Plain Values (@PlainValues)

I lived in san diego for six years. Four years of college at San Diego State University, and then two years of trying desperately to make that degree in theater performance materialize into dollars and cents in the “real world.” As so many students discover, those first few years post-graduation were some of the hardest in my life. I was terribly lost. And it’s no wonder. From the time we’re five until we’re eighteen, we’re told where to go, when to show up, what to study, and how to succeed. If we do X and Y, we can expect Z results. Some of us go to college to continue in this vein—whether consciously or unconsciously. So long as we’re making it to class and pulling good (enough) grades, we can look our parents’ friends in the eye on Christmas break and have something compelling to report when they inevitably ask, “How are things going?” Then, suddenly, we’re adults. We’re on our own. - Wendy Cunningham To read more of the honest conversation with Wendy head to https://plainvalues.com/untethered/ #college #realworld #adulthood #untethered #whatwedidntlearninschool #growingup #honestconversations