As a single mother and professor, I struggled financially, so we moved into a rental on campus.
My two daughters grew up on the college campus where I worked, and the students became mentors.
As a single parent, I raised two daughters — now 24 and 18 — in a tiny campus rental with a view of a white barn and sloping mountains.
A pragmatic horticulturist, he'd watched my children walk through his yard to the bus stop each morning.
AdvertisementBut what I couldn't explain was my attachment to this college, its students, and its support system.
Persons:
—, Tom, he'd, Rodney Lytle, Alma Shippy, Painter Dave, Warren, Annie, Sierra, I'd, I've
Organizations:
Service, Warren Wilson College, Sierra
Locations:
North Carolina, Tallulah