It's been over a week since we returned from Nashville, and I still think about it everyday. I can honestly say that this trip has changed me. I returned feeling accomplished because I knew that I made a difference in the lives of others-I helped rebuild a home for people who lost everything. However, my perspective is different since I've returned; I feel like I've lost everything. I surround myself with the same people day by day, yet they don't know me at all. The forty strangers I worked with for a week know me better than people I've been friends with for months. I've grown more in a week than I have in the last year, and I thank the people I had the opportunity to meet for that. I've reflected on myself and my life more during the week of December 13 than I have for months, and I've learned so much more. It's time for a change in my life-a drastic one. I'm yearning for growth in myself everyday rather than one week a year, and that means surrounding myself with people who will contribute something useful in my life. I do not feel the need for social stimulation; alone time is exactly what I need for a while. The forty strangers I bonded with are the people I need, and I hope they remain in my life even though Nashville is over.
-Brynne Hunt <3
