My best friend and I went our separate ways after college. We reconnect every year on a trip we call 'bestiecation.'

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The author (right) travels with her best friend yearly.

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I landed a dream job after college, but it was in Seattle, far away from my close-knit family. I felt guilty leaving them behind.

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Sherri Lu in front of LA palm trees
The author debated leaving Los Angeles for Seattle.

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As campus tours filled our weekends, we began turning prospective college visits with our teens into family vacations

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We spent so much time touring schools with our kids that we started turning prospective college visits into mini family vacations.

Amy Barnes

I graduated from college 6 years ago and have already moved 10 times. I never thought my post-grad life would be this unstable.

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Erin Wetten and her dog with a moving box
The author has moved several times since college.

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I swore I'd never move back to my hometown. When I became a mom, I changed my mind so I could be close to my parents.

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Lindsay Karp and her husband
The author decided to stay in her hometown after becoming a wife and a mother.

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I'm a 2-time Olympic freeski medalist. I don't drink coffee or scroll between runs.

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Olympic skier Alex Hall.
Olympic skier Alex Hall.

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I took a gap year to travel the world between high school and college. Time abroad helped me be more prepared for college life.

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Ashleigh N. DeLuca in a truck in Africa during her gap year
The author went to Africa during her gap year.

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After graduating from NYU, I had to leave New York because I couldn't afford it. I had to move back in with my parents.

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The author graduated from New York University.

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Most of my kids have moved out of the house, except for my youngest. I'm worried she's lonely in our near-empty nest.

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The author is worried her daughter might be lonely in the near-empty nest.

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Why a godfather of AI still thinks his 4-year-old grandson should go to college

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Yoshua Bengio wearing a blue suit and sitting in an armchair.
Bengio said education is valuable because of how it can help people make good decisions.

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