Okay! Continue from yesterday's dairy! Rewrite it again!

This week is the offical week of being to New York State in one month. Not too long ago, I was still a student.  So here are what I think of being a professional for a month.

When you were a student:

• People around you are with similar ages; some are even younger. Sometimes you would feel that you were the oldest one, especially for doctoral student.
• You were chased by projects/ assignments, and you can choose what time you want to wake up.
• During weekdays nights, you usually ate dinners at home and at shcool and continue to work on your assignments, especially when midterm or final exam came. Weekends, usually hang out with friends.
• Although you don't have that much money to spent, you still hang out with friends to have lunch, dinner, or tea time.
• Although you don't earn a lot, IRS mostly gave money back to you each year. 
• You always had the privilege of enjoying discount rate, especially for the membership fees of professional organization and conference.

When you were a professional:

• People around you are older. You become of the the youngest one at your organization.
• You still chased by projects, but you still need to arrive office everyday at the same time.
• During weekdays nights, you usually stay at home watching TV or browsing online, especailly when you live alone. Weekends, usually wake up late, and go grocery shopping from store to store. Come back home, and browsing Internet again. Reasons: 1) people you know the most (= your colleagues) all have their families.
• Although you earn more than being a student, you hardly go out for meals. Reasons: 1) No friend to hang out with; 2) higher living expenses; 3) feel the need to save money for better live. 
• Although you have better income, IRS take more money from you each year. Don't expect they will give back to you.
• You hardly get any discounted rate so you always look for bargains.

So Conclusion is: I am still poor, even poorer than being a student, and need to make friends with common interest to hang out with.

What's your experiences of moving to a new place or switch status?