Mm...I know what you mean.

[He'll eat his own spoonful, giving a shrug before he explains]

I sorta did the same thing. No one died and I didn't go so far as stay in motels, but things were strained between me and my family back in Queens? So I picked the college furthest from town that accepted me and left.

Don't regret coming here either, but...can't say it's my proudest moment.