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Exploratory Journey
My journey through secondary school and beyond may have derailed from what I once imagined, yet I am now indebted with gratitude for the opportunities that have arisen in these exploratory years that have afforded me the gift of laying down my own tracks. In the fall of 2014 I developed a severe case of depression and even after time in a primary care facility, I was unable to attend my senior year of high school in 2015. Instead, I moved out on my own where I wandered aimlessly without ever leaving my bed. To admit that my excursion through depression was still holding me back from reaching my potential and that I needed more help was one of the hardest things I have ever done, and also the best decision of my life. For this reason I enrolled
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