Amelia Week 7: The End of Many Eras

        Reminiscing about the times when I would spend my summers with my brothers in Connecticut, sleeping in bunkbeds together and playing video games in the basement, I now realize how much has changed. For one, I don’t ever see myself sharing a room with them again, especially sleeping in bunk beds, now that we are each maturing and growing into adults. But, on another hand, I have a very strong feeling that every summer from now we will be in different places following our different paths in life. This past summer, I was in sleep away camp, my older brother was traveling, and my younger brother remained in Connecticut. Luckily, we still had some time with each other when we were all at the same place at the same time and would joke around like we always used to, throw around a football, or put on our competitive faces for a game of Mario Kart. But, this upcoming summer, now that I am done with camp, I think it would be the perfect opportunity for me to venture into the world and travel to learn new things. Meanwhile, after completing his first year of college, I’m sure my older brother will already be doing his own thing in the adult world, and my little brother will probably be doing a different sport every week. 

        I am so grateful and privileged to be able to follow my passions during the summer, along with my brothers, but it is a scary thought to think that we won’t be together as much anymore, running outside, swimming in the lake, going on little hikes or excursions to local farms and parks, and really just being able to live together in the bubble of childhood bliss. I’m so excited to see where the future takes each of us, and I hope that we will be able to set a time in our busy summer schedules to do what we used to (have me beat both of them at Mario Kart!!). 

    Have you ever worried about entering adulthood?