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GARRETT BROADLEY

New England Institute Of Technology

Hello,2022 hasbeenavery upand downroller coaster Thebeginningof theyear wasassmoothand canbe I wasworking,havingfunand doing thingsa21 year oldshouldbedoing I wasdoingthingsthat weremaking meturnintoaindependent adult moreand more Until I had tomove TheIslandwassadly out of my budget I simply couldnot afford tolive thereany more.I had tofindsomething.Withmy girlfriendwhoisfrom Connecticut,wedecidedtomoveintogether tohaveour ownplaceand start becomingfully independent - ?leavingthenest?,assomesay I still continuetousemy educationI got fromNEITwhileI work at another independent shop TheknowledgeI got fromWill Debettencourt shot metothetopat thisnew shop,althoughI haveplenty tolearnandstill amlearningevery day I amworkingsix daysaweek,Monday through Saturday,mostly tryingto buildasolid foundationfor my future The Islandwill forever bemy home Oneday hopefully it becomesaffordable for trueIslanderslikemesoI can goback andmakemy kidsthe9th generationof Islandersinmy family.Thank youfor all that youhave done.Noneof thiswould bepossibleif it wasn? t for your support.

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