We dropped off our girl ten days ago. She’s in terrific classes but still pretty wobbly personally, waiting to find people with an easy connection. Hard for both of us. But honestly, to see her struggle is to see her big growth starting. She sailed through high school; in the rougher waters now.

Our daughter sits on her dorm room bed with a large triptych painting behind her, two sets of lino prints featuring rows of fish, and a large wooden rosary on the wall.