I Need a Vacation?

I'm 18... and i need a vacation, a trip to get away from my life, and everything that is currently going on within it. Is society pushing us, as teenager's to grow up faster then we are capable ? Making us choose what we want to do for the rest of our lives, when we are only in grade 9. Through my high school career i've wanted to be an actress, a journalist, a vet, a musician, a fashion designer, an interior desginer, and more... At 18, in grade 12, i have finally decided what i want to do and where i want to go. You may think in grade 9 that you've got it all figured out, you have your life on track and you know exactly who you are, if that same path continues, even when you graduate, i give you props. I'm still learning about who i am everyday, and learning new life lessons for the future. Will i ever truly know where i am going ? in my honest opinion, no. I dont think any of us will know where life is going to take us, you will grow older and your perspective on life will change, your goals, your ambitions, will change. Not to say that every person will have this happen, cause you may be one of the few people that will have their heart and mind set on something, and never give up on it no matter how old you are, or how much your perspective has changed, if it has at all. Not only do you have to grow up faster in the way of education, but also in the way of your personal life. You wont ever get away from people who will, even if you thought they could be trusted, stab you in the back. I know first hand what it's like to have a friend, that you thought was a good friend but found out that they werent a friend at all. At the time it's devestating, but you move on and find new, better, more trustworthy friends, and your life goes on. What i learned from that was to not trust anyone, untill you really know who they are, and why they are apart of your life. Relationships, maybe not just with a friend but with that significant other. I never started dating till i was in grade 10, and honestly, if you do before then it's a real waste of your time, cause it's not taken seriously, just more like a game than a relationship. Telling your friends on the playground you have a "boyfriend" of a "girlfriend", perhaps even hold eachothers hands at recess over on the swings... it's a joke, and just one more way kids are growing up way too fast. Breakup's suck, you get to a point where you just get so fed up with it all, that you stop looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend, and just live your own life, without the concern of where he/she is, what he/she's doing all the time. Is it even worth worrying about ? if they're going to cheat on you, they'll do it no matter how worried you are. So all those nights passeing the halls wondering when they'll call, or text... isnt worth it, and wont change anything. In the end of it all, your better off on your own, until you find someone you know, without a doubt is the one for you, and will respect and care for you, for who you are. From my relationships i've learned, not to take it seriously, guard you heart, and be strong no matter what gets thrown your way... live your life a day at a time, an simply live. Dont think too much cause you'll never truly understand why other people do what they do, to in turn hurt you. Random tips on life ? yes, but trust me, those tips can help anyone with the things that we, as teenagers make us stress over, and consume our thoughts with on a daily basis.