I have always enjoyed openning a newspaper. Not just because my newer pair of Lens Crafter frames and a New York Times makes me feel intellectual, but because the combination of the paper's weight in my hands accompanied with a blueberry bagel and mocha latte are the perfect start to my morning. That ever-changing group of text keeps me flipping through the pages while giving me a subtle whiff of that specific scent reminicent of my high school years in journalism.
In 2008, however, it is more foreboding than anything else to open a newspaper. Each day a new title in a menacing black Times New Roman font is a reality slap to citizens across the nation. "Jobless Rate Soars to 6.7% in November," "Auto Industry Fails," "Workers Give Up." These are only the articles that line the front page of the New York Times today, and they don't inspire much optimism.
With only a few months left to cling to guidance and a life filled with social aspects and classroom learning, I can only say that the future scares me. Knowing only slightly the direction of my career has already posed an interesting threat to my blood pressure, not to mention the economic recession I may face when I graduate.
What is a student to do? The answer I have gotten most often is: do what every student does...go with it and work through it. As much as I appreciate the advice, I was never good with vauge answers. Like many students about to gradute, I wish there were some type of manual but I guess living without one is what makes life invigorating.
For now, the only things I know for sure is that I am a senior, hoping to find a direction, graduating in 2009 and joining a world whose headlining stories always make me wonder what will happen next.
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