She's Leaving on that Midnight Train to DC

As I am sitting in the Amtrak train going back to Washington DC, I am contemplating upon my future. I no longer want to be "scattered brain" as I am nearing the end of my undergraduate degree. There is an inner spark that awakens my soul in DC that I am no longer feeling in New York. Ironically, in my senior year of high school, I aspired to go to college in NYC and it happened. I went to the Borough of Manhattan Community College for two years, in which I earned my Associates Degree in Writing and Literature. I believe that if you put your mind into striving for a goal with hard work and determination, you will reach the finish line.

I can't describe it in words, but the inner flame continues to guide me within the darkness as I search for my personal legend (as in my purpose in life). This is because the dream of working in government and politics is embedded deep within my soul since I was young. In my heart I understand that I am meant to make an impact in DC as a lawmaker. I was looking through indeed.com for full time jobs in New York and to be honest New York's reputation is well known as "The Financial Capital in the World". Yes there is government jobs in New York, but its not the same as DC.

There are three things that are truly important to me in life: God, love, and fulfilling my purpose in life by serving others. Honestly, I thought being in a long distance relationship for the second time in our relationship in 5 years would be easy. Nevertheless, I was wrong, because it becomes harder and harder to say goodbye to the person you truly love. Holding back the tears with that last kiss and moving forward to evolving into a stronger well rounded individual is rather difficult.

          I don't know what will happen when I will be in that crossroad to choose between having full time job in DC or in NY. The conflict within my decision to completely uproot myself is ultimately sacrificing my comfort zone in NY by leaving my parents, family, friends, and most importantly the possibility of being in an extended long distance relationship with my boyfriend. I already made the decision that I will work full time and go to law school at the same time. I found a couple of job prospects in both cities ranging from government organizations to marketing/public relations positions.  I plan to start applying for full time jobs throughout all of November in DC and NYC. Nevertheless, I am beginning to fall deeply in love with the possibility of working in our nation's capital and living in Maryland instead of Virgina, since it reminds me of the suburbs outside of New York in New Jersey. 

I am a Jersey girl at heart and a born New Yorker, but what if I am meant to fulfill my destiny in DC. It would be comforting to earn money by doing what you love to do instead of being miserable sitting in front of a dreary back room all day contemplating about the "what if's" at your job. I believe in the healing power of prayer and I ask for clarity in my life as I go through this difficult time of growing and finding my personal legend in life. 

In the meantime as the weather finally becomes cooler I will begin to start running. Unfortunately, I searched deeply within myself that I am not putting a 100 percent in my school work, my workout regime, my prayer life, and lastly finding myself in this city. I'm changing my attitude completely this week since I am not giving up in my goals for my last semester in DC. 

New York Penn Station 

After the train was delayed for a couple of minutes due to a mechanical inspection in Philadelphia, we finally arrived in Union Station at 2:45 am. I shared a taxi ride with a student from GWU and a tourist from California. The taxi driver gave us a short tour of DC, he even stopped the car for us to take pictures of the monument. Here is a fun fact that I learned from him. Did you know the Jefferson and MLK memorial face each other?

  

P.S. this song was stuck in my head during the train ride. This short clip is a 30 Rock parody of Gladys Knight's "Midnight Train to Georgia". Ironically, Phil is originally from Georgia and he is going back to his hometown in Georgia next weekend for a job training program. 

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