Following one’s own path

Lately I have been a lot more reflective about what I want my future to look like. However, those reflections do not only revolve around university, what to study, and where I see myself in 10 to 15 years.

Often, teenagers are so preoccupied with getting through high school by thinking about where they will be in the far future, that they neglect to consider what comes with finishing high school in the short term.

With the 18th birthday approaching, most young adults dream of being able to go to clubs, legally be more independent, and do other things that are deemed “adult-like.”

Young adults often forget that leaving high school and turning 18 does not automatically let us jump from one level in our lives to the next. There are steps in between which young adults need to consider.

Having marked down my dates for the two week’s notices I need to hand in to the organizations I volunteer for before going back to Germany, I have also thought about my future in blogging. I wanted to take that next step and use everything I have learned and apply it, by growing even more independent. So a few weeks ago, I have been preoccupied by thinking about what that meant, and finally I came to the realization that for me, it meant this: Like going from high school to university, I would go from a learning blogger to a writer that had more responsibility due to a tighter schedule of having my own blog. I found my own concept to approaching blogging, and I am very excited to start a new chapter in my online presence!

Having taken that first step in pursuing my own path has allowed me to look less scared upon the future steps I will be required to take, but it has also strengthened my belief in slowly but surely commencing a life in another part of this world.

I found that I can only grow if I push myself, and follow my own path.

For all of you that are going to be starting their lives somewhere else pretty soon: Don’t forget to stay up-to-date with your life here, take all the precautions needed before going to university, always encourage yourself to do better, and, of course: succeed!