Barbara Franz:  

We were wild and free and rebellious, weren't we? We dressed like young hippies, and listened to rock and roll, and hung out at coffeehouses, and we were different from all the other kids. With 30+ years of retrospect, I know we really were different. You know what? I still feel different. I did not follow a mainstream type of lifestyle. I didn't go to college right after graduation, I didn't get married, I didn't have children, and I didn't climb up the corporate ladder. I did move away from PA, to Massachusetts. I pursued what I'd call a non-defined life for a number of years - taking various college classes for credit, but never focusing on a goal for said education. Moving around a lot, getting into one relationship after another. I have always felt like a maverick. Today, I work as a massage therapist and esthetician, maintaining my own practice as well as working at a wellness center. I also take care of senior citizens, again, my own business. I live directly on the ocean, I watch beautiful sunsets every night. I have been dating someone for ...Expand for more