As a poor kid, getting an education the first goal was to get a job so you can make money. So when i was a freshman, i madred in journalism. When i transferred to the university of minnesota, i was like, journalism. But i quick i took a classi really, first year or so, with michael denis brown and my eyes just exploded. And what i thought i'd do with that is become a great american writer. That's what i thought I'd do with it. It reminds me of that little montre you had while you were on your hike. "I'm not afraid. I will not be afra welland"