Being on a bus with 50 new people I didn't know at all was kind of scary at first, but once I got the chance to get to know everyone, I couldn't have been any happier. You couldn't pick a better 50 people to spend ten days, 24/7, with.
Throughout the trip, I kept a journal detailing the events of the day. I ended up with 20 pages of unforgettable memories and over 350 pictures to shift through. This experience was truly life changing, and I'm so glad I had the opportunity to embark through such an important part of Americas history. Meeting people who had first hand experience in the Civil Rights Movement was amazing. I had read a lot about the Civil Rights Movement and the people involved, but through those history books, it was hard to understand the feelings of the people who were living through this time period. Seeing Joanne and Linda talk about being on Edmus Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday was an entirely different experiences then reading about it in a book.
After this trip, it was hard to believe I had gone my whole life without really understanding the pain so many people went through in order to obtain the most basic human rights that we all take for granted today. When I returned home on January 18th, I knew I would never look at the world the same. How could any of us?? We had seen the power of a unstoppable movement and everything it had changed. If a group of people who's only weapons were the strengths of their souls, could change the world, why couldn't I? These were the feelings all us were inspired with after the trip.We all learned the only thing preventing change in the world was ourselves. Knowledge is power, and now that we know we have the power to change the world, we all can go out into the world and change it!
I hope everyone had as much fun and learned as much as I did on this trip! I can't wait to see everyone again at the reunion on Feb 12th.
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