Dear Jasmine, may your journey bring you much joy and inspiration... like your life and words have brought us here. Take care, and let fragments of us linger whenever you feel discouraged...
Somebody I know is 18 in Spain, can paint, has 10 toes, writes, plays an instrument and gets to travel. That's like, the resume of what it means to live.
Of course, I knew you would say that. And I enjoy being your devil's advocate. But you will have many loves and will squeeze the beauty of the ideas surrounding love, just like the feelings none of us can escape.