True Life - Season 15

They are the descendants of Puerto Ricans who immigrated to New York City and they straddle two very different and often conflicting worlds. On this episode True Life, you'll meet three young Nuyoricans who are trying to balance the demands of their old school heritage with the outside influences they experience in a very diverse city.

There is nothing like the feeling of kissing your mother goodbye and moving into your first room away from home, but being a college freshmen means more than just going to frat parties and football games. On this episode of True Life, you will meet three young people trying to balance the thrill of newfound freedom with the sobering responsibility of adulthood during their first year in college.

How would you feel if you never got a good night of sleep? For the more than twenty million Americans who suffer from chronic sleep disorders, that feeling is agony. In this episode of True Life, three young people try to function at school, work and home while seriously being sleep deprived.

Excitement and anticipation; anxiety and even fear. What were you feeling when you walked into high school for the first time? In this episode of True Life you'll meet three Long Island teens navigating their way through the ups and downs of freshman year at Roslyn High.

If you were young, single and pregnant, with no viable means to support yourself, would you place your baby for adoption? In this episode of True Life, you'll meet two young women facing the agonizing decision of whether to parent their babies or let them be raised by someone else.