My Two Worlds

Since my parents’ house in San Clemente doesn’t have cable yet, I brought some of my West Wing DVDs that I got for Christmas with me to watch on my laptop. Although I hadn’t really seen any episodes since the series ended in May, I instantly hooked into the show again. I watched three episodes, including a fan favorite, Two Cathedrals.

As I saw images of the National Cathedral, something I see everyday as I ride the bus to school, I remembered how much I love the place where I go to school. And as I saw images of the Capitol and heard chatter about policy and politics, I remembered how much I love governance.

Its funny because my rekindled love for all things DC comes hours after I asked myself how I left California. After having Mexican food for lunch with my family, driving along the beachfront, and seeing the sunset over the ocean, I remembered how much I love California.

I know that most people have various challenges with balancing their personal and professional lives. For some it’s figuring out how to have their dream career with balancing their marriage and family. For others it’s deciding whether it is more important to make money or do what they want to do. And while I’m sure I might be going through that eventually, since it already has passed through my head, my question du jour is figuring out how to be in two places at once. Two places 3,000 miles apart.

Ultimately I know that I will be returning to California eventually, whether it be directly after graduation or after a few years. I would be a masochist if I planned on taking the California bar exam (hardest in the nation, along with NY) and did not think I was coming back to California. That’s because I can get a job here but it might be a smidge harder to bring my family and weather to DC.

So as I embark on my adventure to find a summer job and plan my field of study, I guess I will always keep that in the back of my mind. And if someone has California job suggestions of how I can incorporate my love of governance & law with a job that is not in Sacramento, let me know. The only way that anyone could get me to work there would be if Martin Sheen ran for governor. If he could run the country for eight fictional years, I am sure that he could aptly fill the shoes of our Governator.