Summary: <p>Radio Diaries is revisiting our <em>Teenage Diaries</em> series this fall. We’re going to track down a bunch of teenagers who shared their lives with us 16 years ago and let you know where they are now. Ever wonder what happened to Melissa, who basically gave birth on the radio? Or to Josh, who had Tourrette’s syndrome? In December on NPR, you'll find out what's happened to them over the past 16 years. </p><p>Leading up to the new series, we'll be rebroadcasting our original <em>Teenage Diaries</em> on this podcast (with extras!). To kick off the project, here is Nick Epperson's story, which originally aired on NPR’s <em>All Things Considered</em> in 1999. Nick is 15-years-old and hates school, but somehow he must learn to make friends.</p><p>“If you could give me any advice or give me some potion that would make people my age start liking me, or, I don’t know… I just need to know how to socialize or I’m gonna go nuts. As a child I was really happy, and I was really enthusiastic about everything I did; about cello, about my writing, about drawing, about school, friends, about everything. And since the beginning of Junior High, since I’ve gotten older, I’m not as idealistic as I used to be. I think I see life more as it is now and I’m not as dreamy and creative as I used to be. But, maybe it’s just still in my brain, in storage.”</p>
