For the past four years I would pack my bags, book a plane ticket and move to the other side of the world.

Playing basketball while studying something I love was a true blessing and I am beyond grateful that I had the opportunity to do so.

Four years later, I am looking at Facebook and Instagram and see people posting pictures about their "first last day of class." It makes my heart ache and I wish I could pack my bags once again and head over the ocean to spend another year in Maine.

Unfortunately that's not really how life works. I got my degree, which kind of means it is time for me to move on. Here is the real world. I already came to the conclusion that it is a very very scary place.

I am two days before starting into my first year of being a professional basketball player. Doesn't that sound cool? It was always a dream of mine, and I can't believe that I was able to put it into reality.

So this year I still packed my bags, but instead of booking a plane ticket and boarding one, I went by car, five hours to my new destination.

The thing I still can't fully wrap my head around is the fact that I can see my parents whenever I want. I can literally just get in the car or the train and five hours later I am home.

As of right now, the real world doesn't look that scary anymore. My new place is amazing, I have a balcony, a bath tub AND a shower. So really the real world is looking pretty good right now.

I guess it is true what people say, change is good. And even though I wouldn't mind going back to the life I lived for the last four years, I am excited to see what the future holds in store for me.