Adrianne Smith, Age: 28 – Seminole, Florida
Degree: BA Psychology, University of Central Florida; M.S., Counseling, Nova Southeasern University
Career goal: Expanding her business
Current job: Entrepreneur and therapist
Student Loans: $40,000 (for graduate school)
Los Angeles-based photographer Damon Casarez photographed a brilliant series that chronicles the state of young adults in America titled ‘Boomerang Kids’.
‘Boomerang Kids’ refers to adult millennials who have to move back to their parents’ homes because they simply cannot afford to make ends meet in this dire economy.
With plenty of debt owed to student loans, credit cards, and dreams of a better life, plenty of America’s young adults are facing this challenge today.
See some of Casarez’s work below. To view more, visit his site.
Annie Kasinecz, Age: 27 – Downers Grove, Illinois
Degree: BA Advertising and Public Relations, Loyola University, Chicago
Student Loans: $75,000
Ashley Chang, Age: 25 – Queens, New York
Degree: BA Comparative Literature, Hamilton College
Career goal: Digital media manager
Current job: Digital-media analyst
Student Loans: $20,000
Eric Curran, Age: 23 – Wahoo, Nebraska
Degree: BA History and Religion, Midland University
Career goal: Professor of Lutheran theology or history professor
Current job: Education assistant at local public schools
Student Loans: $11,000
Jacqueline Boubion, Age: 30 – Diamond Bar, California
Degree: BA Communications, California State University, Fullerton
Career goal: Film director
Current job: Production assisting in commercials and music videos
Student Loans: None, but $22,000 in credit-card debt
Monica Navarro, Age: 24 – Escondido, California
Degree: BA Literature and Writing, University of California, San Diego.
Career Goal: Librarian
Current Job: Library volunteer, Home Depot Worker
Student Loans: $44,000
Robert Shane Ellis, Age: 29 – Alhambra, California
Degree: BA Asian Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles
Career goal: Film director or actor
Current job: Looking for voiceover work; recently enrolled in an MFA program
Student Loans: $10,000
[via Elite Daily, images via Damon Casarez]