Real Life Is Calling!

This past week I finished what has been a five year adventure for me, College. The past five years have had many great moments and some lows as well. For those who don’t know me, I originally come from Washington State and headed east to attend college. I was very active outdoors as a youngster as my parents operated a resort. I did the usual resort type things like canoeing, skiing, hiking, guiding and of course diving. I loved diving and got consumed with it. I became an accomplished diver beginning on springboard and was winning a lot of meets and regional championships during high school. At college, I eventually turned to physiotherapy and continued diving, albeit through a local diving club. I was quite good (lol). I still won a lot and even made it to nationals twice, finishing fifth the last time was there. But in early 2007, I tore my ACL and missed a lot of time recovering. Even though I recovered from that injury, I never really regained the status I had prior to that. That’s okay; I’ve come to terms with that. I still love diving, but more like a pastime now.

I’ve also been lucky enough to learn how to sail. My father loved sailing and taught me as much as he could. During my years at college, I have been able to take working holidays sailing in the Caribbean. I didn’t make a lot of money doing it, but it was an adventure, and paid my way there. I hope I still get that opportunity.

My sister developed kidney cancer and has had some tough times over the past year. She is doing reasonably well, considering she had undergone; surgery and suffered a stroke as well. This week she is having a blood transfusion and I am hoping and praying for the best.

Now that my college days are done, it’s time to look to my future. I’m still packing up my belongings here and am not really sure where I’ll be heading. I am flying down to New Orleans for a second interview there and if that works out, I’ll guess I’ll be moving there. If not, I’ll head out to see my sister and mother before exploring the rest of my options.

Second life has been very therapeutic for me over the past couple years. Many wonderful friends and I could probably write a book about some of the things that have happened. During my rehabilitative period, I was able to spend an enormous amount of time in second life, sometimes 14-18 hours a day for quite a stretch. With final exams and preparations for interviews and working, my time in second life has dwindled. I still manage to put in a couple hours each night, but I’m not sure how it’s going to work when I start working full time.

It’s been a wonderful, incredible five years for me, with so many amazing and kewl things happening to me. As I prepare to head out to the real world to make my mark (?) in life, I’m a little afraid of what is to happen and how I’ll handle things. I want these past five years to remain with me in some way, and I’m sure they will. I’ll be in a new city, develop new friendships and probably some new interests. Hey maybe I’ll even get a love life. HaHa. But I do know that the wonderful wonderful people, places and accomplishments of second life will stay with me forever.

OMG, this sounds like a farewell letter. LMAO. It’s not, just an acknowledgement of my life. Second Life has been good to me (once in a while it gets bad), but overall a great experience. While I’m assuming my time online will be cut down, I fully intend to keep up with my friends, colleagues and businesses that I have established.

Hugs, Kisses, and A Great Big Thank You to everyone I’ve met in second life and helped me along in my journey.

Ciao For Now

Jenny!