"All that is gold does not glitter...

...not all those who wander are lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien

I've finally figured out what kind of girl I am..It's taken nineteen years, but I've finally come to terms with the person that I am, and what I've found is that I am full of contradictions. I am a human contradiction, quite frankly.

First of all, I figured out my Myers Briggs type yesterday and came out with an ESFJ - Extroverted, Sensing, Feeling, Judging. This essentially means that I am usually open to and motivated by the outside world, I like clear and concrete information, I have a serious memory with a lot of detail, I am unsettled by conflict and have a toxic reaction to disharmony, and I plan most details in advance before acting.

This is who I am...But when I took a closer look, I figured out that I am both introverted and extroverted, I wish there were an introverted extrovert category, because if that was an option that would be who I am. It's funny because I like being around people and feel as though when I am alone for a long period of time, I am almost wasting my time....but by the similar token, when I'm around people for too long, all I want to do is retreat to my room and be alone so I can hear myself think.

I've also realized that I like to wander without being lost, and I like to plan to be spontaneous. (Human contradiction, remember?) I like to go new places and do new things, but not without knowing exactly where I'm going and exactly what I'm doing. This is something I am trying to change about myself, because so many of the things I want to do in life require spontaneity and a little bit of getting lost. So far, I haven't really had the opportunity to completely immerse myself in spontaneous wandering, but I hope that when I travel, I will be able to let go of my planning nature and just wander. Get lost for a bit. See what its like.

What kind of person are you?

-Julie