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Name: Hope
Three words to describe yourself: spontaneous, curious, light-hearted
Hope is from Griffin, Georgia, and during high school, she wanted to leave in order to "change it up and meet new people," but now, looking back, Hope says she appreciates the "smallness and the quirky things about Griffin." Until high school graduation, she danced jazz, modern, and ballet, but stopped when she got to college because she was"burned out on it," and "didn't want it to be a career." Now she is trying new things, like playing ultimate frisbee and said that she has never played a team sport before. She is majoring in anthropology because she is "passionate about people and culture" and would like to do something to help people in the future. She said, "I think it's important for people to encourage one another," but "it's important to do things for yourself and to play around a lot. I'm serious when it comes to playing." Hope says that she always wants to go on an adventure because she can not sit still and would like to eventually go on a mission trip. At the age of sixteen, Hope became a Christian, after she started to explore different religions and deeper thinking. Hope used to get in trouble for being the class clown, but then she began searching for more meaning in life. She said that making the transition was difficult because her brother was an atheist, but is now training to become a YoungLife leader in a high school or middle school. Hope started to talk about how she is attracted to the concept of suffering. She said, "I think it's the one feeling that people have in common the most. It's what brings people together. I think the reason people suffer is to be able to relate to one another. We have the opportunity to use our suffering in a positive way." She is also drawn to people who suffer from addictions and hopelessness, but does not know how to pursue this.