So, dramatic title aside, I do really need some advice, which isn't exactly travel-related, but I figured this might be a decent place to ask. Because I was burnt-out from high school and sick of the insanity of the educational system, I took a year off from school. I am now supposed to start college in four days. I am not looking forward to it by any vast stretch of the imagination. I have semi-mild social anxiety, and hate the arbitrariness, confining nature/tedium/rigid structuring of time, hierarchical aspect, and etc of the educational system. Now, I realize that it may be a beneficial experience in some respects, but I feel viscerally/intuitively as well as rationally that it is not for me, that it will restrict me, not fulfill me. So I am looking for alternatives. Traveling for extended periods is not really an option for me, and working a minimum wage job isn't an option either, unless the minimum wage job is fulfilling/ genuinely enjoyable (in other words, I'd probably rather go to college than work at McDonalds, even though both options don't at all appeal to me). I don't need to have my life mapped out, but I also don't want to risk being stuck due to financial desperation/lack of options. So I would appreciate any suggestions in terms of what to do with my life, at least in the short-term, instead of pursuing college. I may wait, try college, and then if I dislike or hate it (which I think is rather likely), pursue something else - what that something is is very much up in the air, as I can't think of ANY good options, so I need advice. I don't want to be too far from the Denver, Colorado area. Temporary travel is an option, but I'm not sure its a sustainable life choice for me personally, at least not at this point in my life. I'm looking for something that will fulfill me and provide me with enough money to get by without undue suffering, at the minimum.
Please let me know if you have any thoughts. I realize this isn't a "life advice" website, but I figured you folks would have some creative ideas. Much appreciated.
Please let me know if you have any thoughts. I realize this isn't a "life advice" website, but I figured you folks would have some creative ideas. Much appreciated.