The Odyssey Years

One of my friends sent me an interesting link. (Original link was New York Times, but you will need a login.) The Odyssey Years is defined as by the writer as:

The decade of wandering that frequently occurs between adolescence and adulthood … .

When I finished my first degree, I went straight into the workforce, just happy to be making the big time money (well, when you compare it to minimum wage jobs). I was done learning about electromagnetics and ready to start saving up for a new car. I got the car but I started having thoughts of fancy. Like: why didn’t I ever consider medical school, or what about the childhood dream of becoming a math teacher? Why am I living in Vancouver when clearly the industry is happening in the Silicon Valley? Just an inkling of wanderlust of the grandest kind.

I started seeing some of my friends take their odysseys. Some were going back to school to get into a different field. Some were travelling around the world. Some were just busy getting a good beating from the school of hard-knocks. I felt like I was being left behind.

Long story short, I eventually caved into to my desire for an odyssey and here I am, blogging for my life. I started later than most people I know but I made it right?

I’m saving the long story for a future post. In the meantime, thank you for still reading! Your comments and feedback is important to me!

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4 Responses to “The Odyssey Years”

  1. wyn writes:
    October 14th, 2007 at 10:36 am

    All along, I’ve been calling it the quarter-life crisis (though I think I’m past quarter-life crisis now). Calling it the Odyssey years is much more positive and encouraging of the process.

  2. Alfred writes:
    October 14th, 2007 at 3:49 pm

    Thanks for reading and your comments! Actually most of my friends and family are pretty understanding about where I am in life, even though they do express their concern for my job and career prospects.

  3. Athena writes:
    October 15th, 2007 at 8:09 pm

    Don’t worry about the job and career prospects – just try to contribute to your RRSP cuz it really adds up :) .

  4. Johnny writes:
    October 19th, 2007 at 10:25 pm

    The Odyssey Years eh. You know, that’s the first time I heard that term. Ah, the early days of entering the workforce, with lofty dreams and outlandish ambitions. Well, I’m glad that you have started your odyssey, wish I know how and where to start mine =/

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