The Resolutions of a New Life

     So, it's been a while since my last post. The last few months of high school and the IB program consumed all of my energy and I basically gave up everything except school, but now I intend to make up for lost time! I have come to realize a lot about myself recently and a lot has been happening to me lately, such as school being over, working my first job, and meeting new people. I have felt inspired to make things happen for a long time and so now I'm going to try to describe what I've been thinking into comprehensible words. So here we go, some resolutions for life!
     I think the main thing I've realized during my experience with IB is that I want to travel so badly! I want to see the world and all the kinds of cultures that exist. I've already made up my mind to study abroad in Australia sometime during my undergraduate education, working in the rainforest there perhaps? Haha, I have much excitement for this. Random fact, did you know that Australia contains every climate? Except maybe arctic, I can't remember, but the idea is still so cool! And just for fun, did you know that the longest road in Australia is over 5,000 miles? That's like driving from New York to Hawaii, if that were possible. Crazy stuff exists in Australia! Anyway, I've also decided recently that I want to learn to speak and write Arabic and then eventually go and visit the culture, in Africa maybe? That's where one of my good friends is from, Northern Africa, and I can't help but get really enthused whenever I consider myself going there. I take that as a sign that I should go someday. And hearing about other people going to places such as Germany and France makes me want to go too. I definitely have to visit Rome, my Latin teacher instilled a love for the whole country and its history/culture. Oh goodness, the world is crazy!
     Somewhat related to my desire to travel, I also feel driven to start becoming a hiking and camping fanatic. I've always loved hearing the experiences of others who have taken on crazy hiking adventures and I would love to have my own stories to share. As of yet, I have never been camping anywhere other than populated camping grounds, which is still fun but I really want to rough it out and see how I manage. I don't think I'll try to do what Bear Grylls does or anything, I don't want to Die, but it would be cool to have to make a shelter and to start a fire without a lighter. Haha, I'll probably need to learn how to do all those things first though!
     And now there's a more vague idea I've been contemplating. Because of how many people I see at work, I've been given a renewed desire to become more involved in other people's lives. I've reread some of my blog posts and journal entries recently and I can see that this is something I've wanted for a long time, but I haven't really felt capable until now. I don't know what's different in me that makes this seem possible, but now I'm not so afraid to put myself out there and try new things/meet new people. I'm not afraid to feel awkward like I used to be, which makes everything a lot easier. I don't know, this is a new feeling so I don't really know how to explain it. But yeah, things are happening and I'm so excited to experience them!
     I guess that's all for now, I'll hopefully be blogging again soon!