getting older, college, and dreams
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Some takes on education and how I feel about turning twenty-one, sprinkled in with some life updates
getting older, college, and dreams My Notebook # my take # reflection # education # featured 44 getting older, college, and dreams 2026-03-09 · 21 min read Some takes on education and how I feel about turning twenty-one, sprinkled in with some life updates What happens to a dream deferred [1] ? 1. I really like the wording here. Often times people have ideas of what they want to do, but constantly store it away for a “later” that never comes. Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy swee
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