My name is Alicin Hendricks and welcome to my blog. I am a University of Georgia student and feel I see things a little differently than most people around here.
I've heard that around 80 percent of UGA students are Atlanta natives and while that may not be the exact percent, I know it's high. I am not from Atlanta. In fact, I'm not even from a large town. I'm from rural Georgia (Dublin, Ga. to be exact! Good luck finding that on a map). It is surrounded by trees and farmland. There is not a skyscraper in a 135 mile radius and you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who commutes more than 10 minutes to their job or to school in the morning. And while it may sound like a boring place to grow up or even visit, there is a unique culture there. A culture that you won't find anywhere else.
This is the point of my blog. When I came to UGA I felt alienated as I know other small town kids did too when they came here. It's hard to fit in when everyone around you grew up in the same city and has had the same experiences. In this blog I want to capture "My Georgia." When most people think about Georgia, they think Atlanta. But there is so much more in this state to be appreciated! There is a small-town culture that I feel is a dying breed. Throughout this semester I plan to blog about this culture and the events that happen in these smaller communities that make them unique to give you a glimpse of how our great state looks through small-town eyes.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
This is such a great idea for a site. Georgia is not Atlanta, I mean, atleast not the real Georgia. While half of the people in the state live in the metro Atlanta area, that is only a small picture of the many stories and viewpoints that make up this this state and its people. Cool site.
D-U-B that dub side. I'm from Macon I know what's up. :)
Post a Comment