You got the heart of a phoenix
So let them see you rise.
This summer, Freeform released a new show called “The Bold Type” about three twenty-something girls building new chapters of their lives, in the working industry, and in their personal endeavors. The show gears towards millennials because it basically relates to anyone in their twenties who are trying to “make it” in today’s working environments. For me, I graduated with my Master of Architecture II and I’m still unemployed. And by unemployed, I’m still looking for jobs and interviewing for positions even though I’ve gotten my foot into the doors.
When people ask me what I have been doing now since I’ve graduated. I don’t respond that I’m very close to getting a particular position. Instead, I answer with “been applying and looking for a job.” While I’m trying to settle in on my career path, the free time allows me to start studying for my license exams (reviewing over codes and project management), work on side projects such as a pitch for a new tv drama. I told myself I had all these dreams for the side projects and the free time finally lets me work on them. No, I may not finish them by the end of summer but I will accomplish them within the next year or two.
If you haven’t heard, Jenny Han’s “To All The Boys I’ve Loved” is becoming a movie. When I read the book a few years ago, I felt very relatable for to the main Asian-American character because of the letter-writing. One day, all the boys I’ve ever had a crush on or I’ve ever dated may discover my past entries – the ones that are dedicated to them. But I’m twenty-something, still discovering what I want, what I live for, and what I’m meant to do. Simultaneously, I’m living this chapter of my life with spontaneity. I just follow my intuition and the yellow brick road will build itself. After all, I am an architect…well, an architectural designer studying her way throughout the next few years to become a licensed architect.
Hiraeth 