Just two days ago, I was offered a job. In Portland. It would be anywhere from 20-40 hours a week, working on a research project through PSU and OHSU. The deal sounds incredibly wonderful, the only problem being that I would need to up and move out to Oregon nearly a month earlier than I had originally anticipated. I should be making apartment arrangements in just two weeks, so once I do that I’ll have a better idea of a date. Everything about this seems wonderful, and everyone is telling me to do it. The only drawback is that I’m afraid I won’t be “mentally prepared” by July. Whatever that means. I don’t even know what it would take for me to be “mentally prepared” to move across the entire country. Alone. Honestly, no matter how many times I say goodbye to my friends and family, this will still be difficult. So who knows. Maybe I should just peel the band-aid off early.
On another note, I’m moving to Portland, as I mentioned in an earlier post, “no strings attached.” (I believe that was the phrase I used.) I recently, mutually, ended a 3 and half year relationship, and have been forced to deal with that head-on now that I am home with nothing much else to focus on. Out of respect for both parties involved, I don’t need to go into details, but I think we both know the choice was one that needed to be made for the both of us. And honestly, it’s been another thing encouraging me to move out early. It hasn’t been as easy as I had hoped it would be, though I’m not quite sure what else I was expecting!