Hi, my name is Olive Bowen and welcome to my TPOL. Leaving eighth grade is bittersweet, and while I am nervous about starting high school, I know I will be okay as long as my friends and family are by my side.Life gives us the incredible freedom to choose our own paths and decide how we want to live. We make the choices that shape our world, test out big ideas, and learn to navigate both success and failure.Even when things do not go as planned, the most important thing is that we brush ourselves off, learn from the experience, and keep moving forward.I gave this final year of middle school my absolute best effort, and I am ready to step into high school with a brand-new lens on life.