-: The school, for me, means opportunity.
I bounced around a lot in college,
I went to a bunch of different colleges,
but because I chose to go to the University of Minnesota,
Crookston specifically, I was able to finish my degree
online while I was working at the state.
So for me, the school gave me an opportunity
to finish school and finish my degree,
and so the fact that I was able to work at DHS,
work at another job, and do school, even though it was
hard and I wouldn't want to put that on anybody,
but the fact that I was able to do it all
meant everything to me.