Gary Bremermann
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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.
Yeah, yeah. And I feel grateful that I didn't have any terrible experiences. I ended up in some rough spots, but I was able to get myself out of them. I actually dropped out of university twice. Oh, wow. And this is another thing not a lot of people know about me, but I went back to school and I lasted a couple years and I dropped out again.
Yeah, yeah. And I feel grateful that I didn't have any terrible experiences. I ended up in some rough spots, but I was able to get myself out of them. I actually dropped out of university twice. Oh, wow. And this is another thing not a lot of people know about me, but I went back to school and I lasted a couple years and I dropped out again.
Thinking I would never go back. Frustrated with the system and going through my own personal challenges. And I dropped out in that time. I was 20 and I traveled around the world. So I traveled around the world and that's when I first visited Japan. And again, that was similar to my hitchhiking stories.
Thinking I would never go back. Frustrated with the system and going through my own personal challenges. And I dropped out in that time. I was 20 and I traveled around the world. So I traveled around the world and that's when I first visited Japan. And again, that was similar to my hitchhiking stories.
And not only was it different types of people within North America, it was different types of people all over the place. So I just wanted to throw that in there because I dropped out twice, but I did graduate. And then I came and lived in Japan for a while.
And not only was it different types of people within North America, it was different types of people all over the place. So I just wanted to throw that in there because I dropped out twice, but I did graduate. And then I came and lived in Japan for a while.
And I was a young man living in Japan and at the time the Japanese economy was really booming and growing fast and it was the bubble years and it was a very dynamic time to be here. And then I went back to the United States and got a graduate degree. So after dropping out twice from university, I ended up going to grad school and getting a graduate degree.
And I was a young man living in Japan and at the time the Japanese economy was really booming and growing fast and it was the bubble years and it was a very dynamic time to be here. And then I went back to the United States and got a graduate degree. So after dropping out twice from university, I ended up going to grad school and getting a graduate degree.