Another September...


Good evening Internet users,

I really should apologise for the silence! My blog has been extremely inactive for a good, long time, purely because I've not been doing much worthy of writing about. However, I've recently come to a decision, that was no surprise to those who know me well, that I'd like to share with you all.

If you follow my Instagram, @theworldwithlizzy, you'll have seen on my most recent post that, for the second year running, I'm not going to University. Around August time I had a huge revelation that Architecture, my intended course, wasn't my true calling and I wasn't prepared to spend all that time (7 year course, guys... no thankyou), effort and money studying something I wasn't 100% positive I wanted to study. I still admire architecture and I'll always have an eye for beautiful buildings and structures, I'm just not going down that career path. My brother studied Architecture at University and ever since I became interested in what he was doing when I was 11 years old I was sure I would follow in his footsteps. Unfortunately, I was so sure of it that for the past 8 years I've never had a plan B. That's what was so nerve-racking about making the decision to scrap architecture. I'm back to square one. But I'm not worried, because I'm still young. At 19 years old I don't have to know what I want to do for the rest of my life. It's a blank slate: a perfect opportunity to really explore what I love doing, and what I could be successful doing. Obviously, it would be a total dream to be able to travel and make a living out of it, but let's be honest, it's a little bit unrealistic. But for the time being I can try my best! I've been researching jobs that enable me to work abroad and there are a fair few. At the moment I'm applying to work as an Au Pair in Australia, when I'm 21 I'd love to work on a cruise, I'm looking into living in Spain and working a simple cafe job to improve my Spanish. There are so may options for me and I can't wait to get my teeth stuck in. Instead of worrying about my future, I'm living in the now- how life should be lived.

If you're in a tough position that's similar don't be afraid to message me on Instagram, or drop me an email through my Instagram Profile, and I'd be happy to give you some advice based on my experience!

Love Lizzy xx

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