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How to Stay Focused When You’re So Flippen Excited to Leave
I was so excited to write about this because this is something that I have the hardest time with. Staying focused and in the moment when you’re so flippen excited to leave. The second I make a grand decision, I’m ready to carry it out. Deciding to get a tattoo? Let’s go right now! Thinking about cutting my hair? Let’s pull out the scissors! While this can be an exciting quality because I want to live life to the fullest, it’s also a curse because I then want to drop all responsibilities and keep moving forward. Sadly, I don’t have that option this time because I have some pretty big…
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5 Greatest Reasons Why Millennials Should Move to Ireland
Listen up, folks, I’ve got something important to say. Ireland is the mother freaking bees knees. I have visited Ireland twice in my 24 years of life for a combined 14 days and let me tell you that 14 days is all it takes to fall head over heels in love with the Emerald Isle. And oh man, can I give you the reasons why you will fall head over heels in love. It was such a stretch for me to narrow this list down to just five reasons why you should move to Ireland but I did it. Because I love you. And because I want you to stick…
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Taking a Gap Year is the Best Crazy Decision You Can Make
“So what are you doing when you graduate?” Ah, yes. The age-old question that every graduate, whether high school, college, or graduate school, has heard. This well-meaning query often comes from the mouths of an older person, possibly a grandparent, a friend of your parents, or *gasp* your parents themselves. Most people are expecting the traditional answers: “I’ll be starting at Kansas State in the fall,” “I’ve been accepted to a great graduate program in Michigan,” “I’ve been offered a position at Big Corporation in Chicago.” Most people expect the routine high school –> higher education –> career path. But what if you mixed it up? What the heck is…
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting…To Make Big Life Decisions
Life is comprised of many big life decisions. The decision to leave home. The decision to go to college. Buy your first car or maybe in my case, move out of the country. While these are exciting occasions to you, the people that are most important in your life might not be as enthused. And of course, no matter what you say to yourself, it is always hard knowing that not everyone can accept what you are doing. So here are a few things to expect when you’re expecting to make big life decisions. Telling Your Family via GIPHY So I have always been one to run any idea past my…
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Why I’m Cashing in the American Dream for the Millennial Dream
Why do you want to do this? Why do you want to move to Ireland? Why would you want to move across the world with no promise of a job, no guaranteed housing, and no familial support? These are the questions I have been repeatedly asked from my family and loved ones that have known of my plans for a while now. Why? I am 23 years old and about to finish up my masters in May. I have been going to school since I was 6 and have been doing what is always seen as the next right step so why would I not want to continue on with…
