I don't remember a single thing I did at work that night. I went through the motions but my mind was elsewhere. Tons of questions ran through my mind. What would my family say? How could I afford it? How can I start? After I finished my work and went home, I started looking through the brochures. I always loved learning and was good at it. There was no doubt about my abilities when it came to college, but everything else scared me to death. I took advantage of this evening to really think about what I wanted. I wasn't necessarily unhappy with where I worked and I wasn't ashamed that my family would never go to college. As I continued to dwell on the subject, I began to think: Would I be happy working where I worked forever? Could I live the rest of my life without ever growing up, without ever expanding my horizons, and without ever discovering the world? I fell asleep thinking about how I was going to present this radical idea to my parents. When I woke up, I collected the pamphlets, gathered my courage and went down to tell them what I was thinking.