Balancing Money & Skiing

[MastePoleWhacker]

Also SLC lowkey full of hotties right?

There’s some baddies out here for sure

 

[BradFiAusNzCoCa]

Antarctica? Like grooming in Antarctica? Lol

It was the job that was offered was more going for schneestern not really country specific. Last few years I've been trying to dial in my skills and cat time. Hopefully I'm not to old to go somewhere cool again.

Antarctica is a mega in the list though. Also one of my mates grooming in Australia had done a year down there. He was a rookie for ski industry but had learned some shit on the ice, and knew equipment well. Idk. I'm more than satisfied with the places I've gone but name I'd love to go everywhere.

 

[theabortionator]

Antarctica? Like grooming in Antarctica? Lol

Yeah man

 

[joog]

A little late to this post but thought id share a little. I feel like I'm in a pretty similar spot right now, went to UC Santa Barbara for two years with the second year being in covid, and basically all but dropped out during the year in covid and was dealing with a lot of stuff that I just couldn't keep up with and went home for a solid amount of time. The fact that you love math is big, honestly any sort of math related major is always gonna generate job interest even if its not in the field as your obviously pretty smart if that's the path you took; I would sort of just grind through these next few semesters because that can take you a long way. I ended up transferring from UCSB (my dream school originally, I have been surfing all my life and I literally lived 4 blocks from the beach so it was super hard to leave). Im now at Vanderbilt studying architecture and just trying to make it through the next year and a half or so I have in college. It gets really hard sometimes to stay interested academically and socially just because I have this overarching feeling of not knowing what the hell im doing, but as a lot of people have said you sort of have to just let it shake itself out as you go (a lot easier said than done). If you have a strong support system back at home for you and there's not a ton of time left for you in school, honestly going to Duluth doesn't seem like a horrible idea: cheaper, could work a job in your free time, and use your breaks to travel around. I moved from California to Tennessee which was a huge change that I regret in a lot of ways, but I sort of see some comfort in the fact that I will get out in a little over a year and then be able to move on. While going to school in SLC/Bozeman would obviously be a "perfect" idea in that there is phenomenal skiing so close, you have to keep in mind that you'd be entering a new environment that you might not be able to handle especially if your still working on bettering yourself. Skiing/surfing is always a great escape, but sometimes it doesn't matter how great of a day you had out there if you still come back feeling a little wack. At least for me, things out here were great at the beginning and then I just found myself falling into my old ways, which is something to consider. As great as it would be to move right into a ski town, I think it might be a good idea to take a deep breath and remember you still have the whole rest of your life (and plenty of ski seasons) ahead of you. Glad to hear your family is supportive of you, its always so nice to be able to go home and feel like you've entered a safe space of sorts - another pro of going to school closer to home. Covid threw a huge wrench in a lot of peoples lives, and I think its important to just keep putting one foot in front of the other; one day you'll look up and be so happy with where you are . If you do end up going out west to a school near a hill, I hope you have an awesome time out there and just know im jealous af

 

[Oldmanripper]

Brother OG, I certainly don't propose the OP waste his entire life away.

Most countries send their younguns off on a walkabout for a year.

Gaining experience around a diverse population (s) gives one a perspective.

And could lead down a true path, which could still be dollars.

It's just that 20's is young.

And few can still hit the gnar gnar and the pow pow at 50.

Spoken like a true sage. I’m down with those wise words.

 

[ScootSkiLyfe]

