Day 9: Climbing Mountains

Jobs Applied For: 20 since we last spoke
Interviews Scheduled: 1
GRE Preparation: A couple of diagnostic tests and the beginnings of a basic math review
Music Practice: A couple of hours re-learning tabs and learning/playing "21 Guns" with my little sister

To my devoted readers: I know it has been a full week since you have heard from me and I must apologize. How did your lives ever go on? Just kidding, I'm sure you all muddled through without hearing another embarrassing interview anecdote experienced by yours truly. There is a reason for my missing in action status, and a valid one at that. I have decided to take a vacation. Although I am unemployed and have held that card since the beginning of the summer, I have done nothing but work myself to the bone trying to find some sort of job. You can't blame a girl who needs to pay the bills, right? However after 3 months of no success I have decided to cut myself a break and return to the home of my childhood summers, the most magical place I could ever imagine. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am NOT talking about Disney World.

I'm talking about Vermont.

That's right, the Green Mountain State. Home to fantastic sites such as the Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory (who DOESN'T like Ben and Jerry's?), The University of Vermont (site of my freshman year of college), and of course Smuggler's Notch. Most of you probably recognize the last location on my list as a great skiing destination, but it means so much more to me. I have spent one week per summer at this location since I was six years old. Favorite past occurrences at Smuggs include swimming in water holes, playing capture the flag in the words, making life long friends, and rock/mountain climbing. And the best part was that there was very limited internet and cell phone service so I had no choice but to enjoy every moment playing outdoors. While technology up here has since advanced with the addition of wifi and Verizon cell phone towers, I try as hard as I can to keep that childhood promise of spending as much time outdoors during my time here.

So friends, please don't be alarmed if you do not hear from me until Sunday evening when I make my triumphant return to suburbia. I'm simply choosing to climb some mountains instead. My GRE books, job searching materials, and guitar will be waiting patiently for me but until then, I'll finally enjoy the last days of summer 2011 as they were meant to be.