Late Night Coffee Shops

For the most part I don't think about problems that lie beyond my small piece of existence. It's a failing of mine, but it gets me through the day. I have been reading, watching and thinking about the politics of another nation and I don't think I totally understand what's going on. I wish I did but I don't. It's a lot to process at two o'clock in the morning on my birthday. Haven't been drinking but I have been wondering if I'm any wiser for my time on this earth.

Here's where I catch myself in a very large lie. I went to school to do something that most people think I would be good at and would be something that I could excel at. That being said, the environment and situation I currently find myself in hasn't allowed me to fully explore those prospects. It isn't that I've given up on this career. What has happened is that I haven't allowed what others (or my own) idea of how things SHOULD be colour how things ARE. This is key. I don't deny anything but at the same time I don't find the need to only follow that route or plan I may have had for my life.

I wanted to be a teacher but I find that I don't need to be a teacher to be who I want to be.

Aside, all the people who I know who are now teachers like to complain about their jobs a lot. Maybe it's a coping mechanism but it really makes me wonder about the culture and environment they're working in. Doesn't sound like something I'd like to be apart of...