What is this all about?

It's that neither here nor there stage between the excitement of leaving school and the anticipation of a whole new beginning. I like to call it the not-quite-at-uni-but-almost-there phase. Supposedly at 18 we can exhibit the maturity of fully grown adults yet our many juvenile undertones still tend to stifle our independence. It's important we realise that being 18 is not the same wherever you go (and I'm not just talking about legal age limits). For some it's the climax of their 'wild youth', the final breather before the onset of life's burdens, whereas for others it becomes a time of great responsibility, immersing themselves in the world of work. But believe me, life is never dull as an 18 year old girl living in the leafy suburbs of London. This is life from my perspective. A brutally honest, open and direct account of the intricate goings on that span far further than the boundaries of suburbia...