We are pleased to welcome Wanderlings Point Of View, a photo series in which we challenge our favorite Wanderlings to submit artwork based on a particular prompt. This prompt was the color Summer Dreams, so stay tuned for what's next!

Written by: Alycia Ripley
These are my actual shoes from 1980. I was two, but they felt exciting. My feet were small but I was going somewhere. I hate letting go of things from earlier in life—I'm absurdly attached to my past. The toys, the music, the time period, my school and teachers, and this safe feeling that if you worked hard and believed in yourself, you'd make dreams happen. I have at least six unicorn bookmarks from the 80s promising this exact thing so it must be true. I'm part of Gen Y, the less angsty sibling of Gen X but similar in nostalgic attachments and creativity—we were the 'You don't have to grow up to be a grownup' generation. And believe me, I've proven it. It was special to be an 80s kid and 90s teen.

Written by: Alycia Ripley

See you on the flipside. Many have forgotten the term. Its popularity was greatest in the late 60s and 70s and references the underside of a record album.