Personal Narrative: My Time Of Transition

The last six months have been a time of transition for me. When I look back, even just to May when I graduated high school, I am astonished by how much has changed. In August, I had to make a decision unlike any I’d ever faced. It was one of those moments you knew would have a major impact on your future. I was sitting in Fort Yargo Park at a picnic table across from my mother, and we were talking about my college plans. I had worked all year to find that right school for me and decide what I wanted to study. Now, I was running over the numbers with my mom to make sure we knew exactly what we were looking at for the next four years. I had had a bad feeling about the tuition I was facing, but I ignored it because I was so excited to start college. …show more content…
I am trying my hardest to set myself up for the future I deserve, and that means making some incredibly difficult decisions. I chose to step back, reevaluate, allow myself time to find what I really wanted. This moment was one of transition into adulthood. While I have had to make tough decisions before, this was the first time I had to go against a goal I’ve had for my whole life. I have had to remind myself constantly these last few months that this roadblock will not keep me from accomplishing anything I want, starting with college. I am creating my own future now, completely independent of others.
I believe this is what growing up is; experiencing a series of little epiphanies about life and how we live it. Making this decision is one moment I can identify as myself beginning to become a person who may one day be an adult. I decided to trust my intuition even though things were hard, and I have pushed myself to make the most of this year. I have become more confident and more independent. Since deciding to postpone going to college, my hunger to learn has only grown. I am excited to keep evolving over these next few years as I begin college, and have a few more epiphanies along the