Oh dear god you poor boy. I can't imagine what it would be like to not feel at home in my state, well country because New Zealand is a unitary state. I've always wanted to go to Germany, for no other reason than that I have a few friends there and just want to run away for a little while with them. In their home country.. that would be so bizarre and the roles would be reversed for once.
Been there done that. I've been looking into a domestic student exchange (I'm a student in PA) but can't really do it because of how strict the teacher education program is. And the lack of belonging is familiar as well. I am from the state of California and lived there for six years and then the rest in SW PA. Yep, the desire to return or go elsewhere is strong. I haven't even been out of my area since moving here. Yes, the travel would be amazing.
I understand this feeling completely. I had never actually traveled anywhere outside california and I still remember last year when I was waiting for my acceptance/rejection letters from universities, I was seriously considering just 'walking the earth' and just travel.
u should really do the thing that u talked about :D going new places are awsome:D becouse u dont know what will happen or what will u get. I am doing this for 5 years and i gave me so much experience i made too many new forain friends.it gave me to chance to learn new culture.and i am just 19
Go to a Western New York school. There's a HUGE gay community here, especially if you go to a Buffalo, NY school. Gay bars, GLYS center right in the gay district, which is right by 3/4 of the college/universities, and they are some of the most respected schools outside of RIT, and UNY. Just don't go to Niagara University; my ex goes there; he's a whore. :)
I've been in Germany, Iowa, Hawaii, and New York. Now I'm in Kentucky for who knows what reason. Lived here for 8 years. To add to that I have about 50 relatives in this city who are all homophobic(I'm not out yet). Feeling sick. :( uhhhhhh
Great video! In these days I've been feeling wanderlust like you! I just want to visit new things and I'm stuck in this island :/. Happy to see I am not the only one!
By the way I would love to go to Sydney because it is far away from where I live and I love the Sydney Opera House. I would also want to visit California or New York :)
I feel the exact same wanderlust. I have wanted to visit the four corners of the United States, (New York+Massachusetts, Florida, California, and Washington, including Alaska and Hawaii and the capital), Peru, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, France, all of the UK, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Lithuania, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Japan, both Koreas, China, Viet Nam, Egypt, Niger, Kenya, South Africa, and Australia. What's worse is I don't see the point anymore...
Blah, I have nothing, idk what I want to do, I don't know where to go, I don't have anyone that loves me outside my family ( my ex broke up with me 3 months ago and already has a new bf :/ )
Come to Utah. But don't venture south of Salt Lake county, or you'll feel even more trapped.
As for the question, I'd like to go to Japan's east coast and take a bicycling trip to the west coast, take a ferry to China and see the sights there for a while before flying to Italy and seeing Venice, Milan and Florence, then go through France and Spain just to meet people and such, then fly to New York, then home. :P
Dom I know how u feel... I did this in the first year of university and it was a bad ideea... I went to a different continent and there the job I was promised was fake... I had to go back and with no money, 10% were speaking Eng there... it was hard... If u want an advice coming from the heart... stand up there in Ohio until you finish undergraduate and if things don't turn the right way... make sure were u want to go is what u need best... take care Dom :) and remember that it will be ok :)
If your feeling trapped where you are, you will be ultimately disappointed where ever you go. Take it from a military man who has been a world travelor all his days: Travel of itself does not enlighten. That is a marketing fantasy cooked up by the largest industry on earth: tourism. Sure sound like you have issues in your own soul that you need to resolve. Until you are happy where you are at, you won't be happy else where.
University of Washington is a great place. Gay friendly. Not sure about a gay group haven't really explored it. Elite professors and just overall great school. If your ever in the area let me know. I'll try and show u around and can give u a campus tour.
you wouldn't bet sixty bucks on the chance of a lifetime? I know a guy who flew to Europe, hitchhiked through a dozen countries, flew back by Icelandic Air, and ran out of money two time zones from home, but still made it back. You're bloody charming! USE IT!! lest you think this shit right into the ground.
if you make it to Davenport, Iowa, I'd definitely buy you dinner and direct you to cool people in the next town.
