Once I turned seventeen, I was I felt pressured from school, my parents and my peers to know what my plans of my future were as graduation was soon approaching. I was and still am clueless. I am only seventeen. In an effort to escape all stress and pressure, I retreated to the basement to watch my favorite movie, The Sound of Music. I was first introduced to this movie when I was just three years old. My mother tells me often how I would watch the movie every day for years after. Of course, at three years old, I only really enjoyed the colorful scenes of Austria and the playful score of Rogers and Hammerstein. It was not until now that I am older do I truly understand the message of the film. Maria Rainer was a nuisance at the abbey: waltzing on the way to mass, arriving late to chapel and even singing in the abbey. It was obvious that Maria was not meant to be a nun, so she is sent away on God's mission. It is then she finds her place at the Villa Von Trapp, saving the family from grief and misery. The Captain needed someone to show him how to live happily again and his children needed a mother. Maria learns that her role in life is to spend her love with her family and share her voice with the world. Like Maria, I too am unsure of the future that lies ahead of me. I want a chance to explore and experience the world outside of high school. What better place than New York for adventure. New York City is said to be the place of opportunity and at NYU I will be at the heart of it all. Because of the unique campus, there would be nothing that would be preventing me from discovering the city and meeting new people. In time, I believe that I will too find my role in my life. It is like the Reverend Mother always says, "Walls were not built to shut out problems. You have to face them. You have to live the life you were born to live."