Something to think about...

So, not "finding" yourself where you thought you'd be "at home" at first can look like a set back to many people. (that's a confusing, yet deep sentence...I will give you some time to reread it and process before I continue...)
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Ok. I'm back. But seriously. I thought that I would be at home here in Lugano, but when I realized that wasn't the case, I had one of two options. I could feel down about this, and struggle through the remainder of the year (or semester if too desperate) and feel depressed. Or, I could look at it a completely different way. I could start seeing what really didn't fit - what went arey. Then, I could definitely learn something from this, coming out a completely positive, content person. I have chosen the latter path. I am going to take this remaining year and use it to help define my character, and see what makes me the happiest person.

The first step in this process for me was taking the Myers-Briggs test. For those who do not know what this entails (I didn't know what it was before here...) it is a personality test that is a life saver. Basically, you answer over 40 questions about yourself - your likes, dislikes, and the way you deal with things - and then get those results analyzed by someone who has worked with these before. Enter Laura Thompson, who was my interpreter throughout the results. After an hour and some change, I think it was money well spent (did I forget to mention - it cost 16 francs to take it...but after getting the results, worth every penny!).

So, you are probably asking...What are those said results? Well...here are the options:

- Energy Source:

Extravert (E) - Gain energy from the outer world of people, action, and things
Intravert (I) - Gain energy from the inner world of concepts and ideas

-Perceiving Function: "Data Gathering"

Sensor (S) - First perceive the immediate, practical, real facts of experience. Collect here and now sensory information.
Intuitive (N) - Forst perceive possibilities, patterns, and meanings of experience. Collect information through impressions.

- Judging Function: "Decision Making"

Thinker (T) - Objective decision making. Seek clarity by detaching from problem; cause-effect oriented.
Feeler (F) - Subjective decision making. Seek harmony with inner values by going within problem.

- Outer World Orientation:

Judger (J) - Show external world judging mental function. Prefer to live in a decisive, planned way.
Perceiver (P) - Show external world perceiving mental function. Prefer to live in a spontaneous flexible way.

After answering the questions, the results are tabulated, seeing in what direct of each option you are swayed. After all is gathered, a personality type is created. This is a combination of 4 of those letters (16 combinations in all...thanks to the Statistics math that I learned last year!).

So...what am I? Well, that will be this weeks quick poll. I will give y'all until...Wednesday to think up my combination. Remember, it is created from one letter from each of the sets (my mom guessed it right away...she knows her boy!). And if you really know me, it shouldn't be too difficult!