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Embed iframe src https://www.npr.org/player/embed/989609489/990330393 width 100% height 290 frameborder 0 scrolling no title NPR embedded audio player ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: This is NPR s LIFE KIT. And I m Elissa Nadworny, an education reporter. Figuring out what to do with your life and how to get there can be a major challenge for anyone. Isis Harris, she s been there. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ISIS HARRIS: There was the uncertainty. There was fear. There was anxiety. NADWORNY: She s from Portland, Ore. And growing up, she heard one thing. Go to college. Get your dream job. But that did not happen for her. Instead, in the 15 years after high school, she tried a lot of different jobs. ....
Embed iframe src https://www.npr.org/player/embed/989728151/989728152 width 100% height 290 frameborder 0 scrolling no title NPR embedded audio player RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This morning, we re going to introduce you to one of the grand prize winners in NPR s Student Podcast Challenge. She s a senior at Colorado College. And in her story, she explores a family secret and how the discovery changed her whole outlook on who she is and what she wants to do with her life. NPR s Elissa Nadworny visited her on campus in Colorado Springs. ELISSA NADWORNY, BYLINE: When Anya Steinberg was a little girl, she got the first hint of this big family secret about her identity. The man she thought was her father, her mom s husband, actually wasn t. She told us she started to unravel this fact in elementary school, when she learned about genetics. ....