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WHAT I WISH I KNEW BEFORE STARTING COLLEGE

August 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment

Man oh man, what I wish I knew before going into my freshman year. You live and you learn!

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We watched @disclosuredoc th

film from 7.4.20 //
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link in my bio is a

in case you were wondering.
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link in my bio is a running resource hub about abolition and defunding the police, my story highlights have other educational resources as well as places/people to donate/support and those will continue to grow over time.

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