5 hours alone in the car can be a little scary. the long drive inevitably yields contemplation -some you want to face and some you’d rather not. but as I’ve mentioned recently, I’ve been in need of a little solitude. a little solitude to let my mind wander with the rolling hills. you can say things artistically like that and then laugh at the exaggeration of the statement. yes, there are pretty hills and backroads on my drive but the majority of my drive is spent merely tugging along {in a 15 year old red jeep that shakes when exceeding 80} on i-85. nothing much to see except a few bridges and the rivers below them, lots of trees and the occasional chick-fil-a. well that and a huge peach that from certain angles looks uncannily like a butt. when I finally got on the 24-27 backroads, I considered for a moment pulling the car car over and running with my arms flailing up a hill, for the real purpose of rolling down that huge grassy hill. that was until I focused a little more and saw cows and remembered the unfortunate thing that comes from those milk-bearing mammals. yuck.

I will say my favorite part of the drive is crossing state lines. I used to roll my window down and grab a wish but now I lift my feet off the pedals almost acting like I’m a hunched over child getting as much momentum as I pounce over the crack. in this case my favorite crack was the plunge into north carolina, and not the one belonging to the butt mentioned above. home sweet home. love this place. but speaking of loving this place and home, that’s where this drive led my thoughts. I know the fall semester ended literally days ago or today for most students, and spring has not yet begun but all I can think about is summer. my junior year summer is quite frankly looming over my head and really I need to already be planning it. the debate is whether I feel like I need to get an internship to enhance my post-graduation appeal or if I want to be a little selfish and enjoy my last kid summer - just for me. of course I’d prefer the latter.

my ideas are as follows: stay in athens to take a graphics design maymester class. then live in athens for remainder of summer to babysit/work somewhere or come back home to work. OR move to an apartment in downtown charleston and try to get some sort of job. OR live in new york in the most appealing place in the nation for the fashion and magazine industry. all these things sound really great but I’ve had many hesitations. no.1 being that I’m a broke college girl that can’t save a dime to save her life. bad financial planner. ahhh, regrets of too many online shopping expenditures. but its more than that. the ideas just seem to ordinary and I want something extraordinary. I’ve also considered contacting a few role model bloggers of mine that I’ve been exposed to through the rise of social media.

but really the place I’m dreaming and swooning over is a retail job at ANTHROPOLOGIE in LONDON. sounds crazy. why fly overseas to work in a place I could drive an hour up the road to durham and work at south point? that’s always an option but I would much prefer the adventure to one of the abroad locations (both in London.) I would love to get involved in the anthropologie company for many reasons. for starters, everything about them exudes brilliance. point blank, I love their displays and am in constant awe of the splendor by simply stepping foot in that store. its like a real-life toy shop only its filled with things that I love! their attention to detail is incredible and I feel like my mind would constantly be engaged, inspired, joyous, alive, and yet challenged to never give up on the imaginary side of life. in fact I think I would remain both blown away and humbled by the majesty of the anthro-world the entire time I was there. I know I love the retail industry and working with people on a day to day basis. for the purposes of down the road I would love to work for anthropologie in setting up their monthly photo shoots for their calendar and being a part of the creative-team that puts these ideas in motion. this would incorporate my love for fashion, people, magazines and creativity. its one of those feel-good,cozy, charming, thrilling, dreamworld kind of environments but more importantly I think it could be home. a girl can dream, right?

so with that said...kcamp, want to spend a summer abroad with me?