... I really enjoyed driving hwy 1 from San Fran to Seattle one fall.
take a road trip to another state if u feel trapped there are really nice&cheap motels tht u cld stay at and tht city and chck out the night life like philly has very nice and afforable motels and the clubs are popN and the bars are really chill and road trips are a whole lot of funny wit some really good friends
Something to think about are Summer Research Opportunities (SROP) at research oriented universities. If you look at prospective colleges that you're interested in and apply for SROP's at those specific schools, often there are travel spends and living allowances. An SROP would be a practical way of not only traveling and touring a campus - but experiencing the richness of the campus culture as a way of gauging the scope of the environment.
We have a lot of great schools here in Maine... Bates, Bowdoin, Colby--they're quite liberal, and the LGBT groups on those campuses are quite popular if memory serves me right. However, Maine is a very "homogeneous" state, somewhat uncultured, and there isn't much to do if you're not into the outdoors. (Oh yeah, and it was -12F last night.) Good luck though and take your time to decide! :O)
You might consider Toronto or Montreal Canada for your wanderlust getaway. There are many outstanding young gay guys on YouTube in those cities. You could contact them now, and possibly get to know them by the summer. Inbox me if interested. I'm subbed to several.
By the way, I was having this entire melt down over the same thing. I was looking into going to colleges in Texas and Ohio to get my bachelors, but I might just stay here in Upstate New York, I dont know..... Can a brother just get a new car? Dear lottery....
there is nothing wrong with wanderlust. you should definitely travel after college, if not during the summers. going to europe was the best thing i ever did, followed by moving to massachusetts (from texas); ecuador was pretty amazing too. you have youtube friends in lots of places, do some couch surfing! next i want to see costa rica and new zealand, eventually.
is there anything you can do about the lgbt group? take it over!
I know someone that went to Ithaca, had a tough time there and ended up transferring. But it was her first semester in college and a few hours away from home, first time away from home, so it might have just been her. I had a tough time the first few weeks at my school, so I'm glad I went to a state school 45 minutes away but now it really doesn't matter since I only go home on 3 day weekends and breaks. I go to a state school so it's cheaper as well as I love the friends I have made.
My college has a student body of about 7,000. I was part of its LGBT group for a few months until I realized that it was pointless. We only had maybe 10-15 people per meeting. UGH. I'm definitely going to make a change this year in terms of geographical location. Big things poppin' in 2012 :)
I feel ya, I live at home and can't wait to get out of the house lol. I want out of Florida. For med school I might need to sell my truck and quit my full time job lol. I was going to say isn't there a large population of gays at your college?
Very clever to first do your research before you just randomly transfer to some school =). If I had the money ánd the guts: somewhere in Cali, NYC, Australia or, a little bit closer by, London.
1. never let "it'll be a hassle" be the reason to not do something. 2) Avoid Wyoming like plague. 3) why not figure out how to get leadership in the LGBTQ group there on campus from the guy no one likes in the meantime?
I chose a school on the other side of the country because I felt that if I didn't travel and see the country then, than I wouldn't get around to it for years.
It was by far one of the best decisions I made, and would highly recommend it!
The hard part is just being so far away from your friends and family.
@Nirofen I've been to Nevada, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., Mississippi, Illinois, and Massachusetts. I've had plenty of traveling/vacation time in my life so far
I broke down in Dayton Ohio once and I thought I was in hell, I live in Long Beach Ca now and it is very gay friendly .. Lots of good colleges around here , Maby You should visit here. Good Luck ,,Tommy B
There have been very similar issues going on at CUNY Brooklyn College. We have a really great president and board right now, but the numbers just aren't there for such a populated school.
I think I'd go anywhere that people spoke English and everyone was very open-minded and accepting of a lot of things. I'd probably say Ireland or London, if I had the money.
