Well, the first decision is made...

...so everything will be gravy now, right?

The question that has been plaguing me for the last couple of months (and, really the last few years) is what am I going to do after my year as a VISTA is over? AmeriCorps only lets you be in the program for 3 years, so I've tapped that resource dry. Job openings are scarce right now, but really, I don't know what I'd want to do anyway. My first decision was if I wanted to remain in Boston or move again.

I came to Boston to experience living on the east coast. I came to live in a big city and experience the hustle and bustle. While my time here has not been unpleasant, it has not been comfortable. I don't know how else to explain it other than it just doesn't have the right "feel" for me. Attitudes, atmospheres, rhythms of life here are not what I can get used to for the long term. I have heard that some folks who move from one coast to the other have the same type of feelings that I have, so I know I am not alone in this feeling.

If I stayed here I know that I have some friends here, I would have an awesome place to live with Maegan and Katie, and I'm sure I could find some kind of crap job to get some income flowing, but I don't think I'd be happy.

I think my wanderlust has come to an end for now and i just want to live in one place for more than a year. I want to save up money to replenish the savings that living in Boston has sucked up. I want to be with people that I haven't just met and know what to expect from me. I want to be close to The Momma and Grammy. I want my Oregon back.

At the end of October/beginning of November I will be moving back to the left coast. I will move back home with The Momma for now and cleanse my chi of all the east coast/Bostonian/people-in-business-suits-pushing-you-on-the-subway-while-glued-to-their-blackberry grime and breathing in my pure, tree-hugging, coffee-guzzling, high-unemployment-rate Oregon love.

I have some ideas about what to do after I move again, but I'd like to keep those to myself right now. It feels great to have one big decision made. Hopefully the other decisions will come soon.