The speaker reflects on their experience attending a private boarding school on a full scholarship, discussing their initial gamble, struggles with substance abuse, and appreciation for the diversity and new perspectives encountered.
Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts, a coming of age memoir recounting his early years in Boston, an ongoing search for forgiveness, and a more expansive definition of family and self.