Hope you have a revelation and find what you really want to do =) Hopefully you don't go insane before the semester ends.
If I could go to any place and had the means to do so, I would go to New York City, New Orleans, or New Zealand...and I honestly didn't pick them because they started with the word "New," it just happened
no indana doesn,t count nor does Iowa, get out there tale care and experience, that,s what you,ll need to be a writer. Of cource I read a book a day for 1000 days , that will help also. Love your vids. Rocky
So by all means get going , try a junior college or some place in a small town so you get a feeling for the place and the people, any big city ios for the most part the same, although its easier for gays, or take a gay friend along to travel with you,. for the most part i thumbed it around but in those days (1960,s) resonably nice people would pick you up all the time, now its take your life in your hand when you put your thumb out.Take care but get out of Ohio and
when i was your age i wanted to get out of new jersey so i went as far as i could and ended up in Billings , Montana, then off to school in Hawaii on the island of maui, then Oregon, then india then Un. of Miami so by the time I was 19 I had been to 49 state, by 21 all 50 and by 23 around the world, and yep here i am in Vineland , New Jersey go figure and believe me in those days there were no gay organizations a matter of fact 2 gay kids got expelled from Mont. for people thinking they were.
Have you ever thought about The University of Chicago? It's got a pretty impressive writing department, and the LGBTQ community is huge. The LGBTQ department has its own office, and there are about eight student organizations that are LGBTQ associated. There are aslo several LGBTQ programs and discussion groups. It is very impressive. I have been looking at this college for a while even thought I am not in college yet. The campus is very nice, by the way. Hope this helped?
I had a similar kind of feeling last year at my old college- i switched only to realise that the place wasn't really the problem and moving didn't really solve anything... are you sure the place is really the problem or could it be something else?
I think very few people really 'know' what they're doing. Everyone is just sort of bumbling along and never getting it quite right. You're lucky that you have writing as a clear goal in your life because a lot of people don't have anything like that.
sounds like more than one issue at hand. Seeing the world/USA u have your whole life to do. I have traveled and seen 43 states. love it. I love nature and it makes me want to travel each yr (and I do). If ur not satified with the groups at the college then that's a different issue and u should investigate other options to make sure u give/help all that you want too. Just make sure u check out the area, to know u like it there. Place to go: Alaska for an entire summer. NATURE. that covers it.
people need to grow and see new things. going away from your comfort zone isn't easy because your going into new places that you are completely on your own but in order to experience all that life has to offer and use what you've learned and see it for yourself you need to go new places where would the world be if people still believed the world was flat? i hope everything goes good for you =)
Kinda like Rachel from Glee who wants to leave Ohio behind. I know, wierd analogy. Sorry. But I hope things look up for you in regards to breaking free from Ohio. If I had the money I would LOVE to go to/live in NYC or LA. If I wanted out of the U.S. I would go to Canada or Greece or Australia.
Oh dear god you poor boy. I can't imagine what it would be like to not feel at home in my state, well country because New Zealand is a unitary state. I've always wanted to go to Germany, for no other reason than that I have a few friends there and just want to run away for a little while with them. In their home country.. that would be so bizarre and the roles would be reversed for once.
TickThis 1 week ago
Been there done that. I've been looking into a domestic student exchange (I'm a student in PA) but can't really do it because of how strict the teacher education program is. And the lack of belonging is familiar as well. I am from the state of California and lived there for six years and then the rest in SW PA. Yep, the desire to return or go elsewhere is strong. I haven't even been out of my area since moving here. Yes, the travel would be amazing.
Seriloin 1 week ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I understand this feeling completely. I had never actually traveled anywhere outside california and I still remember last year when I was waiting for my acceptance/rejection letters from universities, I was seriously considering just 'walking the earth' and just travel.
