In my twenties...
Right now I'm 23 years, 6 months old, and life is good?
Recently, I've had to deal with some setbacks - I was trying to move to New York, but the team transfers I applied to at work didn't work out. But still, I'm grateful for the life I have these days:
Moving to a new city (SF) was hard, and I also spent most of my early 20s in a serial dating haze. I didn't put a lot of time into developing my own identity, friendships, or hobbies. Even though I failed to set myself up for an NYC move this time, it doesn't hurt to slow down and enjoy the life I have here at home~
Towards the end of 2024, I had been pretty sad: I didn't have many friends where I lived, and there wasn't a lot to look forward to. Since then, things have gotten a lot better! I really like to play volleyball, and made friends doing to. I'm also starting to play the piano again, and enjoying spending time outdoors. Life feels busy nowdays - almost too busy - but I'm very glad that I spend each day doing something that feels fun and exciting to me.
One thing I've struggled a lot with is adapting the new social environment where people are always coming and going. In my hometown, people don't really move away, and my friends are the same people who've been around me for my whole life. In San Francisco, I've been so lucky to meet people from all around the world! I have friends from Taiwan, Paris, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan, to name a few. But it's definitely more transient - people are here for now but not forever (just like me), and always moving on the next chapter of their life. It's definitely different from what I'm used to, but it's so cool to have friends with roots all around the world.
I'm very glad that I learned how to be on my own and to appreciate having indepdence! It enables me to follow my dreams and do what I want. I struggle a lot with sheeple syndrome but I can actually do my own hobbies and relax on alone at least. SF is a really pretty city, and it's easy to feel a sense of whimsy and romanticism just doing little things, like walking to the grocery store, or having a sunny reading session in the park. I miss home all the time, but if I have to be honest, the lifestyle of city living is growing on me.