A little late to this post but thought id share a little. I feel like I'm in a pretty similar spot right now, went to UC Santa Barbara for two years with the second year being in covid, and basically all but dropped out during the year in covid and was dealing with a lot of stuff that I just couldn't keep up with and went home for a solid amount of time. The fact that you love math is big, honestly any sort of math related major is always gonna generate job interest even if its not in the field as your obviously pretty smart if that's the path you took; I would sort of just grind through these next few semesters because that can take you a long way. I ended up transferring from UCSB (my dream school originally, I have been surfing all my life and I literally lived 4 blocks from the beach so it was super hard to leave). Im now at Vanderbilt studying architecture and just trying to make it through the next year and a half or so I have in college. It gets really hard sometimes to stay interested academically and socially just because I have this overarching feeling of not knowing what the hell im doing, but as a lot of people have said you sort of have to just let it shake itself out as you go (a lot easier said than done). If you have a strong support system back at home for you and there's not a ton of time left for you in school, honestly going to Duluth doesn't seem like a horrible idea: cheaper, could work a job in your free time, and use your breaks to travel around. I moved from California to Tennessee which was a huge change that I regret in a lot of ways, but I sort of see some comfort in the fact that I will get out in a little over a year and then be able to move on. While going to school in SLC/Bozeman would obviously be a "perfect" idea in that there is phenomenal skiing so close, you have to keep in mind that you'd be entering a new environment that you might not be able to handle especially if your still working on bettering yourself. Skiing/surfing is always a great escape, but sometimes it doesn't matter how great of a day you had out there if you still come back feeling a little wack. At least for me, things out here were great at the beginning and then I just found myself falling into my old ways, which is something to consider. As great as it would be to move right into a ski town, I think it might be a good idea to take a deep breath and remember you still have the whole rest of your life (and plenty of ski seasons) ahead of you. Glad to hear your family is supportive of you, its always so nice to be able to go home and feel like you've entered a safe space of sorts - another pro of going to school closer to home. Covid threw a huge wrench in a lot of peoples lives, and I think its important to just keep putting one foot in front of the other; one day you'll look up and be so happy with where you are . If you do end up going out west to a school near a hill, I hope you have an awesome time out there and just know im jealous af

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate this. Sorry to hear that you are in a similar-sounding, difficult situation. It makes it so difficult to finish school when I feel like I don't know what I am doing or even more so; why I am doing it, as you said. I feel like everyone around me is passionate about what they are studying and it sometimes honestly pisses me off because I feel like all of the things I really like to do have literally nothing to do with academics and mostly involve activities where I can sort of shut my overthinking brain off or turn it down a bit at least. Keep on trucking man, you can fucking do it.

I've been doing a lot of thinking the last couple of days and I think I have sort of narrowed it down to a few options which helps a little.

1. Move back to Oregon, go back to Lewis & Clark College (even though I have a very complicated relationship with the place), finish my Math BA by Spring 2023.

2. Move back to Oregon, go back to LC, engage in their 3-2 engineering program where I could possibly finish out this coming summer at LC and then move to either LA or St. Louis, MO to do a 2-year engineering program. I would end up with a BA in Math and a BS in whatever engineering.

3. Stay in MN, go to Duluth, try and go for a BS in Mech Eng. Would probably finish Spring 2024 but I haven't gotten the details worked out at all as far as credit transferral and shit.

4. Dive into some other school, deal with higher costs, more stressful move, applications, etc. (Probably not doing this so might as well cross it off).

5. Drop out. (also don't really want to do this even though I could return to school later later I think it might be harder)

Either way, I need to try and get my mental health at least a little bit of help first. To be honest, I think I've been struggling with things for a long time and COVID-induced situations just brought it a little more to the surface to a point where it has been affecting my everyday life a lot more. There is a longgg history of various different mental health illnesses within my mom's side of the family.

I was able to make an appointment for next month with a counselor which is good considering most places have a huge waitlist for new "patients." I have always felt ashamed about seeking out any sort of help like that for some reason but now I'm sort of at a point of like fuck it I'll try whatever I just don't wanna be like this rn. We will see how it goes.

Still a lot of emotions towards my recent romantic relationship which has been hard but I guess I'll just have to figure it out more as time goes on and maybe can talk about it more with others.

Anyway, I am probably oversharing immensely but just know I appreciate everyone's responses hella it has made me feel better over the last few days.

 

[ScootSkiLyfe]

Hey man so I’m not really the greatest person for advice as I have not been there before. However, if you like building things and math you might find an interest in Computer Aided Design. Definitely a pathway to become an engineer. It’s not a skill that’s too hard to master. I learned it in middle school when my dad brought a 3D printer, now I’m the expert in my house, and possibly the expert at my school. It’s also similar to learning a coding language, where learning one program helps you learn another pretty quick. I would recommend checking out OnShape. It’s free and pretty intuitive.

best of luck man!

There is a CAD course requirement for the mechanical engineering major at UMD which I would definitely be excited about! I'll have to check out OnShape as well.

 

[ScootSkiLyfe]

Scoot.... coming from the other side..(66 yrs).... believe it or not, money will not fix everything in your future... can make some decisions easier, but it's not end all when you look back....best advice I read/heard/believe is: do what you love.