JohnnyRocket92 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
you should actually come to me. France.
adammillerize1 2 weeks ago
Dude, if you're going to transfer anyplace out of Ohio, make it California!!
justanote7 3 weeks ago
I'd love to travel to Egypt, Rome, Paris, New York, London, Russia, China and Japan :)
DarkKnight906 3 weeks ago
I'm 25 and I STILL don't know where my life's going...so far I'm gonna study Science for the next few years but beyond that who knows :P lol
DarkKnight906 3 weeks ago
You should go to Norway or Germany ;)
EverydayImVerifying 4 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
u should really do the thing that u talked about :D going new places are awsome:D becouse u dont know what will happen or what will u get. I am doing this for 5 years and i gave me so much experience i made too many new forain friends.it gave me to chance to learn new culture.and i am just 19
andantems 4 weeks ago
I can tell by looking at you that your body is in desperate need for vitamin D3. I'd get on some supplements, STAT. 4000 IU + per day.
Kabaraz01 4 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Cutie, why do you smile ALL the time?
Kabaraz01 4 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@Kabaraz01 i think that's his one of the best qualities that makes him cute. to be worriless... at least to make an impression to be so.
adammillerize1 2 weeks ago
Go to a Western New York school. There's a HUGE gay community here, especially if you go to a Buffalo, NY school. Gay bars, GLYS center right in the gay district, which is right by 3/4 of the college/universities, and they are some of the most respected schools outside of RIT, and UNY. Just don't go to Niagara University; my ex goes there; he's a whore. :)
johnhelinski 4 weeks ago
I wish I had a hair like yours.
caotico9 4 weeks ago
I live kinda near Ithaca about a 3hr drive, its a nice place.
itscodyw 4 weeks ago
I've been in Germany, Iowa, Hawaii, and New York. Now I'm in Kentucky for who knows what reason. Lived here for 8 years. To add to that I have about 50 relatives in this city who are all homophobic(I'm not out yet). Feeling sick. :( uhhhhhh
OneRandomVictory 4 weeks ago
Great video! In these days I've been feeling wanderlust like you! I just want to visit new things and I'm stuck in this island :/. Happy to see I am not the only one!
By the way I would love to go to Sydney because it is far away from where I live and I love the Sydney Opera House. I would also want to visit California or New York :)
silvahenrique19 4 weeks ago
Every time you say Ohio, swap that with Washington, and that's me.
InJoshsOpinion 4 weeks ago
you should study abroad! that's how I'm handling my intense desire to ditch Virginia
which is SUCH a lovely state if you wanna visit! yeah no, probably no better than Ohio
unophishal 1 month ago
I feel the exact same wanderlust. I have wanted to visit the four corners of the United States, (New York+Massachusetts, Florida, California, and Washington, including Alaska and Hawaii and the capital), Peru, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, France, all of the UK, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Lithuania, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Japan, both Koreas, China, Viet Nam, Egypt, Niger, Kenya, South Africa, and Australia. What's worse is I don't see the point anymore...
nobodysdc7 1 month ago
I feel the same exact way. I only moved 20 minutes from my hometown to go to college.
berglundc 1 month ago
Go to Austin for a visit! UT is a great University and there's a tremendous gay culture there!
M00nGlitz 1 month ago
i hate ct!
americanidol434 1 month ago
@americanidol434 I WANNA GO SOMEWHERE!
americanidol434 1 month ago
Blah, I have nothing, idk what I want to do, I don't know where to go, I don't have anyone that loves me outside my family ( my ex broke up with me 3 months ago and already has a new bf :/ )
seriously, foreveralone/foreverafailure >.>"
OneDollarMercenary 1 month ago
Come to Utah. But don't venture south of Salt Lake county, or you'll feel even more trapped.
