Stories - Recorded Fall 2018
Balance
“I actually signed up for the Navy the summer after my junior year, so my entire senior year, I knew I was going into the military.”
Agency
“I have cerebral palsy, and I grew up in the medical system, right, which is just a rough land to live in. The thing that I had to cope with while piecing myself together is that I can say no, now. When I was growing up, I had no ability to say no to anything that was happening to me.”
Labeled
“I never really tried hard or cared because I figured I was learning disabled and I would always be disabled. That stuck with me for a long time.”
Starting from Scratch
“If I had to say where my story would start, I would definitely say it started as a teen mom.”
Reset
“One day, I was sitting at my computer desk, and I was like, ‘I’m really sick of being depressed,’ and that was that—like cold turkey, a complete 180.”
Breaking Cycles
“You’re never too old to learn. Because I’m now 52, and I started this when I was 48. I’m grandmother of eight…and in me going to college now, I’m showing my grandchildren that, yes, college is important.”.
Try
“I’ve never actually sat down and said, you know, I want to do something that’s going to better the world, but, you know, I’ve got to try it out.”
hurdles
“I’ve suffered from epilepsy since I was nine… Missing classes is a huge hurdle.”
NOT THE AVERAGE
“I wish I would’ve known how much I was going to grow and learn.”