“I've never forgotten what it's like to be in your early twenties, which is not a particularly easy time. You've left your family, you've left the strictures of high school, and you're trying to break free and form yourself but you have to support yourself as well. We don't really give enough credence to that time of life and to its troubles.” GivingTryingWellsEnoughSchoolFormLeftEasyBreakSupportTroubleHigh SchoolTwentiesForgottenOur FamilyCredence Author:Julia Leigh
“I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had left school to play hockey, but no one drafted me.” YearsKindPlaySchoolLeftHigh SchoolGasHockeyDropoutsSchool DropoutHigh School DropoutPumping Gas Author:Adam Oates
“Yeah, I left Idaho at 17. You know, I graduated high school a year early and just, you know, the typical story, packed up my car and moved out.” KnowsYearsStoriesSchoolLeftCarHigh SchoolYeahMovedTypicalIdaho Author:Aaron Paul
“I used to listen to 'Perfect Day' by Hoku every single day in high school! 'On this perfect day, nothin' standin' in my way... Don't you try to rain on my perfect day.' It pumped me up when I was feeling down or defeated, whether it was from the cool kids making me feel left out or feeling overwhelmed with homework and mean teachers.” WayFeelsTryingMeanFeelingsKidsSchoolUsedLeftPerfectTeacherHigh SchoolRainMy WayDefeatedOverwhelmedHomeworkLeft OutPerfect DaysFeeling DownCool KidFeeling Overwhelmed Author:Kara Lindsay