Alexis Morell:  

Life Well, I suppose most people write how they went off to college after their high school graduation. They graduated, got married, had 2.3 kids, and now have a dog named Rex. I on the other hand spent my years during and after high school on sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. I had a great time for several years hanging out with local rock bands, partying all week long, and taking long and sometime dangerous road trips. It was the life I wanted and it was amazing, for a while. Then life became alittle less than before, not so much rock n' roll, not so much a big fun party, and then soon the party became more like a job. The job started to get ugly, and it was a job I didn't get paid for. I started to remember some of the other dreams I had when I was younger. I wanted to be a psychologist, I wanted to help people, and I wanted to travel. So I picked up and moved to Sacramento and left my old life behind. I started working for the department of health services and put myself through college. I now have a degree in psychology, and I have a job I love working as an analyst for the Dept of Social Services. I am also living my other dream of travelling the world. I first travelled to Italy and Germany. I spent a couple weeks in Rome, where I took a class and lived with an Italian family. Taking my first trip out of the country was great, but doing it by myself was even more interesting. It was scary, but I loved it. Rome was amazing--ancient history staring you in the face, surrounding you, and readily available to reach out and touch. One highlight to the trip was watching a free concert featuring Sting in the middle of Circa Maximus (the track on which the Romans used t...Expand for more