Follow Ashley and Xander through their journey from emerging adulthood to middle and later life.
This is not a legitimate story I published for fun, this is a project for school so read at your own risk.
Ashley is now an emerging adult. She is in her last year of high school and is currently facing multiple dilemmas-reflecting that of Erik Erikson's theory. She often wonders who she wants to be. What type of legacy does she want to leave behind? Will I amount to anything in life? Upon reflecting, she realizes the profound influence family has had on shaping her ideals and values.
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Her parents have influenced her to be self-sacrificing person who puts helping others first (After family of course). When applying this outlook on life with her friends, she could see how much it made both parties feel happy. She is certain this is the person she wants to identify as, so she aspires to be a social worker. This way she can help as many people as she can with her time on earth.
She is also aware that this can be achieved through getting a degree from an accredited University. Fortunately her parents support and approve of her choice of work.
There are only two things holding her back...
The cost of education
To stay in Canada or move to Japan with her father.
In her heart she wants to move with her father as she has not lived with him in over 5 years. However, she does want to have the college experience; living on campus with a roommate, ice breaker events exclusive to first years, the hype of supporting a sports team etc as these are not things she may be able to experience in Japan.
To keep options open before making the ultimate decision, she applies to both Canadian and American schools. Pertaining to the cost of education, there is no way she will be able to afford University without the use of loans, grants and scholarships. She applies for as many as possible. She applied to OSAP but unfortunately they gave her next to nothing. She was awarded with 4 out of the 10 Scholarships, all amounting to $15,200. That took care of half of her tuition so working during school to pay off her debt would be a necessity. She was also accepted into all of the universities she applied to in Canada as well as Michigan in America.
Now was time to resolve her dilemma.
Stay or go with her father?
To get the best of both worlds, she decided to stay in North America for a year and then stay with her father for his last two years in Japan. Knowing she wanted to leave home for University, She chose to go to Michigan.
Fast forward 3 years, Ashley is now 20. She has been living with her father in Japan for 2 years and is awarded with the privilege of graduating early. Due to their Military status she is given a job as a social worker on the military base for the duration of her last year in Japan. She works not only providing counselling for marines but with families adjusting to moving as well. From time to time she works in schools providing one on one support to struggling students. While riding the high of her occupation panning out in the most blessed way possible she is promoted!
Her boss would like to transfer her to a base in California. She humbly accepts and breaks the news to her father as they will be going separate ways. He would be stationed in Hawaii.
With promises to visit (On Ashley's end as California will NEVER compare to the beauty of Hawaii) at 21, she prepares for a new chapter in her life, for the first time being truly independent.
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Although Ashley is satisfied with her work and generally happy, she cant help but feel a creeping sadness when she's alone. It seemed as if everyone but her had a significant other. Her childhood friends, those at work, and she couldn't help but long for the companionship she sees all around her. She worries she may never date, settle down and start a family of her own. However it is not like her to look for love. She hopes that fate blesses her and love finds her.
3 years of living in California fate decides to knock on her door, as the musician in her can't help but follow a beautiful sound.
