In high school there are many things that they teach you, but there are just as many critical things that they don't teach. I learned how to construct a proper research paper, to compute my way through complex math equations, and most importantly how to drive a car.  These are all great things but they fail to teach one very important lesson - just how truly difficult being an adult is.  Somehow it seems to me that knowing that the nucleus is the powerhouse of the cell is far less important than understanding what it means to pay interest on the car loan that I agreed to.   They fail to communicate that being an adult comes with some great perks, like no more bedtimes or too early curfews, but it also has its drawbacks, like paying bills and grocery shopping (it turns out that mom was right - Top Raman is not a food group -- which stinks but that's a whole different blog post).

Although adulthood has been a difficult transition I have been particularly blessed