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When I was a kid I was just a tad jealous of the people who were born in prior generations because they had cool nicknames like "The Great Generation" or "The Baby Boomers" or "Generation X". I was curious about what the future would hold for my own generation and what kind of nickname we would earn.

We are defined by the recession that has enveloped us. We're seen as entitled and spoiled and have no idea what to do with ourselves. We have more information at our fingertips that all of the previous generations and we're working minimum wage jobs out of college. We're also attention deficit and selfish, I could go on and on about the cultural zeitgeist but since this blog is about me I'll just forget about all of that.

I think I'm one of the more fortunate members of this generation in that I chose to go to community college before graduating to a university, I am also fortunate because my penny pinching parents invested a good amount of money in my education when I was born. Because of this, my student debt is pretty much non-existent.

Essentially, I'm starting at zero where others are starting with a negative. Which grants me quite a bit of freedom  in deciding my future. This is a lot more than I could have asked for, e sono molto grato.

I realize that in a strange way, I am living a dream, it may not be The Dream, but it's a dream. I have something that I'm passionate about, I have a degree in a decent field and I have a roof over my head. It might not be perfect, but it should be enough. Even if it means that I'll have to mix lattes or sling burritos for awhile.