While I came from a very diverse high school in St. Paul, I was surprised by the fact that I met so many people with beliefs outside of what I was accustomed to. Before coming to Carleton, I had never explicitly met a vegetarian or a vegan, had never heard of hummus, and knew next to nothing about environmental issues and being "green". Needless to say, it was a pleasant surprise, as I knew there were still a lot of things that I could still learn about the world outside of class.