’Tis the season of graduations. The caps and gowns are back. And with all the graduation photos that have begun to adorn social media this month, I’m reminded that it’s been a year since I walked off the stage, diploma in hand, and bid goodbye to my school and home…

It was a short drive from the house where I was staying to the gated front entrance on Park Avenue. I drove up to the guard booth and gave the security guard my name. As he turned back to verify my identity and purpose, there was a tinkling thought in…