The Rain King
Some things become clear with the benefit of hindsight after a long period of time. Some people that you cross paths with have a bigger affect on your life than you realize at the time. A teacher I had in High School at Glenbrook North was one such person. His name was Mr. Mularski. He was my English Literature teacher senior year. I had no idea at the time just how big an influence he would be on my life. I was an awkward kid in high school and by the time my senior year had rolled around I had retreated away from the normal things kids were concerned about at that age, like where I was going to go to college. Since our family was not on par with the typical North Shore wealth stream, I had just assumed there was no path to college. The question of what I wanted to be when I grew up was asked often and dodged just as often. I didn't know and felt like an oddball because of it. I withdrew from my ...