A group of students in Louisville, Kentucky, created a song and music video in response to transportation issues in their district. | CNN

I’m so grateful we didn’t listen. I’m grateful we chased something that made sense to us. I’m grateful for a life that looks nothing like what people expected of us and everything like what we had always hoped for. I’m grateful for the views out our bus windows, the memories we’ve made on the road, the people we have met and now call friends, and the chance to build a childhood for our kids that feels wide open. This year on the road hasn’t been perfect, but it has been full. We have had days fu