They say your 20s are a crazy time, and god were they right. I mean there’s a lot of possibilities and everyone is at different stages in life. I’m 21 and I have a friend who’s married with a child, a friend partying in Australia, a friend who’s a private pilot, a friend who’s training for a marathon, and friends who are ski bums. I mean really, the possibilities are endless. 

I don’t know about you but in high school specifically grade 12, I felt this huge pressure from teachers that going to university was the ONLY option available after high school. To be honest in high school I was never really into academics and had no care to go to school. But we had a whole course dedicated to applying to schools. I mean I think cause we went to Catholic school and our school just wanted to look good but that’s a different story.

So I was a sheep, I followed the pack, I applied, got into school and accepted the offer. The summer before getting shipped off to Victoria I was miserable. I didn’t even enjoy the summer and cried everyday cause I just wanted to work, get experience and travel. I was gonna study psychology, I don’t even like psychology!!! My parents were always super supportive and never forced post secondary on me but I felt like I was doing something wrong if I didn’t go, literally everyone from my school was and I was force fed this idea that I’d be super behind in life if I didn’t go.

So I went, and then I came home. I didn’t even last the full semester (kinda funny, you can laugh). I packed my bags, got a job and just lived. It was such a good year I travelled, lived in Whistler, came home, travelled some more and just got to experience life. 

There’s this huge thing around knowing exactly what you want to do at the young age of 18. 18! You’re practically a baby! I’m here to tell you that that is a bunch of BS. As corny as it sounds, everyone has their own path and no way of doing things is “right”. Life isn’t linear also, so be the sheep to live your life and go away from the pack, because if you’re unhappy, that isn’t where you’re meant to be.