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Everything to know about that phase of life no one talks about

Everything to know about being in your early 20s and how to cope // ew & pt

What’s up with that phase of life no one really talks about?

The one where you graduated a few months to two years ago and are still sort of trying to figure out when exactly your “crazy, just being an adult living my adult life in a BIG CITY following my dreams hustling but still thriving and traveling” years can and will begin.

I feel like most shows, movies, books, the works, have failed to acknowledge that strange phase. I mean, I understand. It’s not very exciting! But it certainly exists. It’s that gap between “I just graduated from college and I have BIG DREAMS!” and “I am in my 20s and LIVING MY LIFE and making small, but fun, mistakes but I have my own place and am independent and thriving!”

And it consists of a variety of concerns and special moments:

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I’m 21! 21 Lessons Learned in 21 Years + What I’m Looking Forward to

 

When I turned 19, I made a bunch of “Things to do before 20” post and when I turned 20, I followed up on that post but didn’t make new goals. You know, it’s fine. Though I don’t have any goals, I feel like I’ve accomplished so much in the past year. I’ve made so many strong connections with friends and professors. I’ve been getting grades I’m proud of and fixing my resume. I killed my final senior presentation…

This is my last birthday in college and it’s one of the last few “big” birthdays. Twenty-one! I can legally drink now, weee-ooo. I was a bit stumped for post ideas and so I decided to make a video and half of a blog post. I find that I’m particularly introspective and interesting when I’m talking about life lessons versus writing about them. Hopefully, they’ll be helpful to you, too.

And now, here are some things I’m looking forward to now that I’m twenty-one. Although not all of these are related to being twenty-one, a lot of them are just coming up soon!

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