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Finally, last night at about 2:30am local time sitting on the floor of a storage room in the Bangkok airport while bootlegging internet from CathayPacific, I officially said no thanks to BYU. While I had been firm in this decision since late April, it surprised me how hard it was to send my letter/email informing the law school that I would be heading somewhere else next fall. I am way excited to move back home, be closer to family, attend ASU (always my first love in collegiate athletics), and get a fresh start. However, actually closing the door on my time in Provo was difficult. This past semester was good on a few fronts (fun with friends and sports), but I was also in a deep funk, hated the cold, and had grown tired of and disenchanted with Provo.
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These considerations and a few others pushed me in the direction of ASU. I guess what made it hard though was leaving BYU in a different position than I had always envisioned when I was growing up. BYU was the place where I always pictured meeting my wife and deciding on a career, and leaving full of plans, enthusiasm, and looking forward to the future. The reality at my graduation was a bit different though. I left single, uncertain what I want to do for a career, and not entirely motivated to take on the world. I’m sure things will work out fine and don’t have any second thoughts or doubts about my decision to attend ASU, just a little wonder if I accomplished all I should have with my time in Provo.
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Finally, last night at about 2:30am local time sitting on the floor of a storage room in the Bangkok airport while bootlegging internet from CathayPacific, I officially said no thanks to BYU. While I had been firm in this decision since late April, it surprised me how hard it was to send my letter/email informing the law school that I would be heading somewhere else next fall. I am way excited to move back home, be closer to family, attend ASU (always my first love in collegiate athletics), and get a fresh start. However, actually closing the door on my time in Provo was difficult. This past semester was good on a few fronts (fun with friends and sports), but I was also in a deep funk, hated the cold, and had grown tired of and disenchanted with Provo. .JPG)
These considerations and a few others pushed me in the direction of ASU. I guess what made it hard though was leaving BYU in a different position than I had always envisioned when I was growing up. BYU was the place where I always pictured meeting my wife and deciding on a career, and leaving full of plans, enthusiasm, and looking forward to the future. The reality at my graduation was a bit different though. I left single, uncertain what I want to do for a career, and not entirely motivated to take on the world. I’m sure things will work out fine and don’t have any second thoughts or doubts about my decision to attend ASU, just a little wonder if I accomplished all I should have with my time in Provo.
2 comments:
Eh, I'm single and unmotivated, too. And I live in Ohio, so I'm pretty sure I have you beat. My advice: remember the good times you had in Provo and look forward to a future where you will find what you are looking for. If I've learned anything this year, it's that sometimes we are pushed to get out of our comfort zones, forced to take on unanticipated challenges, and taught to realize that there is not one "right" way (or time) to do things (perhaps the toughest lesson of them all). We have to remember that there is a plan for each of us and sometimes we just can't see the whole picture.
Wow. I'm deep.
PS...I'm moving to DC :)
I look forward to harassing you down here.... probably more than you do... but it's all good :)
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