As for the question, I'd like to go to Japan's east coast and take a bicycling trip to the west coast, take a ferry to China and see the sights there for a while before flying to Italy and seeing Venice, Milan and Florence, then go through France and Spain just to meet people and such, then fly to New York, then home. :P
ohseedeemunky 1 month ago
Come to Kent! It has one of those LGBT centers! And our lgbt group, "Pride" has like 200 members
kyleyork92 1 month ago
Dom I know how u feel... I did this in the first year of university and it was a bad ideea... I went to a different continent and there the job I was promised was fake... I had to go back and with no money, 10% were speaking Eng there... it was hard... If u want an advice coming from the heart... stand up there in Ohio until you finish undergraduate and if things don't turn the right way... make sure were u want to go is what u need best... take care Dom :) and remember that it will be ok :)
smorikas 1 month ago
If your feeling trapped where you are, you will be ultimately disappointed where ever you go. Take it from a military man who has been a world travelor all his days: Travel of itself does not enlighten. That is a marketing fantasy cooked up by the largest industry on earth: tourism. Sure sound like you have issues in your own soul that you need to resolve. Until you are happy where you are at, you won't be happy else where.
corathus59 1 month ago
Seattle, WA
University of Washington is a great place. Gay friendly. Not sure about a gay group haven't really explored it. Elite professors and just overall great school. If your ever in the area let me know. I'll try and show u around and can give u a campus tour.
Good luck D
Cjkepler90 1 month ago
you wouldn't bet sixty bucks on the chance of a lifetime? I know a guy who flew to Europe, hitchhiked through a dozen countries, flew back by Icelandic Air, and ran out of money two time zones from home, but still made it back. You're bloody charming! USE IT!! lest you think this shit right into the ground.
if you make it to Davenport, Iowa, I'd definitely buy you dinner and direct you to cool people in the next town.
... I really enjoyed driving hwy 1 from San Fran to Seattle one fall.
woodlandfox2112 1 month ago
take a road trip to another state if u feel trapped there are really nice&cheap motels tht u cld stay at and tht city and chck out the night life like philly has very nice and afforable motels and the clubs are popN and the bars are really chill and road trips are a whole lot of funny wit some really good friends
jereimi 1 month ago
Bad LGBT group, which nobody goes to, but large LGBT community... there's a simple solution: Start a rival LGBT group!
Virini 1 month ago
Something to think about are Summer Research Opportunities (SROP) at research oriented universities. If you look at prospective colleges that you're interested in and apply for SROP's at those specific schools, often there are travel spends and living allowances. An SROP would be a practical way of not only traveling and touring a campus - but experiencing the richness of the campus culture as a way of gauging the scope of the environment.
Niigaanwewiidan 1 month ago
yeah dude do it go go go
1691christian 1 month ago
We have a lot of great schools here in Maine... Bates, Bowdoin, Colby--they're quite liberal, and the LGBT groups on those campuses are quite popular if memory serves me right. However, Maine is a very "homogeneous" state, somewhat uncultured, and there isn't much to do if you're not into the outdoors. (Oh yeah, and it was -12F last night.) Good luck though and take your time to decide! :O)
cjcscuba1984 1 month ago
Take a look at Boston. It's a great area, lots of interesting sites nearby, and has loads of colleges and universities.
alaninnh 1 month ago
Stop bitching and just usurp the leader of the group. Make it great yourself.
GyThanksGd 1 month ago
@GyThanksGd That is, unfortunately, not an option. The leader for next year has already been selected (the current leader's best friend >.>)
RevelationWriter 1 month ago
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definately feelin the same. been in KY for 8 years and want to get out. 2 more years
OneRandomVictory 1 month ago
definately feelin the same. been in KY for 8 years and want to get out. 2 more years
OneRandomVictory 1 month ago
You might consider Toronto or Montreal Canada for your wanderlust getaway. There are many outstanding young gay guys on YouTube in those cities. You could contact them now, and possibly get to know them by the summer. Inbox me if interested. I'm subbed to several.
cjay2 1 month ago
By the way, I was having this entire melt down over the same thing. I was looking into going to colleges in Texas and Ohio to get my bachelors, but I might just stay here in Upstate New York, I dont know..... Can a brother just get a new car? Dear lottery....
randyseck 1 month ago
Upstate New York is very awesome. Theres Ithaca and Elmira and Corning and Binghampton.... Anyways good luck. PS, come visit Waverly NY, haha........
randyseck 1 month ago
hmmm OMG ITHACA, IM LIKE 20 MILES AWAY.... Wow.....Maybe thats creepy to you, but no one ever comes here from youtube haha...........
randyseck 1 month ago
I thive in NY, It sucks I hate it here. I want to move someplace warm like Georgia or Mississippi or somthing like that.
itscodyw 1 month ago
Can't say I can relate, since I'm happy here near my family and friends, and don't really want to travel. But I hope you find what you need.
