Each pathway is different

Once we leave school we embark our journey into the big wide world. But who knew we'd all choose completely different paths to each other. I have been reflecting on this year and it only just hit me how much things have changed!

(This is me ^ and my group of friends from school. Yes I realise we look weird, but we are a bunch of normal high school girls, I swear)

We all started in the same place, going to the same school and oh my how things have changed! Using my friends and myself, I will illustrate how much things change and how different one's pathway can be once one leaves the comforts of high school...


Okay so we'll go right to left, back row to front row.


Girl number one: Bree

The path she decided to pursue was to take on full-time work, travel and save. She works one full time job and a casual second job. This path is often taken upon by those that aren't fond of University. She has no plans of further tertiary studies and plans on saving for an apartment to lease whilst she goes travelling. She has already travelled to Hawaii from her work savings.



Girl number two: Kaytea

The path Kaytea took was to embark on a journey of University at Sunshine Coast to undertake a degree in psychology.










Girl number three: Madeline

Madeline was also interested in University and decided that QUT was the option for her. She commutes when needed and has decided to study Criminology. Her main residence is still on the Sunshine Coast.









Girl number four: Shanae

Shanae's path has been very rocky as she has tried to establish what pathway best suited her. She began the year at Sunshine Coast University but soon realised that this was not working for her and lost the motivation and decided uni life was not for her. Instead she decided to take a gap year and work full-time. She still lives on the Sunshine coast.




Girl number five: Courtney

Courtney's path has probably been the one with the most change. She has moved from Sunshine Coast to Brisbane with her family where she does a Bachelor of Arts at UQ, with rare visits to the Sunshine Coast. She has the full-time Brisbane City life!

Girl number six: Me!

So I am a bit of a sook when it comes to my home, I love the Sunshine Coast and my pathway is still being worked out. I currently commute to UQ doing a Bachelor of Arts and live at home. I have the part-time Brisbane City life.













Girl number seven: Michelle

Michelle, similarly to Bree's path chose the path of full-time work however she is working in the hospitality industry and gaining certificates and other qualifications. She still lives on the Sunshine Coast.

Last but not least, Girl number eight: Karina

Karina has chosen to do a Fashion course in Tafe as well as working part-time. She does Tafe on the Sunshine Coast and loves it!















None of these pathways are wrong, or bad, but I used these examples to demonstrate a personal insight into how life is after school. Everyone literally goes there separate ways and we often don't realise it until much later on in life. Life can easily become a routine thing, as we become consumed in University, Tafe, full-time work or just our everyday problems, and it is often a lot more difficult to stay in touch with those we once called our closest friends. But all hope is not lost, friendships can remain close, it just requires a little more effort. Everyone is trying to find the pathway that best suites them and its a weird thing that each pathway is so incredibly unique. We have our own personality, interests, likes and dislikes, passions and places we want to go in life, it's such a nice sense of freedom that we can be whoever we want to be, and do anything we put our minds too. I think it's just important to realise that everyone's path is different, no path is wrong, and that if you are like me and are still trying to find your groove in life, stress-less, things will work out how they are meant to, and you will find what pathway is for you.