Gary Bremermann

And then I took the train across Canada, the Canadian rail train, and then hitchhiked back from Vancouver back to Santa Barbara. And one thing I learned along the way, everyone along the way said, Gary, don't be stupid. Go back to school. Get an education and then you can do whatever you want, because I had really determined to quit school.

And then I took the train across Canada, the Canadian rail train, and then hitchhiked back from Vancouver back to Santa Barbara. And one thing I learned along the way, everyone along the way said, Gary, don't be stupid. Go back to school. Get an education and then you can do whatever you want, because I had really determined to quit school.

But the other thing, looking back in terms of how it informed my career choices is or the thing that I got from it was I learned how to talk to people from all walks of life. young, old, men, women, all over the country, people would pick me up, very kind people, had some few rough experiences. But at a very early age, I learned how to communicate with people who were very different from me.

But the other thing, looking back in terms of how it informed my career choices is or the thing that I got from it was I learned how to talk to people from all walks of life. young, old, men, women, all over the country, people would pick me up, very kind people, had some few rough experiences. But at a very early age, I learned how to communicate with people who were very different from me.

So that was one of my life forming experiences.

So that was one of my life forming experiences.

Yes, I eventually did. And that was a good decision. And you know what's funny, Vince, is that a lot of people in my world don't know about my hitchhiking experience. It's not something that I share with everyone. So if anyone's listening to this that's known me for quite a while, they might not know that I had that grand hitchhiking adventure. But it was a really life-forming experience.

Yes, I eventually did. And that was a good decision. And you know what's funny, Vince, is that a lot of people in my world don't know about my hitchhiking experience. It's not something that I share with everyone. So if anyone's listening to this that's known me for quite a while, they might not know that I had that grand hitchhiking adventure. But it was a really life-forming experience.

Yeah, in terms of making the trip happen, I had very little money. I did have some cash on me, but I carried a tent and a backpack and I would sleep wherever I could. But also a lot of kind people took me in. And they invited me to stay at their house.

Yeah, in terms of making the trip happen, I had very little money. I did have some cash on me, but I carried a tent and a backpack and I would sleep wherever I could. But also a lot of kind people took me in. And they invited me to stay at their house.

Some of them had me do part time jobs, cleaning the yard or something to make some extra cash before I moved to the next town or went down the road. And one of the great experiences I had is I was picked up by a gentleman north of Washington, D.C., and his family lived in the Amish country. in Southern Pennsylvania, Southwest Pennsylvania.

Some of them had me do part time jobs, cleaning the yard or something to make some extra cash before I moved to the next town or went down the road. And one of the great experiences I had is I was picked up by a gentleman north of Washington, D.C., and his family lived in the Amish country. in Southern Pennsylvania, Southwest Pennsylvania.

And he had left the Amish community, but he still lived within the Amish community. And I ended up staying with that family for three weeks. And it was, talk about another world. You've seen the movie Witness, perhaps, or seen a documentary on the Amish country. I went to an island in the Chesapeake Bay where they speak a very unusual dialect of English.

And he had left the Amish community, but he still lived within the Amish community. And I ended up staying with that family for three weeks. And it was, talk about another world. You've seen the movie Witness, perhaps, or seen a documentary on the Amish country. I went to an island in the Chesapeake Bay where they speak a very unusual dialect of English.

So you're right, North America or the US is so diverse. There's so many diverse cultures and so many diverse places. And as you mentioned, I was learning about myself, but I was learning so much from other people. They were sharing their stories with me and I could see how people were living.

So you're right, North America or the US is so diverse. There's so many diverse cultures and so many diverse places. And as you mentioned, I was learning about myself, but I was learning so much from other people. They were sharing their stories with me and I could see how people were living.

A very nice couple picked me up in Tennessee and they invited me to stay with them and they worked in a pig slaughterhouse. They would share with me about the work that they did. I had a couple who were clearly very financially challenged, and they picked me up and they offered me cash so that I could buy food for myself. So people that didn't have a lot of money who were very generous.

A very nice couple picked me up in Tennessee and they invited me to stay with them and they worked in a pig slaughterhouse. They would share with me about the work that they did. I had a couple who were clearly very financially challenged, and they picked me up and they offered me cash so that I could buy food for myself. So people that didn't have a lot of money who were very generous.

So at 18, I was exposed to a lot of different type of people and a different type of experience, experiences. But now as a recruiter and career coach, I'm also talking to different people all the time, every day. And I think having had that experience at an early stage of my life helped me to become the person that I am now.

So at 18, I was exposed to a lot of different type of people and a different type of experience, experiences. But now as a recruiter and career coach, I'm also talking to different people all the time, every day. And I think having had that experience at an early stage of my life helped me to become the person that I am now.