KnightRaymund 1 month ago
there is nothing wrong with wanderlust. you should definitely travel after college, if not during the summers. going to europe was the best thing i ever did, followed by moving to massachusetts (from texas); ecuador was pretty amazing too. you have youtube friends in lots of places, do some couch surfing! next i want to see costa rica and new zealand, eventually.
is there anything you can do about the lgbt group? take it over!
rayslinky 1 month ago
egypt, dont really know why. i just always wanted to go
AnubisDx 1 month ago
Canada. Come to Canada.
ZenityChenity 1 month ago
England, Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands, Greece, and Italy. With maybe a stopover in Denmark and Sweden.
CatotheCensor1 1 month ago
You best come to Indiana!! :)
rsftwhehe2 1 month ago
I know someone that went to Ithaca, had a tough time there and ended up transferring. But it was her first semester in college and a few hours away from home, first time away from home, so it might have just been her. I had a tough time the first few weeks at my school, so I'm glad I went to a state school 45 minutes away but now it really doesn't matter since I only go home on 3 day weekends and breaks. I go to a state school so it's cheaper as well as I love the friends I have made.
rayraycrow 1 month ago
My college has a student body of about 7,000. I was part of its LGBT group for a few months until I realized that it was pointless. We only had maybe 10-15 people per meeting. UGH. I'm definitely going to make a change this year in terms of geographical location. Big things poppin' in 2012 :)
TheUrgeToEmerge 1 month ago
I feel ya, I live at home and can't wait to get out of the house lol. I want out of Florida. For med school I might need to sell my truck and quit my full time job lol. I was going to say isn't there a large population of gays at your college?
AwesomelyAware 1 month ago
Very clever to first do your research before you just randomly transfer to some school =). If I had the money ánd the guts: somewhere in Cali, NYC, Australia or, a little bit closer by, London.
sander91nl 1 month ago
paris... one day i'll get there..
shenshen1020 1 month ago
1. never let "it'll be a hassle" be the reason to not do something. 2) Avoid Wyoming like plague. 3) why not figure out how to get leadership in the LGBTQ group there on campus from the guy no one likes in the meantime?
Paladin1701 1 month ago
I know how you feel man
I chose a school on the other side of the country because I felt that if I didn't travel and see the country then, than I wouldn't get around to it for years.
It was by far one of the best decisions I made, and would highly recommend it!
The hard part is just being so far away from your friends and family.
asmallyear 1 month ago
Hmm. What's the longest you've ever been outside of Ohio? It sounds a bit like you never got a chance to even travel outside.
As for your own question, while I've got to visit all sorts of places for varied reasons, I've actually never been to the Americas (either continent).
Nirofen 1 month ago
@Nirofen I've been to Nevada, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., Mississippi, Illinois, and Massachusetts. I've had plenty of traveling/vacation time in my life so far
RevelationWriter 1 month ago
wow dude how bout somewhere outside the states
ImPotatoes 1 month ago
UM you do NOT want Maine!
nicolechenowethxo 1 month ago
Come on over to SoCal!
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giannisv6 1 month ago
I broke down in Dayton Ohio once and I thought I was in hell, I live in Long Beach Ca now and it is very gay friendly .. Lots of good colleges around here , Maby You should visit here. Good Luck ,,Tommy B
lightningboy99 1 month ago
There have been very similar issues going on at CUNY Brooklyn College. We have a really great president and board right now, but the numbers just aren't there for such a populated school.
