When I began planning a trip for fall break, I knew I wanted to go somewhere that would take me away from boredom, and I knew that visiting my sister in New York would be the perfect vacation.
I wanted to get away from Starkville because I felt like my life was becoming mundane and routine. I was seeing the same people day after day. In the words of Audrey Hepburn, I felt “I could certainly use a release.” But, by the end of the trip, it was the “routine” I felt like I needed again.
I’ve been to New York about a half a dozen times, but this time I felt like I really got to know the city. It’s not like I haven’t gotten a feel of the city before, but I’ve never been there while college was in full session. Most of the students there were pretentious, which is something I’ve never seen before this visit.
There was little Southern hospitality up there, even from me. I felt that if I were not rude and forceful that no one would listen to me, so all that “Mississippi charm” flew right out of the window. I found myself getting stressed because the people were angry, and businesses didn’t seem to care at all about their customers.
On one hand, I feel like I can be myself while I’m in New York because you make a life for yourself, and there are many different ideas there, making it hard to be influenced by just one. Everything was so hectic that I lost track of time, which was fun for a while but then began to give me an empty feeling.
As a future journalist, I know I will end up living and working in New York, so I guess I will have to get over the fact that it isn’t a friendly place. It’s a wonderful escape for a few days or weeks, but it starts feeling lonely and uninviting after awhile.
Sometimes when I think I need to get away from the boring life of Starkville, I take a vacation like this and realize how much I miss the familiarity of faces and also knowing what I am going to do each day. It may not be the most exciting life, but it’s steady and comforting and also gives me an excuse to run away for a few days. Guess th