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When does the “real world” experience begin? Teen Wire writer and recent San Ramon Valley High School graduate Daniel Morizono says that while it may be tempting to think it begins after graduation, much of the challenges students face will remain into college, jobs and beyond. “As we grow older and more mature,” he said, “we begin to accept that the ‘unreal world’ is here to stay.” Learn more about this recent grad’s perspective on life in the most recent [http://www.danvilleweekly.com/square/index.php?i=3&d=&t=1967 Teen Wire].

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