By Kellie Britch, College of Arts and Sciences
During her time with Seniors in Service, Garling has helped develop and improve programs to better serve the community. (Photo by Corey Lepak)
Aria Garling was what some might call a 鈥渘ontraditional student.鈥�
After graduating high school, Garling earned her associate鈥檚 degree at St. Petersburg
College and began her journey at .
But life had other plans.
鈥淓xperience is what you get when you don鈥檛 get what you planned for,鈥� joked Garling,
reflecting on the unexpected turns her educational path took after she gave birth
to her son in 2006.
While becoming a mother was a life-changing and deeply meaningful chapter in her life,
it di