Aug 27, 2020
Imagine being 18 years old and discovering that the internet
exists. Then imagine learning that the world isn’t flat, the United
States of America has something called a President, and your
grandfather is accused of incest.
That’s the backstory to this week’s guest, Emma Gingerich. Emma was
raised Amish, and her family is originally from the ‘Swartzentruber
Amish’ which are widely considered the least modern and uneducated
Amish people on the planet. In January 2006, with $50 in her back
pocket, Emma took off her bonnet and walked out the door of her
family’s small farmhouse to begin her new life.
Having only attained an 8th-grade education, Emma completed her
GED, went to college and eventually earned herself an MBA. Emma’s
story is courageous and listening to this episode, will take you to
another world.