2012

Half of 2012 has gone by and I must say I am very much enjoying my 'gap year'. 

I'm liking how normal life seems these days, that work and life are no longer intertwined the way student work and life used to be-- the moment my shift ends I leave all responsibilities and thoughts of work behind and carry on with my own life. 

 Somehow the combination of being an employee and being far away from the grounds of university has put life into perspective for me and made me realise how much I used to stress, as a student, over situations and things that now seem pretty petty. I don't know, maybe I'm just saying this now because my selective memory has decided to get rid of all the student dilemmas in the past, but I hope to remember this thought in this particular moment when I am running around like a headless chicken trying to get my printing done, and take things easy. 

Reflecting on my 2012 resolutions, I think I'm doing pretty well sans for the fact that I am still yet not employed in an architecture firm. Given the sad economical situation in the UK where I've been rejected for applying to work for free, I guess I should be grateful that I even have a paid job right now that allows me to enjoy life a little bit more. I don't expect anyone of the 300+ firms to hire me at this point, and I don't feel bitter about it anymore. Looking back I'm happy now to have had a change in environment where I had the space and time to 'miss' and appreciate all things architecture-- it has helped me kick start an initiative to learn more about it myself than knowing that I have to do it for the sake of my grades.

I have also finally booked tickets for my holidays. Although it's not really a travel adventure considering I'm going home rather than around say, Budapest, but as I have not seen home for 3 years it will be, for me, a chance to rediscover my home and the drastic changes that have taken over since I was last there: like my ever growing niece for example. 

Despite all the growing up that I had to do and all the changes that I have yet to go through, I look forward to the many months to come as time is teaching me everyday to smile through the pain (customer service at its best!), laugh at all the issues that are now so petty and insignificant, and appreciate my life more as the days roll by.