A New Journey

Four years ago today I began a whole new type of journey. This wasn't a vacation but rather a move to a new city. This new home had been a vacation destination of mine for a few years and one I tended to escape to when I needed to get out of town. Now here I was, moving to that city. This was a new journey for me. Something I'd never done before. A new city, no job yet, and not really holding a plan for the future beyond the next year. This was a trip into the unknown.

As I headed up the highway with my mom I reflected back on some of the trips I taken to what would now become my home. I thought back to the first time I "ran away" from home, for an overnight trip. It was a moment of desperation, a need just to get away. I recalled the various Thanksgiving vacation trips I'd spent in rental places or hotels around town and how I'd explored the town and neighboring small cities. I also recalled how much I loved coming up with my family to visit my grandparents when I was a girl. This new home was a familiar and yet unfamiliar destination. I didn't know what the future would hold, I didn't know if I'd be moving back down after my year was up. All I knew was that this new journey, a new chapter in my life had just begun.

Here I am four years later, 34 days from completing my master's degree program. Counting down to graduation and finding that, once again, I'm on the precipice of a brand new journey. Another step into the unknown. What does the future hold? Will another city be in my future or will I stay where I am now? Only time will tell..I only hope that fate will be kind.