You stop being young, fun, hip, cool, fantastic, etc. Your body starts betraying you. Younger individuals start grouping you with adults "who just don't understand". You have to be responsible for your actions, your finances, your health and all the complications that comes with being older.
On the other hand, you forget the one thing you craved when you were younger that you obtain as you age; freedom. Remember those moments and conversations you had of being your own master; of answering only to yourself and doing whatever you wanted? There is no complete freedom but you can finally make your own decisions and carry out plans that you have drawn out.
Maturity is not reflected in one's age. You are made aware of countless aspects of life that you have never known. Expecting to transit through life on an easy ride is not entirely possible. It does happen but what are the odds it can happen to you? As always, hope for the best and expect the worst; you can do no wrong there.
Travelling in the past 2 months have taught yours truly much. Who said vacations are just periods of relaxing and refreshing the body? Learning is a life-long process that occurs with every breath you take. From Bangkok to Bali, Los Angeles, Houston, Washington D.C., Chambersburg, Chicago and Tokyo; each stop was as memorable in its own right.
What next? Yours truly has arrived at the final year of university studies. The past 2 years truly flew although yours truly would have begged to differ while in the midst of it. The future does not seem scary but looking back, who would believe that the years have passed by so quickly?
New hopes, new dreams, new priorities, new friends, new families, new loves, new discoveries, new circumstances, new disappointments, new sacrifices, and new lessons are going to be constant. Smile and enjoy the ride as life's roller coaster approaches a new section of its tracks.