while walking to school in the pouring rain, my pants soaked up to my knees, my fingers chilled to the bone and my back aching under the weight of my backpack. I stood at the crosswalk, after being splashed by a bus, and eyed the dry, warm commuters sipping their lattes in their heated leather seats. I thought to myself.."I am 30yrs old, I had a house, a yard, and nice new warm car to drive to work in, and I gave it all up for this?"

And then I smiled.

"Yes, I did."

And it was worth it.