“And you also can create the life you want. 'Follow your bliss' is not lightly said. There will be consequences and choices to make, but there's integrity in following what you know you should be doing for yourself" Martha Blowen

This quote is from Martha Blowen. She created the Soleil Press, which focused on publishing works that articulated the immigrants point of view. Works that were done by immigrants and had a like minded perspective of dealing with the thoughts of creating a new place,how to cope with change, and remembering and celebrating the old.

I find great significants in these words for a number of reasons, but mostly because of the 'here and now'. I see my time in college as being a time of crossroads, of change, and of learning that will only further determine where/how I live my life.. That is to say that I can only hope that the Ramen Noodle meals and apartment hopping is a temporary affair.

With this comes much deeper considerations like what I'll be doing, who I'll be with, and always heavy on my mind *WHERE* I'll be. Perhaps it's my upbringing in such a proud region of the United States, Appalachia, that the Where outweighs the 'who' and 'what'. This summer has been a good one. This year has been less good, but yesterday I got a clean bill of health and will have my final surgery on the 29th of June..To make a long story short. It's been a long year, but the fact that the first half was bad, in my mind only means that the second half has to be great.