfect iced coffee, just everything. I have lots of pictures but I didn't bring my camera cord, I'll have to ask C for one. Seeing all these people (and getting the hell out of South Carolina) has made me feel so much better in general. I'm still keeping up with the job search and applying and interviewing-- but getting out and doing different things is so nice. We're going to meet up again next week and try to add more Warren Wilson friends to the mix.
Today on my way back to Providence I was waiting for the T and I got mistaken for a townie AGAIN. Way to go me!!!
Another main reason I've been feeling so bad lately at home in South Carolina has been the inadequacy I feel about not having a steady job, not getting a job, all the rejection letters, missing college, etc. It is such a lonely business to not have a car and be stuck in a town when you had so many dreams about post-collegiate life. Seeing old friends my age in the EXACT SAME SITUATION having the EXACT SAME conversations about the job search, interviews, waiting for calls and emails- it has made me feel not quite so alone. It is much better to go through this with other people going through it too. It's hard to remember that I'm not alone when I'm so removed from so many people I love.
I also started a new project for this blog. I am always excited when I see how other places recycle- what kind of cans they use, how they label their containers, etc. I've started taking pictures of all the different ones I've seen in my travels and hopefully I'll get to post them to have a kind of collection for the "trashlady." Not that anyone would be interested in how other cities and schools recycle- it's just cool seeing it in action. You can see most of the containers people use in catalogues but for me it is also a documentation of where I've been traveling. So... soon you can look at recycling containers.
