In Full Throttle
by jskylar
I am not “in full throttle”. Life around me is.
My school is easing us into a routine that is still pretty exciting for me. Social events are too frequent and sometimes too wild to keep up with but I do plan to go on a surfing camp trip, 2 house parties and a pyrotechnics display in the next week. There’s lots happening and perhaps too much to keep up with – I missed two dance classes in a row and a frisbee practice – but it’s still a student’s life.
There are others around me who are experiencing babies, caring for sick loved ones, starting their residency training, getting engaged, getting married, getting a divorce, and starting awesome new jobs. All of these are of separate individuals but it’s helped me realize that I am now at an age where I am in the middle of life in full throttle. Big events are starting to happen around me and I feel a little like I’m in a student bubble although I guess going to school itself is a big event. I’m not going to focus on things that I am missing out on and just enjoy the next few years because it’ll be gone in a flash.
Now, here’s a pretty song by Tori Amos, who is my study companion.:
surfing, parties, and pyrotechnics! and i thought med school was hard! lol
i hope you’re having a great time. i assume it will settle down a bit soon.
there’s still time for all that stuff, but you can’t do everything at once. your 20′s is the time of the biggest changes of your life, so enjoy it!