The end of a chapter

As I am nearing the time I depart from Boise for my next adventure, I have been busy preparing for that departure. Since I have graduated high school and will not be returning permanently to my parents, I am packing up my old life so that I can advance onwards after my exchange year. I have already filled two large bins with old sketchbooks, momentos, and clothes I will not take with me to Taiwan. My closet and drawers are becoming emptier and emptier.
It sometimes seems crazy to me that this is it. After this summer is over I start a whole new chapter in life, and it is both thrilling and terrifying. I am packing up my childhood so that I can take my first steps into adulthood. It will be an exciting few years as I take my gap year and then move on to university, and I will walk into this chapter of life with an open mind and an open heart.