This month 14 years ago, Dani Burt’s life changed. At the time, she didn’t really have much of a direction, wasn’t sure what career path to take, and didn’t have much concern that her life was absent of either one.
“I came out to San Diego to just get away from a rough family life and find my independence,” said Burt, a 2003 graduate from Southern Regional High School who grew up in Manahawkin. “I was accepted to Tyler University for art, but I just wasn’t feeling it.
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