I could have written this!
If you want to understand me, read Jenny Norenberg's article I Can Do Anything, So How Do I Choose?
Norenberg graduated from college the same year I did and appears to come from the same background as me. I think she went to her state school and her friends all scattered after college just as mine did. Norenberg also has similarly mixed sentiments about her current state. She is glad that she has had the opportunity to make her own decisions and have adventures, but sometimes she wishes that she had been forced to follow a specific path since it would have given her some stability.
That's all you're getting from me on this subject, so go read the article!