Finding Home

As I begin the transition from recent college graduate to young adulthood I often wonder where my eventual home will be. For now I am happy with where I am living, but I always have a desire to keep moving, trying to find something bigger and better than where I am now. It's hard to make an educated decision without having traveled much, or lived anywhere besides Iowa and Illinois.

When I was younger, Iowa City was just it, it was the epitome of cool. Seriously, I thought this was the greatest place that I had ever been to. Honestly, I hadn't traveled much. So I traveled to Colorado, suddenly Colorado was just it. I still do love Colorado, it would just cost so much and require so much work to move there. Since, I have been to many places and communities in Iowa, each city I go to fascinates me and I have this glorified image of myself living there. I even went so far as to apply for jobs in Dubuque. But honestly, I don't think it's so much where I'm living that makes me happy. I make myself happy, I think I just want to experience more.

Don't get me wrong, I still love Iowa City, but spending a lot of time here really has made me not think of it as being that cool. When I used to come up here I was always involved in the alternative/indie/punk music scene, that's the side of Iowa City I saw. And the vintage stores, boutiques, the ped mall. Now all I see is spoiled college students, a lack of parking, too much traffic, problems with crime, and stuff I can't really afford since I live here now. But when I think about it, really, it's going to be like this anywhere I go. I don't think I'll ever find a city that's just 'me'. I think I'll just go around visiting places thinking that I would fit in well there, and on the off chance I move, I would become just as irritated with the place as I have with Iowa City. All in all, I think Iowa City, and Iowa in general is a good place to settle and have a family, but right now I want to travel and live different places, I want to experience different areas. I would like to go overseas, live in at least three different states, and maybe one other country.
Now if I can just convince Matt to join me on my journey.