20 Things That Have Shaped Who I Am (So Far) -- A Reflective List Essay
At the time of starting this, I am approximately two months and three weeks away from my twentieth birthday. Turning twenty has always been a huge milestone for me; as I am sure it is for many others. Being alive and well for this long has always seemed unachievable, and I’m proud of myself for coming this far despite the trials I would have gone through to get to this point. I will be two decades old. I will no longer be an insecure, anxious teenage girl who feels as if they have wasted their teenage years trying to figure everything out and being completely miserable. Instead, I will be all these things and an adult. On my way to work, I had the thought: “ I will never be nineteen, again ,” and the reality of turning twenty sunk in. I will be twenty years old . I will be ten years away from turning thirty years old . Scary shit, but also exciting. That thought prompted this essay. Here are twenty things that have shaped who I am (so far): My first time not getting an ‘A’ in primary s...