1 Meet the team: Liang and Biyu are from China. At the time of our meeting, they had both finished graduate degrees and were deciding their next moves: more school or work. Jessica, from the United States, just finished her master’s in social work and was a week away from starting a new job. Amy is from the United States and holds a master’s degree in nonprofit management and works at a nonprofit in Boston. Miguel originates from Mexico City, just finished his bachelor’s in psychology, and works for a nonprofit. Jenna, from the United States, had just finished her internship and was hired at Massachusetts General Hospital, on her way to becoming a pediatric neurologist.

2 This is one of the reasons parents are rarely in style. Once they’ve braved those trends, then realized they’re a bit tacky, they don’t want to go back again and do that all over again. We will all think Crocs are super weird one day—just ask the Jelly shoes.