Junior year is the point in life when people start asking questions about the future. Such as, where do you want to go to college? Do you have plans after college? These are the most basic questions, yet the hardest ones to answer. This is the time when you are so close to becoming a senior, but you are not a baby sophomore anymore. You may be ready to finish high school and start your real life. The one that starts your future, as some say. Except having no clue what you want to do in the ‘real world,’ makes this quite difficult. 

People say that junior year is the hardest year of high school and I completely get it. I started this year with a clean slate and thought that it was going to be a normal year, but after a few months, that motivation flew out the door. People tend to get into bad habits when said motivation is gone. Use me for an example. Skipping is my number one habit that I got into this year, it gives a thrill but comes back to harm me in the end. Another one is ignoring my mile high pile of homework and just pushing it aside. Even paying attention in class has become a struggle. Not to mention, trying to comprehend school work outside of school is a whole deal. 

Mental health and focusing on your personal well-being comes before going on a seven-hour school day and on top of that alone, homework. Teenagers struggling with their own difficulties while trying to balance school, family life and work, can add a lot of unnecessary stress. Do not fret if you have no clue what you plan to do in five years or even in two. Life can take us many different directions and sometimes we just have to go with it. 

When I am asked, “What do you want to do in the future?” I never know how to answer it. Do I even want to go to college? Or do I want to live my life traveling? Maybe I will become a doctor as my 10-year-old self would want. Life is difficult enough as it is and I think that it is perfectly fine to not know what you want to do or be in the future. If you do know, great, if you do not, that is okay too.