I wrote this for our staff blog about our event at Bowman High School
Wow, Bowman, WOW! Our event last week at Bowman High School was something that transformed what my vision of what Roadtrip Nation could truly be, and impacted me beyond what I could have ever imagined. It changed what I thought possible of my own effect on students, it gave me self confidence, it gave me a greater sense of purpose to what I'm doing in life, and it left me inspired more than ever from the students that we met, and their stories that left me in admiration of students who while much younger me, carried so much life experience. To be able to see the movement Bowman High School is creating was such a humbling experience, and anyway I spin it in my head, it leaves me grateful to those students and the teachers and faculty there, who have the strongest and most sincere student to teacher/faculty bond I've ever witnessed, and felt.
Being able to speak with Mariana and share our stories of such a defining time in our lives, and seeing the response of the students, without a doubt brought our roadtrip experience full circle. I can say with definite certainty, that some of what I was seeking while roadtripping in New Zealand was found at Bowman High School while sharing and learning from their students. In addition to that, we had some of the most influential leaders of the surrounding community come out, and share their stories with the students through interviews, and it was so powerful to see the students take ownership of the interviews trough asking their own questions. I think it's safe to say that even in their earnest beginnings, Brian, Mike, Nate, and Amanda, could never have imagined that their roadtrip could have ever culminated into something this powerful!
The students at Bowman carry a wisdom beyond their years, with an abundance of talents. From singers, to guitar players, to battle emcees, to screamo band frontmen, to avid fishermen, to artists, to those with an unyielding passion for sports, and those now hungry to find their passion, the whole RTN crew knew we were witnessing something powerful in motion, a whole wave of students defining their own roads in life.
Check out the article they did on our visit!
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/24351/
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