So today I talked to one of my friends about how I’ve been thinking about dropping out of college and just going to Africa. This has been on my mind a lot lately, but I haven’t talked to anyone about it. I just don’t really understand what the purpose of all this school is. I feel like I ultimately will not end up doing something that really requires a degree; all I want to do is go to some third-world country and work at an orphanage or something like that. Why am I here at Pomona? I am not like the other students here. I don’t have super career dream plans. And okay, I am not the only undeclared kid around, but I feel like most sophomores have at least found something that they’re extremely interested in or that they’re particularly good at. I feel like I have no skills and no passions. 

My friend said that he has thought about just going to Africa too, which made me feel better. Maybe a lot of people have thought about this. I wonder how they decide what to major in, but mostly I wonder about what they ultimately end up doing. Right now I say that this is what I feel like I should do, but maybe this is just a phase. Maybe I will change my mind.

I have no idea what I’m doing.