My Ticket Out Have you ever felt like you needed to pack up your bags and leave? Or craved a change of scenery? Maybe, meet new people? Have you ever feel such a strong longing for a clean slate? I know I do. My mindset about getting out of North Dakota has yet to change, although many said it would by the time things start getting “real.” I never understood what people meant by saying that. Is being “real” staying 30 miles from home in the same place you have lived your whole life? If so, that is not what I want out of life. Why can’t doing what I want with my life be achievable and real? Regardless of what others say, I am making it a reality. This August, I toured colleges in Arizona and Colorado with my mom. The day finally came where
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Ah, the notorious heat of an Arizona summer in the middle of August. It’s actually quite miserable. It may even be comparable to the horrendous blizzards we experience here in January. I have heard stories of mail boxes twisting in the strenuous heat. Straight off the plane from sunny, 75¬º North Dakota to humid 100º Arizona, I was instantly smothered in a blanket of warmth. A smile from ear-to-ear crept across my face at the first sight of a cactus. I have always loved cactuses. Driving in our rental car to our hotel, I was mesmerized by the insignificant amount of grass and overwhelming amount of red dirt spread throughout the cities. It’s quite a change when you are familiar with endless waves of fields and vegetation. Trust me, after eighteen years of living in the plains of North Dakota, the sight of corn actually begins to nauseate …show more content…
She always tells me to follow my dreams and my heart in every situation. Yet, she still is having a tough time coping with the fact I am so quick to pack my bags and leave. I understand that. The simple North Dakotan life is the perfect life for some people. For me, it is the opposite; I need more out of life. A lot of people find it confusing, actually. A common question most people ask when they hear I plan moving far from home after I graduate is “Aren’t you going to miss your family and friends at all?” All I can reply is “Of course I will, but not nearly as much as I would regret not doing what I have always dreamed of and taking my chance to get out of this
Ah, the notorious heat of an Arizona summer in the middle of August. It’s actually quite miserable. It may even be comparable to the horrendous blizzards we experience here in January. I have heard stories of mail boxes twisting in the strenuous heat. Straight off the plane from sunny, 75¬º North Dakota to humid 100º Arizona, I was instantly smothered in a blanket of warmth. A smile from ear-to-ear crept across my face at the first sight of a cactus. I have always loved cactuses. Driving in our rental car to our hotel, I was mesmerized by the insignificant amount of grass and overwhelming amount of red dirt spread throughout the cities. It’s quite a change when you are familiar with endless waves of fields and vegetation. Trust me, after eighteen years of living in the plains of North Dakota, the sight of corn actually begins to nauseate …show more content…
She always tells me to follow my dreams and my heart in every situation. Yet, she still is having a tough time coping with the fact I am so quick to pack my bags and leave. I understand that. The simple North Dakotan life is the perfect life for some people. For me, it is the opposite; I need more out of life. A lot of people find it confusing, actually. A common question most people ask when they hear I plan moving far from home after I graduate is “Aren’t you going to miss your family and friends at all?” All I can reply is “Of course I will, but not nearly as much as I would regret not doing what I have always dreamed of and taking my chance to get out of this