In four days time, I will be on the road towards my new home. Yes, I'm going to university and am leaving all I know behind. I will not be supported by my parents, I will be almost completely out of touch with my friends[footnote]I do not consider Facebook to be as good as seeing my friends on a weekly basis[/footnote] and I will be in a big city as opposed to a relatively small town. I will no longer have my car nor my familiar landscape to drive it over.
I'm not going to lie, I think this single event heralds the end of one chapter of my life and starts the next one. I am excited and apprehensive at the same time. I am moving forward regardless as my ambition to excel at what I love is stronger than my fear of the unknown. I am truly looking at the last few days before I really "grow up".
This move isn't going to be a big one, I'm only taking what I need for school but it is the psychological impact of the move that makes it "The big move". The knowledge that your way of life is going to change significantly but you have no idea how much it will. Knowing that all the friends you have now, who are near and dear to your heart, are also moving away and losing the close bonds forged by proximity to each other is quite depressing.
So, have you had your "big move"[footnote]For the sake of clarification, your big move is when you moved away from all the support you had as a child and you are on your own for the first time[/footnote] Did it affect you profoundly? How has it changed your life?
If you haven't had your "big move", are you looking forward to it? Do you fear it?
I would linger here longer but I have to pack. I am excited but full of regret at the same time.
I'm not going to lie, I think this single event heralds the end of one chapter of my life and starts the next one. I am excited and apprehensive at the same time. I am moving forward regardless as my ambition to excel at what I love is stronger than my fear of the unknown. I am truly looking at the last few days before I really "grow up".
This move isn't going to be a big one, I'm only taking what I need for school but it is the psychological impact of the move that makes it "The big move". The knowledge that your way of life is going to change significantly but you have no idea how much it will. Knowing that all the friends you have now, who are near and dear to your heart, are also moving away and losing the close bonds forged by proximity to each other is quite depressing.
So, have you had your "big move"[footnote]For the sake of clarification, your big move is when you moved away from all the support you had as a child and you are on your own for the first time[/footnote] Did it affect you profoundly? How has it changed your life?
If you haven't had your "big move", are you looking forward to it? Do you fear it?
I would linger here longer but I have to pack. I am excited but full of regret at the same time.
