It Begins

I suppose it is fitting that I start this blog on what is almost an anniversary of sorts. In two days it will be exactly one year ago that I became a Boston College graduate. I can still remember with crystal clarity standing on top of the BC parking garage at dawn with my friends and classmates as the sun rose up beyond the Reservoir and behind the clouds. Being a little drunk and very sleep deprived from what had been a long night and even longer week of good byes it was a undoubtedly a bittersweet if not simply a sad moment for me. Soon after I would head back to my dorm room for an hour or two of sleep and just a few hours later I would have my diploma, be moved out, and, for the first time since I was 5, no longer be a student.

I apologize for that bit of nostalgia and can feel safe in saying there won't be much of it in future posts. However, the timing seems just too perfect to not at least touch on it. As I said before it is fitting because I'm creating this blog in part as a means of getting back into the habit of writing and researching as I prepare for law school( I will be starting at George Washington in 3 months). This is something that I have not really done since graduating. Beyond that I hope to use it as an outlet in offering my thoughts on movies, videogames, sports, travel, and politics, up to and during law school (should I find the time).

All that said I am going to switch gears completely and offer this advice. If you ever have the chance to take a trip and drive cross country GO. It was something I had wanted to do for years and I finally got my chance a few weeks ago when my friend Cork was moving out to Washington to start a new job. Without a doubt the experience was worth it and in my mind something every American should do at one point or another if they can. In a little over a weeks time we covered +3,500 miles going from south Jersey to the suburbs of Seattle, with numerous stops and detours along the way.

It really can be easy for people to forget how big, diverse, and simply beautiful the United States is. That being said there is a great deal that we were able to see that I honestly don’t know I ever would have seen without making such a trip. And while we went to such major destinations as Cleveland, Chicago, and Seattle what impressed us the most and the part of the trip where we probably had the most fun was South Dakota and Wyoming. This is a part of the country where I'm guessing most people never even consider going. All that I can say is that it is worth the trouble but the best way that I can think to convince you is by ending this post with a couple of pictures.