what lies behind us and what lies in front of us are tiny things compared to what lies within us.

For a couple of years now, I’ve had a plan for how I want the rest of my life to go.
I wanted to finish high school and go straight to university. I wanted to get my degree in education, and then after university, I wanted to start a career right away.
Recently things have started to change.
I still want to be a teacher, but I don’t have the intense desire to grow up anymore.
I definitely don’t want to spend any more time in high school then I need to, but I don’t feel like I have to start my future right away.
I’d definitely like to take a year off.
I’m going to live with Robin and Ryan.
I don’t want to, or hope to.
I am going to.
It doesn’t matter if people don’t think we can’t do it, or if you think we won’t have enough money.
We don’t need a beautiful apartment, with lots of space.
I’ll share a room. I’ll even sleep on the couch. I don’t care.
I definitely want to live downtown.
Downtown is where I’m happiest. It’s where I belong.
After that, I’ll start university.
It doesn’t all have to happen right away.
I don’t want to miss this.
I don’t want to wake up one day with kids and responsibilities and wonder where the time went.
I want to travel. When I say travel I don’t mean going to the fanciest restaurants and going to all the landmarks. I want to experience the culture. I want to understand how all the people of the world live their lives.
As much as I am excited to have a family, and a job, and a house, I want to take full advantage of my youth. I’ll never be any younger than I am at this moment.