the army like it's finished
i was thinking back on my blog postings for a while, and realised that i am not posting much on my experience in the army any more. I consider this as positive, since i have started thinking outside the army, although i still need 89 days to go before i become a citizen again.
i am indeed tired of being in the army. or maybe i am sick and tired, to be precise. but I’ve also seen it all by now and i have no interest in seeing more. i just do my job while i am there (i currently work in an office), stay in camp as many evenings a week i have to. the rest of the time i am out, going swimming, chatting with a couple of close friends, reading, planning my next steps. and that’s just about it. a have no reason of being distressed or angry or anything else at times. not with the army, that is.
i have been thinking a lot to the future lately, particularly trying to organise my thoughts and effort around job hunting, which should be starting soon. i have been thinking on how to resume the army experience, keeping touch with a few great people that i was lucky enough to meet along the way. getting back in touch with friends i havent talked to in a while, in greece or abroad. focusing my efforts on finishing off my final two subjects for my degree in the beginning of September (7th and 8th). more or less to my next steps in life, cos i am there already. action is the key word to all of these.
there's plenty to do, luckily. my brain (still) works fine. my mood is as good as ever. there’s still lots to do and achieve, and i am on my way there.
carpe diem.
posted by dimitris @ 18:50
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2 Comments:
Dimi,
Take your time to think while you can. With all the rat's race you soon will join, there will be no time to look back or inside. Sometimes those of us with jobs look back at simple days when one needed not to hurry and can explore new things without looking at the watch. Try smth you did not dare before and most likely not have time afterwards. Writing, painting, whatever ...
Wishes from Brussels
Volodja
actually you are right, with the only difference that i cannot exactly enjoy life where i am, though i try to as much as i can, doing my best.
Maybe it's Ukrainian spirit after all. I recently met a dude Greek- Ukrainian who had to serve the Greek army for 3 months. And he told me that he actually learned how to paint (i saw some of his portraits, they were great), play chess, met a lot of people and met a lot of people during these three months which would otherwise had been a complete waste of time (the guy works in Germany and only came to Greece for the army).
He has been some short of inspiration :)
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