Hesita or Icarus: Belonging or Longing?

Looking at the story of Hestia and Icarus, we can see that there is definitely a sense of belonging and longing respectively. Looking at these concepts of the stories, one can ask them self at this stage in their life, do they identify more with Icarus or Hestia or both?  When I look at this question, I can say that I identify more with Icarus than Hestia.

I grew up in a very small town in central California. Being that as it may, I was friends with everybody either through school, my parents and their local business, or through sports. It was a good community to grow up in. So I was surrounded by friends all the time. As the years flew by, my senior year of high school came fast and before I knew it, I was trying to decide what I wanted to do with my life. My friends had decided that college was out of a question and decided that local jobs offered a good future for them. They were happy with their comfortable environment and decided not to leave it. I felt the same way they did, but I wanted to explore what else life offered as well as explore a better career besides physical labor for the rest of my life.

So I started off small by commuting to a junior college in a nearby city. I met new people and went to all my classes, which I enjoyed. I was a full time student at this point carrying a full load of classes while working for my parents’ business in between. My parents encouraged me the whole way, insisting to find something better. So I did and finished my general education courses. Another predicament had hit me now, what do I want to do now? Advice through friends and family suggested that I attend a local University. I considered it for a while, but I wanted to get away and experience something different. I had always been interested in construction and engineering programs, of which Chico State is praised on both.

I had decided that Chico State was where I wanted to go. I was nervous at first about thinking of leaving my friends and family to a new area, but I was excited at the same time. This is how I came about attending Chico State. After graduating from Chico, I would like travel and work all over the place. Someday I would like to settle down like all of us do at some point. Maybe move back to my hometown when I am older.

My sense of adventure and excitement leads me to believe that I would identify more with Icarus based on my life so far and not wanting to settle. I am a very outgoing guy which also plays a part in this as well.