And so I begin once again.

I'm temporarily starting to write in this blog again.

Although I'm no longer traveling abroad and therefore don't have very many exciting things to write about, I think it may still be good to keep those who I do not see very often updated in my life. I started off college following my sister's idea of an "update email" and even though it was a great idea, it very quickly was abandoned.

The thing is, I'm horrible at "keeping in touch". I hate the phone, letter writing becomes a major task for me, and emails...well I just don't keep up with them. When it comes down to it, I'm not the best communicator. This I believe is a problem that needs to be addressed. So to begin addressing it, I'm going to make a commitment: for the next month I will be committed to writing some sort of update on this blog at least once a week so that those who care to know what is going on in my life, have a chance to hear about it.

Biggest change in the moment: my time as a soccer player is officially over. Many of you already know that I tore my ACL this past September during one of our Pre-season games. That injury ended my time on the field, but it didn't end my place on the team.
I'm so thankful for the season that I had even though it wasn't at all the season I had imagined for myself.

Anyway, it is now officially, officially over. Season is done. My soccer career is done. and I am beginning the process of disengagement from the identity I have held since a child. I am no longer an athlete. Sounds dumb I know, but athletics have determined and influenced a large part of my life since I began investing my time in them at the age of five years old.

While it's strange to think that that part of my life is over, it's simultaneously intriguing. What am I moving on to? The end of athletics marks the beginning of the end of college for me. It is the preview of my life 6 months from now when I graduate and am officially independent. On my own. An adult.
My whole life is lying ahead of me.
Like I said. Intriguing.