Making friends in Waverly

Mike (the slacker) got a late start on Wednesday morning. He wasn’t on the road until 10 a.m. But he arrived in Waverly by 2:30 p.m. and hooked up with his host Hunter Patterson, a Lipscomb student who lived in Mike’s dorm at the university this past school year. Hunter showed Mike all around Waverly, including his high school, his church where his parents work. They attended church services at Waverly Church of Christ and Hunter’s family took Mike out to eat.

With 400 boys living under his roof in High Rise Residence Hall, Mike doesn’t get a chance to get to know every boy personally, he said. So getting to spend time with Hunter and learn about him personally was a big highlight of the trip so far, Mike said.



Mike is certainly getting the full Underground Railroad experience, as each night of his trip so far he has found himself dependent on the help of strangers, old friends or acquaintances for his food and lodging. On Thursday, May 21, Mike will give up his solitude for a day as Kerwin Everson will join him for the bike ride from Waverly to Dover.