Pilgrim

This morning, I've been thinking about my past, particularly the crossroads I found myself at when graduating high school. During my senior year, many of my classmates were rampantly applying to dozens of different universities. Many were applying to out-of-state schools that were prestigious and in cities that were culturally more intellectual and liberal. They were looking forward to what the future held and kept their aspirations close. Back then, I was more or less done with it all. I was...