Read the full transcript below: GEORGE PRENTICE: It's Morning Edition on Boise State Public Radio News, I'm George Prentice. Good morning. The journey of Rowan Jones is not unlike a lot of other young Americans with an eye to the future: He had big plans for college. He was on his way to achieving some of his dreams. And then… well, then the pandemic hit. But that's where the journey of Rowan Jones is, unlike anyone else's. Rowan joins us live this morning. ROWAN JONES: Good morning. PRENTICE: OK, I've got a limited amount of time to tell a considerable story, so let me see if I can get this straight: You get accepted to NYU, Shanghai with the dream of studying in China, but you're living in your hometown of Arlington, Virginia. The pandemic forces you to take classes online. So, there you are in the middle of the night - because your instructors are on the other side of the planet. Your mom says, “Hey, why don't you go help your aunt move to Sun Valley, Idaho? Maybe you'll get some sunshine and a couple of more hours in your favor.” And then you get COVID. And thanks to the good graces of the people at the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum, you quarantine… You get better. You go back to Virginia, and then one day... you tell your mom... what?