I traveled up to Kansas City with fellow scholars Anna-Kate Mayhew, a good friend of mine and a 2005-2006 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Strasbourg, and Ashlee Peters, my newly found friend :)
Anna-Kate and I at O'Dowd's, an Irish delight in KC.
Ashlee Peters and fellow Outbound Scholar Beck Islan.
Dancin' fools ;)
Ashlee and I, a few hours after meeting !
My roomie, Abbie Sawyer, and I going out on the town. She is on her way to New Zealand this year.
Oh how she shines...on the car ride home!
Anna-Kate and I goofin' off somewhere in between MO and AR.
Anna-Kate and Ashlee on trip home. Shades!
We had a great time during the road trip-the inbound and the outbound, talking about our hopes, dreams, fears, experiences, opportunities, etc. Anna-Kate's parents were gracious enough to accommadate us in Springdale, AR, where we stayed the night last Thursday (March 1, 2007). On Friday morning we woke up, ate a good breakfast, and made our way up to KC. After getting a little lost, and then ultimately getting found, we drove upon up to Amerisuites, our pre-planned post for the weekend.
Amerisuites is where I met some of the most interesting people I might ever stumble upon. We heard of alumni stories, what to do and not to do in our respective countries, what to do in case of sexual harrassment, how to make the best of our trip, what to do before we go, how to handle procedures to be responsible once abroad, and how to keep in close contact with your Rotary sponsor and District while abroad.
Not only did I learn all of that and more, I also learned more about myself and what I will be doing as an ambassador of goodwill, a giver of goodwill, an example of benevolence.
Ash, Annie, Jess (Notice the awesome shades I sport here! Ash's husband, Jeff, let me borrow them - I felt like a kid!!)
In truth, I will not ever be able to forget this amazing experience.
Most fun of all - meeting other scholars, learning about what they do, and seeing just how accomplished some of my peers already are!
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