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 How I'm Feeling Right Now
by Sean Meehan
(Jan. 26, 2006)     

As the plane touched down at J.F.K. airport in New York there were four things that came to my mind.  First I wasn’t in Jamaica anymore. Second I am going to be 22 years old in less than 4 months and finally tomorrow I have to go back to college for my last semester and once again leave the most important person behind. So I told her “I’ll be back soon.”

A week earlier I was getting my usual trim at the barber. This was your usual barber shop with 4 seats, hair all over the floor, and some local radio station blasting the latest music. Their ego’s were flying about how one of the barbers got played in their last game of cards. Then, the usual barrage of questions come my way: What school do you go to again? What are you doing after you get into the real world? All of a sudden my head spins, my pulse starts racing my jaw locks up, and finally I look into the mirror and say, “I honestly haven’t got a clue yet, but I know where I want to be.”

I know what the options are; getting a job as soon as possible, going to graduate school, taking some time off traveling. There is only one place I think suits me best: New York City. That’s where I definitely would try to move to, as soon as possible. Of course this is never as easy as snapping your fingers or making a wish. MTV started its hit TV show that revolutionized television. The Real World in New York City, was one of my favorite shows and ever since I saw it I was hooked. In every episode, the freedom the cast members had would capture my attention. Ever since that, “I had to be there”.

This past summer I interned at ABC News 1 in Manhattan, and it was the experience of a lifetime. The friends, connections, and experience I learned there was unforgettable. There is something about being in a city that truly doesn’t sleep that keeps up with my high blood pressure. The press conferences I attended, the celebrities I met, and the setting alone was worth all the money and time spent. So when I was done with all this I said to myself, “yeah I will get to New York City, on my time.”

As seniors we are down to the last leg of college and that means to start job hunting which is a real chore, especially when you have teachers bantering you about the piles of work you have due. On top of all that you have to keep up with out of school priorities. Sometimes this makes you regret not applying to a wider variety of schools in New York City. Lastly you have to keep yourself brolic with many gruesome hours spent at the bubble working on your shot or lifting weights. And sometimes with all the work it is hard to think about some of the most important things in life. So I realized that family and my best friend are the top priorities. This makes me feel how Jessie felt in Saved by the Bell before she freaked out on caffeine pills. The only difference I am not a female, but I said to myself, “there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do what I need to get done.”

The last four years I have been flying by the seat of my pants. Between suburban life back home living on Long Island, traveling to New York City weekly to see my princess, and coming to spend months at a time coming to rural Rindge New Hampshire. Here you cannot go three days without seeing the same person, three times. I found myself in more states in a few months than some people spent in their whole lifetime. Doing all this is also learning how to get your priorities straight. I constantly ask myself when I wake up, “Are these my lucky boxers, and will I get where I need to be today?”

In four years of college you are bound to make many tough decisions. Saying farewell to many people that are close to my heart, breaking another heart, and deciding if you should finish your last two years at a school that seemed to be turning against you while taking your money are among the toughest.

So I am not worried about if I will get to New York City. The only question is when? I guess we will see what the Real World will throw at me.