It's been a long road and senior year is finally here. Some have spent the last several years knowing exactly what they wanted to do and will graduate with plans to continue pursuing their dreams.

Others, myself included, enter into this final year of school still uncertain of what path to take after graduation. Personally, after having changed my major once or twice (okay, thrice) and frequently worrying about the future, I've reached a point of acceptance.

I don't know what I want to be or what I want to do, and that's okay. I think we grow up believing all we have to do is go to college, graduate and get a good job, and then were set. Its always seemed so simple, when in reality, it's a lot more complicated and requires a bit more commitment. Deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life? I don't know if I'll ever be able to make that decision.

For a while, I was a bit jealous of my friends and peers, who seemed to have it all figured out. They knew exactly what they wanted and what they had to do to get there. However, I have now come to appreciate the sort of flexibility that not knowing what you want to do allows you. I may not have a point B to get to yet, but that means I can take some detours along the way. I know you might be thinking "Isn't the shortest distance between two points a line?" Well, yes, but where's the fun in taking the shortest line? When planning a cross country road trip, you wouldn't just take the shortest route possible, would you? No, you'd plan to stop and see all the amazing things along the way.

I don't want to live my life by simply "checking off the boxes." Graduate. Get a job. Get married. Start a family. Retire. While these are certainly important events, everything that comes in-between is just as momentous and deserves just as much celebration.

I might not have a plan. I might go through some struggles, financially and/or emotionally, but in the end, it will all be worth it. Here's to all my fellow class of 2016 soon-to-be-graduates who don't know what the future has in store for them, I wish you the best of luck as you enter the "real world" without a map to guide you, and hope that you embrace the unknown and just enjoy the ride.