During the summer of 2011 I was nominated to attend the Hugh O’ Brian leadership weekend seminar in Americus, Georgia. A handful of students were chosen from various counties across the state of Georgia, all to meet up in this one location. It is here that I met a girl by the name of Amber. Our first encounter which led to friendship began at the seminar’s brunch. We hand all randomly sat at various tables in the eating area. Amber just so happened to be sitting across from me. That particular day I had decided to partake in some hash browns. As I reached for some ketchup to put on them, Amber looked at me in stunned silence. She had never seen a person put ketchup on hash browns before, she thought it was the weirdest thing. Amber was from an extremely small town in Bacon county. She opened my eyes to the diversity of people and ways of thinking. She proved to me that even though people can come from seemingly the same area, we can always find new things to learn from one another.
During that short two days I had to spend time with Amber we both learned so much from each other. I, being from Athens the complete college town had many insights into the somewhat city life Amber had never experienced. As I listened to her stories from her hometown I began to learn what a true community was like, a place where everyone knew and cared for each other. The interactions between Amber and I led us both to understanding more about ourselves and others as well as encouraged us both to get to know new people and seek new experiences.
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