I’m sitting at my layover in the Mini Apple (Minneapolis) waiting to arrive at the big one. As I do my usual airport-people-watch routine, I can’t help but think about all the talented people that went on this same journey. Maybe they even sat in seat B, row 23, just like me. As I gaze out the window, I repeatedly say to myself, thank you. I want to thank myself for pushing and grinding this school year to even have a spot on this plane right now. But I also want to scream thank you to everyone who believed and challenged me. THANK YOU! 

Casey Heyl 

05.05.17