Yesterday, I turned in my final grades for the semester. While there are still some final workshops, meetings, and celebrations in the coming days, another academic year has ended.

This one was full of learning for me. It was a weird cocktail of embracing and fighting reality while trying to always focus on what matters most to me. 

Anyone who has not been a Posse Mentor can not fully appreciate what this responsibility entails. Each mentor approaches it differently, but the ten st...