The last 13 years of my public schooling have zipped past in an instant. Those "Senior Year" activities that seemed so distant from my life a year ago--the Six Flags senior trip, prom, "minute parties," sober grad, and graduation--are already over and done with. Without given any time to stop for a breath and ponder the enormity of the past events of my life, I have been launched into the world unknown, wielding almost no weapons of knowledge or experience.
Even now during my summer vacation, I can't give myself ample time to self-evaluate. I have been working as a lifeguard at the public pool for as many hours as I can get, thanks to my empty pockets. I'm also trying to spend more time with all my friends when I can, as I will be completely MIA as of August when I will be en route to Africa for my next year.
I can't accurately describe how I feel right now about where I am in my life. I've been blessed to have spent all of my schooling years a wonderful school district and have made many amazing friends and fond memories along the way. It's heartbreaking to think I will never see these friends and teachers as often anymore (some of these schoolmates I won't even see ever again). Although there's much that I don't want to let go, I do feel ready to leave the nest behind and embark upon my own life adventures without the guidance of parents or teachers. I'm ready to make new relationships with people and cultures, and see the world for what it is in its most rawest form.
So join me if you will, as I take my first steps toward a path masked with foggy uncertainty.
This is the story of my life.
