An hour ago, I didn\u2019t know that I would have to talk too so many strangers in one morning. A scavenger hunt forced me to do so in order to complete two objectives: #1 a conversation about the weather and #2 a piece of gum that isn\u2019t pink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, I started all my conversations with: “hi, do you happen to have gum on you that isn\u2019t pink?\u201d Yeah, that\u2019s weird. But hey, I couldn\u2019t afford to lose time having conversations with 50 people and later finding out that they don\u2019t have gum on them (because believe me, most people don\u2019t). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first conversation I had was with Matt. He was sitting behind a desk in the Student Government Office. He didn\u2019t have gum, but he\u2019s been here for a while and could tell me something about the weather here. In general, he likes the weather in Iowa, he said. When I asked him when it would begin to snow he said: \u201cIt could start snowing in two to three weeks, it could Strat snowing in two months. But once it starts, it\u2019s not going to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After that, I still had to get a piece of gum. So, I talked to about ten people before I found my lifesaver, sitting there at a table with two other people and having a virtual meeting – Pastor Andy. Technically, I knew him before. But I haven\u2019t talked to him one on one yet, so he basically is a stranger. I imagined him to be a super nice guy, and I was proven right. When I told him I needed a piece of gum, he simply reached for his backpack and said: \u201chow many pieces do you need?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is where my scavenger hunt ended. This class was definitely unusual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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