Period. Do what you love. Cuz if you're making dope money and you hate it, won't matter, the rest of the time you'll hate your job and it will show.... second, you're young as shit....do you and your mental first, get that straight before you plan the next 50 years... it'll make the switch to "your adult years" easier (no regrets)... Boseman has a ton of ski jobs posted and they offer housing (jes tossing that in)... when you do settle down a wife with a income makes the bill paying easier... do you want to be rich or happy (i know both are possible but less so)... next, if Math is a thing, international teaching is a way to travel to distant lands ( shit ton of money in South Korea... they have snow, Japan,etc)

I've had toooonns of different jobs, elementary teaching didn't make me rich but no two days were the same and that's what made me stick... Life is a fucking joy ride if you take time to look around, realize you're not alone, help others along the way, ski, get knocked down and get back up, .... not a single guarantee to be found

I've struggled financially but I don't let it define me and guess what? this old dog fell into a dream job that involves teaching, skiing and some money and all the planning in the world had nothing to do with it....

LIFE!!!!!!? YES!

Another thing that is kind of difficult for me is that I don't really feel like I have narrowed down what I really love. Like I love skiing, I really enjoy cars and car projects with my friends, I like to skate, I love spending time with friends and meeting new people.

But more than anything the best "thing" I've ever had/ever loved is just simply love itself. Love for my friends, love for my ex, love for my family, love for myself even. And it's a bit hard to wrap my mind around that because when I feel like I don't have that in any way I feel very lost and it is difficult for me to motivate myself for daily activities/persuing my goals and passions in life and my "career" or education.

 

[joog]

Glad your reaching out for help definitely feel you where you feel ashamed for reaching out for help, it always surprises me how willing people are to help once I do open up a little. Definitely focus on your mental for a bit nothings gonna come if your not feeling great, especially if its been long lasting and there's a history; always first priority and definitely not something to take lightly. A lot of people I know have taken time off after undergrad to go travel around or work somewhere cool for a year or two, so you can consider that if you get out of undergrad quick and want a break (I know for a fact im doing this lol, gotta use my youth a little). Im not sure what sort of courses you've been taking, but at the higher level they get more interesting and professors are actually really cool people, sometimes seeing them nerd out about their projects inspires me a little. Tough to hear that LC wasn't the best which makes it hard to go back, but if your able to get out of there this summer (or next summer if you take more time off) then it might be really satisfying to get it over the hill and be able to look down the other side. Seems like you've been doing a lot of thinking which is good, when its all laid out in front of you its so much easier to decide. Hoping you can stick with your studies, options are scary but never a bad thing. Maybe even find yourself an LA influencer wife postgrad

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate this. Sorry to hear that you are in a similar-sounding, difficult situation. It makes it so difficult to finish school when I feel like I don't know what I am doing or even more so; why I am doing it, as you said. I feel like everyone around me is passionate about what they are studying and it sometimes honestly pisses me off because I feel like all of the things I really like to do have literally nothing to do with academics and mostly involve activities where I can sort of shut my overthinking brain off or turn it down a bit at least. Keep on trucking man, you can fucking do it.

I've been doing a lot of thinking the last couple of days and I think I have sort of narrowed it down to a few options which helps a little.

1. Move back to Oregon, go back to Lewis & Clark College (even though I have a very complicated relationship with the place), finish my Math BA by Spring 2023.

2. Move back to Oregon, go back to LC, engage in their 3-2 engineering program where I could possibly finish out this coming summer at LC and then move to either LA or St. Louis, MO to do a 2-year engineering program. I would end up with a BA in Math and a BS in whatever engineering.

3. Stay in MN, go to Duluth, try and go for a BS in Mech Eng. Would probably finish Spring 2024 but I haven't gotten the details worked out at all as far as credit transferral and shit.

4. Dive into some other school, deal with higher costs, more stressful move, applications, etc. (Probably not doing this so might as well cross it off).

5. Drop out. (also don't really want to do this even though I could return to school later later I think it might be harder)

Either way, I need to try and get my mental health at least a little bit of help first. To be honest, I think I've been struggling with things for a long time and COVID-induced situations just brought it a little more to the surface to a point where it has been affecting my everyday life a lot more. There is a longgg history of various different mental health illnesses within my mom's side of the family.

I was able to make an appointment for next month with a counselor which is good considering most places have a huge waitlist for new "patients." I have always felt ashamed about seeking out any sort of help like that for some reason but now I'm sort of at a point of like fuck it I'll try whatever I just don't wanna be like this rn. We will see how it goes.

Still a lot of emotions towards my recent romantic relationship which has been hard but I guess I'll just have to figure it out more as time goes on and maybe can talk about it more with others.

Anyway, I am probably oversharing immensely but just know I appreciate everyone's responses hella it has made me feel better over the last few days.