Gerardo
Well-known member
Hi everyone. I hope you're all doing great
I'm writing this, because lately, my feelings of loneliness have hit me even harder than usual. It seems the more success I achieve in my professional life, the more distant I get from people (aside from family, all of which I love very much). Lately, I passed my engineer license exam, and I'm finishing my Master's Degree in just a few months. I was ecstatic when I received the letter with the results saying that I passed the license exam, so much that I even started jumping like crazy, especially since I had been so depressed that I didn't touch a single book a month and a half before the exam. But.... although I was proud of myself, I also realized I didn't have anyone to celebrate it with.
And you know, I've tried to contact my friends, yet no one answers back. And that hurts even more. I've also made some new friends at work (which is a relatively new job, since I've been there for 3 months). Just yesterday we went to the theater to see a comedy play, and then hang out a little. The play was fun, as well as hanging out to a certain extent, though I couldn't feel more odd. Both of the people I went out with (one male and one female) are married, and both of them went with their couples. I just felt terribly out of place.
A few months ago, I met with one of my old professors by chance, and we talked for a while to catch up. He told me I would recommend me to go after a Phd. To be honest, I wasn't too interested, because I'm a little tired of studying and working so much. But a few days ago, I started thinking about it, and the idea sounded attractive.... as long as I did it somewhere else. I contacted another professor and friend of mine, who is also one of the deans in my university, and after listening to me, he told me he has connections in Barcelona, Spain, and he could recommend me.
It sounds really nice, and perhaps it'd be cool to get the experience of living in an entirely different culture for a few years, and get to meet new people. Also, I'm still relatively young (28), so I have the energy to deal with that. Also, since spanish is my native language, I don't have to deal with the language barrier. On the bad side, in here I have a stable job with a big company, and I'm paid very well. I had to study through loans and grants, and right now I'm paying my loans. Moving to another place would mean giving it up, yet I still have to continue repaying my student loans. I'd like to do research and see if there's any big multinational company established over there, which hires engineers and that would benefit of having a bilingual employee. But we all know the world economy is in a bad state, and finding a job is hard.
What would you all recommend??? Sorry if this is long!
I'm writing this, because lately, my feelings of loneliness have hit me even harder than usual. It seems the more success I achieve in my professional life, the more distant I get from people (aside from family, all of which I love very much). Lately, I passed my engineer license exam, and I'm finishing my Master's Degree in just a few months. I was ecstatic when I received the letter with the results saying that I passed the license exam, so much that I even started jumping like crazy, especially since I had been so depressed that I didn't touch a single book a month and a half before the exam. But.... although I was proud of myself, I also realized I didn't have anyone to celebrate it with.
And you know, I've tried to contact my friends, yet no one answers back. And that hurts even more. I've also made some new friends at work (which is a relatively new job, since I've been there for 3 months). Just yesterday we went to the theater to see a comedy play, and then hang out a little. The play was fun, as well as hanging out to a certain extent, though I couldn't feel more odd. Both of the people I went out with (one male and one female) are married, and both of them went with their couples. I just felt terribly out of place.
A few months ago, I met with one of my old professors by chance, and we talked for a while to catch up. He told me I would recommend me to go after a Phd. To be honest, I wasn't too interested, because I'm a little tired of studying and working so much. But a few days ago, I started thinking about it, and the idea sounded attractive.... as long as I did it somewhere else. I contacted another professor and friend of mine, who is also one of the deans in my university, and after listening to me, he told me he has connections in Barcelona, Spain, and he could recommend me.
It sounds really nice, and perhaps it'd be cool to get the experience of living in an entirely different culture for a few years, and get to meet new people. Also, I'm still relatively young (28), so I have the energy to deal with that. Also, since spanish is my native language, I don't have to deal with the language barrier. On the bad side, in here I have a stable job with a big company, and I'm paid very well. I had to study through loans and grants, and right now I'm paying my loans. Moving to another place would mean giving it up, yet I still have to continue repaying my student loans. I'd like to do research and see if there's any big multinational company established over there, which hires engineers and that would benefit of having a bilingual employee. But we all know the world economy is in a bad state, and finding a job is hard.
What would you all recommend??? Sorry if this is long!