The awkward in between of being a young adult

  The start of something great

This time of year is a very exiting but stressful time in a young adult’s life, as is everyone is running around between buying all the necessities that are needed for the year to come. For those leaving home to study it’s a simple case of “happy to go but sad to leave”, as leaving home is a very exciting time in a young person’s life, although it is also probably the scariest part as well.  The scary thought of leaving home and going into the big, wide world can be very scary, suddenly you have to be responsible, smart and all those “big people” stuff that only your parents worried about, while all you worried about is what time school ends. Having responsibilities about everything from finances to doing the washing and even remembering to lock the door when you go out.

 I must say leaving the house is not so bad after all, in fact for some it is a better lifestyle, as a lot of young adults can’t wait to take responsibilities in to their own hands – looking forward to being an “adult” is sometimes the case, because every chick needs to leave the nest at some stage, some sooner and some later, but in the end everyone needs to spread their wings and fly on their own. 

Financially this is a very stressful time for parents. The bills just keep on coming and coming – things has to be bought, stationary, books and so forth, then comes housing study fees- which are majorly expensive. If you are lucky enough to have a car, maintenance costs, fuel costs, all of those gets added to the bill. Meanwhile parents just have to keep finding the cash to make payments. Opening a savings account while still in school and saving from an early age is definitely a very good idea – when the time comes when the money saved is needed, it is there and lessens the financial stress when tertiary education is the chosen direction.

 Tertiary education does not have to be the chosen road. Making a living can come from other forms as well, taking a “gap year” is sometimes the best thing a young adult can do. As we are still relatively young and hardly starting to know ourselves, and learn more and more each day, it is not a bad idea to take a year and do some self-discovery, most young adults who just finished school at the tender young age around 18, hardly know who or what they want to become, which is perfectly normal. I can speak from experience that taking a gap year taught me more about myself that school ever did – yet I must also say this not a year to waste by sitting on the couch all day watching cartoons, as relaxing as it is, it is rather a better idea to do some charity work, or even getting a part time job and earning some money, and if you can, go see the world, tick some things of your bucket list and go places. 

 So for those young adults out there who are not sure what you want to do, remember you have the whole world at your feet, it is yours to conquer. Doing what you want is freedom, doing what you love is happiness, and happiness is the key to all success, because if you are unhappy, everything else seems like a punishment, don’t punish yourself, find out what you love doing and do it to the best of your ability, and you will reach success, and once you are successful, strive to become significant, and remember – head up and heart strong.   

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