It's the Friday before I go back to school

Another week has past, another week that I did not work. It was surprising considering that I worked three days last week and coming from three days last week to not working at all is nothing short of disappointing. It's okay because I got a chance to relax, read, go to the gym and cook and clean at the meantime. I always try to stay proactive, no matter if I work or not. I really needed this week to sit around because it will rejuvenate me when I go back to school and have one last go-around for a grueling but fun semester at UNH.
Even though I did not get a chance to socialize often this week, when I did, I learned a lot from people that I did talk to. I learned today that Barbers and Hair Stylists are very knowledgeable about politics. I say so because whenever I go and get a haircut, the news station will be on or it just so happens that we are talking about politics. Today for example, I went to get a haircut at "Fantastic Sams" in Enon st. in Beverly and my hair stylist, Matt, and I were talking about the election that took place on Tuesday. He told me if he was going to vote, he would have voted for Martha Coakley (Democrat) because he is an Independent and he usually leans towards Democrats. However, he decided not to vote because he disliked about how she did not have a plan once she went into office which I never thought about before. Matt also talked about the Health Care bill that President Obama is willing to pass and how the hair stylist thinks that there is a lot of slander in it. I was surprised of how knowledgeable he was because I always assumed that Barbers and Hair Stylists never had the proper education. I guess I'm ignorant that way. Who isn't sometimes?
I also learned that when you leave the United States, it really changes people. I learned that from my friend Kevin Bleicher, which before his ideology on life isn't always up to snuff. In in the middle of December, he went to Berlin for a seven-day trip to see his favorite band, Rammstein, a German heavy-metal band, his favorite band in the world. Kevin said that going to Berlin was a life-changing experience for him. He thinks so because when he was there he met some really interesting natives there and became good friends with them. He also told me how it kind of cured his depression that he had in the past. He said that the life in Berlin revived him, that there is actually things out there that is worth taking a risk for. Kevin is starting to become passionate about traveling now, just like I was when I came home from studying abroad.
When you come home from traveling, nothing is satisfying to you. Since I left Scotland, I can never taste Whiskey the same way ever again. When I go to Bertucci's, I can never dine and taste Italian food the same way as I was in Rome. I think that is the case because I get bored when I am home. When people visit you and you show them around, they always say, "Wow, this place is awesome!" Meanwhile, you are thinking, "Well, this is what I do all of the time. There is nothing special about it to me." You think this way because there is nothing new. I love trying new things. That is why since I have been home from school I have been trying to read a different book, read different kind of news or do something around the house that I don't normally do. That is why I wanted to cook more because it is something different. The key to life is to not get bored. There is nothing wrong in taking risks. That was why going abroad was the best gamble I ever took because it made me realize that there is nothing wrong with doing something you have never done before, just like Kevin. Every day when I wake up, I want to learn or do something everyday. If I don't, it was a waste to even get out of bed in the first place.