It was summer. The beach was crowded. My friends and I had just finished college, ready to head into the real world. But first we had to fight for an open patch of sand. The warmth hugging the bottoms of our feet. The sting in the hand after a Frisbee catch. The grit of sand in potato salad. All a great distraction from the uncertainty facing us. As the sun set, we lit a bonfire. The conversation turned toward the future. "What's your five-year plan?" I asked. My friend shook her head and la