Mr. Jimmy

Last Monday I returned from a trip to Plains, Georgia. My entire school's faculty, staff and cast/crew from Singin' in the Rain spent 4 days in this little town. Our school has developed a friendship with several people in this town. It is 3 hours southwest of Atlanta, in the middle of pecan and peanut orchards. Wanna know why it's famous? President Jimmy Carter grew up here in this little peanut-farming community. I learned everything there is to know about peanuts and Jimmy Carter! We took a tour of the home where Jimmy grew up, put on our show in his high school auditorium (now a national histroric site and museum), and even got to attend his sunday school class that he teaches. Mr. Jimmy, as everyone calls him, is a pretty nice guy! It was cool. I also got to eat peanut butter ice cream and I bought some fresh, homemade peanut butter (it tastes a lot like the stuff from the store, but I think it is healthier).

Mr. Jimmy teaching Sunday school (I didn't take this, but it is exactly what it actually looks like)

Downtown Plains--Yep, that's the whole thing!

On our way back to Atlanta airport, we were able to stop at FDR's little white house. It is his vacation house where he passed away. I saw his wheel chair and the car that he drove with special hand controls. We also visited Martin Luther King's grave and national historic site including the home where he grew up.

I learned a lot on this trip about people and how everyone is different. It was interesting to see the segregation that still exists in the south, especially because we have people of every race in my faculty. I think that it was a great learning experience for me. I definitely wouldn't have done it on my own, and probably won't go back (we definitely saw everything there is to see in Plains) but I am very glad that I went. The south is so different from Utah county or Los Angeles and it is good to get out and see stuff like that every once in a while.