End of School

So the end of high school is coming up for me and I've got a lot of stuff to plan for and get done. I'm ready for summer and for school to be over. I'm ready for college...or at least I think I am. I'm ready to be out on my own and start my own life all on my own. My last year of high school has been going pretty good and I'm actually enjoying it. I've been trying to make it more fun than I have in the past. Next year however, I can't wait to be able to meet new people and hang out with different friends. I'll still hang out with some of the friends I have right now but I think the majority of the time I'll be spending with other people. I hope I get the chance in the next couple years to go to Alaska. The career I am going to college for supposedly has a chance to go on an internship to Alaska and work on the pipeline. I think it would be a cool experience, plus I just really want to go to Alaska.
Next year will be a fun and tough experience at the same time. I know I'll be working a lot but I'll also be hanging out with lots of different people. Paying for things will probably cause an issue for me like it does for many other people. That is another advantage for the internship. I would be getting paid some pretty good money while I am up there. Then when I get back to the college, I start up where I had left off at. I just feel like I am ready to move on in life, to bigger, better things. The past 4 years have been a lot of similar things, just a little more complex each time. I have learned lots of useful things and now I just feel like it is time to finally move on and use all of the knowledge that I have gained. I have worked hard to complete high school and now the end is finally in sight. I'm very excited. I'm trying to keep on track and finish off the year on a good note and not slack off (too much anyways). I know I'll miss my friends from high school but I will meet many other new friends and I just can't wait for the college experience. Life will obviously be different because I will be paying for all of my food, housing, and everything else I will need. Although I will be off on my own, my parents will only be 30 minutes away from me so it won't be too far of a drive to go back home, but I'm sure it'll be far enough to keep me from going back almost every day. My parents have been helping me prepare to go to college and I have also been working hard on getting things lined up that I will need wherever I am going to live. Overall though, I'm very excited and ready to start college and move up in life.