I think I'd go anywhere that people spoke English and everyone was very open-minded and accepting of a lot of things. I'd probably say Ireland or London, if I had the money.
Hope you have a revelation and find what you really want to do =) Hopefully you don't go insane before the semester ends.
MrJason300 1 month ago
If I could go to any place and had the means to do so, I would go to New York City, New Orleans, or New Zealand...and I honestly didn't pick them because they started with the word "New," it just happened
musicismylove92 1 month ago
no indana doesn,t count nor does Iowa, get out there tale care and experience, that,s what you,ll need to be a writer. Of cource I read a book a day for 1000 days , that will help also. Love your vids. Rocky
rocky315w 1 month ago
So by all means get going , try a junior college or some place in a small town so you get a feeling for the place and the people, any big city ios for the most part the same, although its easier for gays, or take a gay friend along to travel with you,. for the most part i thumbed it around but in those days (1960,s) resonably nice people would pick you up all the time, now its take your life in your hand when you put your thumb out.Take care but get out of Ohio and
rocky315w 1 month ago
when i was your age i wanted to get out of new jersey so i went as far as i could and ended up in Billings , Montana, then off to school in Hawaii on the island of maui, then Oregon, then india then Un. of Miami so by the time I was 19 I had been to 49 state, by 21 all 50 and by 23 around the world, and yep here i am in Vineland , New Jersey go figure and believe me in those days there were no gay organizations a matter of fact 2 gay kids got expelled from Mont. for people thinking they were.
rocky315w 1 month ago
Oh yeah and Indiana should not be an option! Get out of the midwest for a while. Plan to spend at least a semester in another country as well.
audiovisuality 1 month ago
Have you ever thought about The University of Chicago? It's got a pretty impressive writing department, and the LGBTQ community is huge. The LGBTQ department has its own office, and there are about eight student organizations that are LGBTQ associated. There are aslo several LGBTQ programs and discussion groups. It is very impressive. I have been looking at this college for a while even thought I am not in college yet. The campus is very nice, by the way. Hope this helped?
Kaitlynn2748 1 month ago
GO TO NEW YORK!
shitchinesebitch 1 month ago
OMG, you are in Ohio. Get out! You cannot grow if you don't leave home.
audiovisuality 1 month ago
I had a similar kind of feeling last year at my old college- i switched only to realise that the place wasn't really the problem and moving didn't really solve anything... are you sure the place is really the problem or could it be something else?
I think very few people really 'know' what they're doing. Everyone is just sort of bumbling along and never getting it quite right. You're lucky that you have writing as a clear goal in your life because a lot of people don't have anything like that.
smooshie3 1 month ago
@smooshie3 sorry if it sounds like I'm being critical! Things never come across right in youtube comments haha
smooshie3 1 month ago
sounds like more than one issue at hand. Seeing the world/USA u have your whole life to do. I have traveled and seen 43 states. love it. I love nature and it makes me want to travel each yr (and I do). If ur not satified with the groups at the college then that's a different issue and u should investigate other options to make sure u give/help all that you want too. Just make sure u check out the area, to know u like it there. Place to go: Alaska for an entire summer. NATURE. that covers it.
jwo92911 1 month ago
If I had the money I would go anywhere and everywhere.
fashotce 1 month ago
people need to grow and see new things. going away from your comfort zone isn't easy because your going into new places that you are completely on your own but in order to experience all that life has to offer and use what you've learned and see it for yourself you need to go new places where would the world be if people still believed the world was flat? i hope everything goes good for you =)
001skeith 1 month ago
Kinda like Rachel from Glee who wants to leave Ohio behind. I know, wierd analogy. Sorry. But I hope things look up for you in regards to breaking free from Ohio. If I had the money I would LOVE to go to/live in NYC or LA. If I wanted out of the U.S. I would go to Canada or Greece or Australia.
mtheaterpimp1 1 month ago