I know I don’t know you basically at all and you don’t know me, but here’s my two cents. I don’t know how close you are to getting the college degree, but suck it up and finish it (where ever you choose). I have seen too many people drop out with not much left to do, just cause they are bored or tired of classes and all that *edited*. Too many wasted minds and lives.
I’m in law school now, and I have 3 siblings, I am the second to last in age, but we are all old enough to have graduated undergraduate. Of the 4, I am the only one to complete undergrad, all 3 others have started and not finished. The oldest, my sister lives at home with my mom, with her husband, a plumber, and her two kids. She attended 1 and a half years of college. She tried at 3 different colleges before giving up. My older brother is in Federal Prison, but has tried college 3 times as well, and is pretty *edited* close, but he gave up the semester before he got picked up by the Feds. My younger brother is one semester away from graduating, and decided he wanted to move home, and now doesn’t have a job or any real direction in life.
That’s just my family, and I have a lot of friends from school that have done the same thing. Its a crying shame (literally) to see people drop out when they are close – it makes a huge difference to employers and your pay if you have a college degree. I urge you to stick it out, or return in the not too distant future. I know that people need soul searching, and I support that, but please don’t let this ruin your life. Undergraduate college is literally the easiest thing you will ever do, and the most fun you will have. I regret not taking more time for myself in undergraduate to do things I wanted to do.
Sorry for the complete rant, but I just learned that my little brother was dropping out with only one semester left, and this kinda goes to my heart. Just think about it, college is easy, its fun, and it makes a world of a difference to your career and life.
…end rant…and good luck in all your travels and thoughts, and just let the wind take you where it will.
-peanut