Hillbilly Elegy

(Rick Simeone) #1

Chapter 11


I arrived for orientation at Ohio State in
early September 2007, and I couldn’t
have been more excited. I remember
every little detail about that day: lunch at
Chipotle, the first time Lindsay had ever
eaten there; the walk from the orientation
building to the south campus house that
would soon be my Columbus home; the
beautiful weather. I met with a guidance
counselor who talked me through my
first college schedule, which put me in

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