Another chapter of life has closed. How cliche. It seems so surreal; how fast time goes, how much things change, and the most unbelievable part is we hardly notice. Over the course of the year my life has taken so many U-turns and detours that it was honestly hard to keep track. School got the best of me for the first time probably ever. I regret this terribly but it could have been much worse. I somewhat lost my head over the year. Regardless, it was incredible. My life changed in ways I never expected. As this chapter closed, it opened the page to something I'd never known. I was exposed to self-reliance, advocating justice, standing up for what I believe, having people support me for that, and learning what it means to grow as a person. I would love to believe I'm much stronger now than I was before, but it's hard to say. I've also become much weaker in ways. I feel as though I saw everything I needed to see, but then I was blinded. Now I have to overcome this set-back and find my way again. Honestly, I can't wait to do just that.