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An Adventure Nannies Original ·
Now Picked Up By A Major Network
★ OPEN CASTING CALL ★
THE NANNY
FARM™
One city nanny. One working farm. Endless characters. One Gerald.
1Open Spot
1Real Farm
∞Character
1Gerald
*No prior farming experience required. Prior farming experience would honestly ruin it. Trust us on this one.
The Concept
From the agency
that brought you adventure.
Now: the farm.
Adventure Nannies is putting out an open call for one experienced city nanny to spend a full season living and working on a real farm. You'll arrive with your best shoes and whatever ideas you currently have about what "outdoor work" means. Both of those things will not survive week one. (We say this with love.)
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SEASON 1 — EPISODE GUIDE
Coming To A Screen Near You
A city nanny arrives on the farm with one rolling suitcase, a ten-step skincare routine, and remarkable confidence. The skincare routine and the confidence will both be tested. One of them will not survive. (The skincare routine might make it.)
- EP 01 "They've Never Seen a Shovel (They Have Now Seen a Shovel)"
- EP 02 "The Incident With Gerald, Part One"
- EP 03 "I Thought 5AM Was a Time People Stayed Up Until"
- EP 04 "The Incident With Gerald, Part Two (There Will Be More Parts)"
- EP 05 "I Actually Love the Goats and I'm Not Ready to Talk About It Yet"
- EP 06 "Gerald Owes Me an Apology and He Knows Exactly Why"
- EP 07 "Finale: What the Farm Did to Me (A Reflection, In a Barn, Crying)"
Why does
this exist?
Because the skills that make a great nanny — patience, structure, emotional regulation, zero tolerance for nonsense, the ability to stay calm when something small is screaming at you for reasons you cannot determine — are the exact same skills a farm demands. We have thought about this longer than warranted. It remains true.
We're looking for one nanny who's adventurous enough to apply, experienced enough to handle what the farm asks, and self-aware enough to know they're going to be humbled. Repeatedly. This is not a show about someone who already knows how to do this. That fish-out-of-water energy is, genuinely, half the show. We need someone who has never considered a rooster's feelings. You will reconsider them. Gerald will make sure of it.
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Open Placement
Full
Season, Paid
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Promises Re: Gerald
Official Statement — Gerald, Head of Culture & Chief Casting Decision-Maker (Unofficial, But Try Telling Him That)
"I have reviewed previous candidates. I found them lacking. I will not be elaborating on what, specifically, they lacked. I simply did not feel it. You'll know what I mean when you meet me. Or I'll know. One of us will know."
— Gerald · Head of Culture · The Nanny Farm™ · Adventure Nannies
The Hosts & Supporting Cast
Meet the team
behind the farm.
These are the people who will guide you, feed you, brief you on Gerald, and be genuinely rooting for you — even on the days Maureen escapes twice before noon. They all have real jobs at Adventure Nannies. They also now have farm jobs. They did not ask for this. They are being very good sports about it.
Farm Manager
Reagan Fulton
Farm Manager · Head of Day-to-Day Operations · Certified Outdoor Human
Real job: Marketing Director, Adventure Nannies
Reagan runs the farm the same way she runs everything else: with creativity, deep love for the natural world, and the specific energy of someone who is an Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist and genuinely means it. She was born for this role. The farm did not have to audition her. She showed up and the farm said yes.
Responsible for: daily schedules, enrichment planning, keeping the nanny from spiraling, not keeping Gerald from doing whatever Gerald wants because that has never worked for anyone.
Head Chef & EP
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Shenandoah Davis
Head Chef · Executive Producer · The Person Who Greenlit All of This
Real job: CEO & Owner, Adventure Nannies
Shenandoah is a best-selling author, INA advisor, conscious capitalist, and the reason this exists at all. She lives outside Asheville with a partner and "a small menagerie of pets." She said yes to the farm before anyone had fully thought it through. She is the Head Chef. The farm meals will be extraordinary. She will absolutely be wearing something fabulous while making them.
Responsible for: feeding everyone (beautifully), executive decisions, approving the Gerald ROTA budget, and being the person who calls it "a learning experience" when things go sideways.
Animal Relations
Jocelyn Sanchez
Head of Animal Relations & Goat Welfare — The One Who Actually Knows
Real job: Candidate Director
Jocelyn volunteers at Roberts Farms, where she cares for baby goats and assists with daily farm tasks. This is in her actual bio. She is the only person on the farm team who has done any of this before and she is not going to say that out loud because she is far too gracious for that. She will simply know what to do when Maureen escapes. She always knows.
Farm Ops
Emily Chisholm
Farm Operations Director · Completely In Their Element, Actually
Real job: Chief Operations Officer
Emily manages complex operations across multiple organizations, volunteers for urban reforestation, and is specifically noted to be "learning about organic farming" in her official bio. She is, of all the farm team, the most quietly prepared for this. She will not make a big deal about this. She will simply have already handled whatever went wrong before you noticed it went wrong.
Nanny Coach
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Courtnee Jones
Head of Nanny Wellbeing & On-Site Morale
Real job: Placement Manager
16 years of childcare, nanny coach, nanny mentor, and the ability "to turn everyday moments into fun, teachable experiences." She will remind you, on hard days, that the shovel builds character. She will say this in a way that is genuinely comforting. She has been preparing for this role without knowing it for over a decade.
Guest Experience
LeAnn Kerin
Guest Experience & Grounds Director · "Tending the details"
Real job: Placement Director
LeAnn believes the best experiences are "built on patience, care, and a touch of creative spirit — like a thriving garden or a loaf of rustic bread." She literally compares her professional philosophy to bread-baking in her bio. She is the Guest Experience Director because she has been living this farm philosophy the entire time without knowing there was a farm. There was always a farm, LeAnn.
Celebrations
Deej Jalal
Head of Farm Celebrations & Balloon Arch Department
Real job: Onboarding Coordinator
Deej founded a baking business, does party planning, and crafts balloon arches — "expressions of her love for bringing people together in celebration." She will make your farm welcome party genuinely beautiful. She will make the hard days festive. She is a person who genuinely believes joy is worth the effort, which is an energy the farm needs and Maureen will absolutely ruin at least once.
Animal HR
Diana Joy Espiritu
Head of Animal HR & Welfare Compliance
Real job: Candidate Assistant
BS in Psychology, Certified Human Resource Associate, and possessor of a "passion for people" that has been formally extended to include all farm residents. Diana Joy is the only person on the farm who has filed a formal HR concern about Gerald's management style. The concern is under review. Gerald has not been made aware of it. We are not going to tell him.
Wellbeing
Rae Stewart
Cultural Integration Lead · Gerald Feelings Counselor
Real job: Onboarding Coordinator
Born in Swaziland. Lived across Southern Africa, Thailand, Kuwait, Puerto Rico. Clinical background in psychology. Rae has developed a thick skin in more unusual situations than most people encounter in a lifetime. She is the person you call after your first Gerald incident. She will not laugh. She will ask thoughtful questions. She has heard this before.
Transitions
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Deanna Douglass
Orientation Director · Smooth Transitions Specialist
Real job: Onboarding Coordinator
Six years guiding people through new beginnings. "Thrives on ensuring smooth transitions and fostering a sense of belonging." She will be the first face you see and the reason your first farm week doesn't break you entirely. She also alphabetized her father's 600+ DVD collection and gave him a tracking spreadsheet as a gift. She is very prepared for the incident log.
Scheduling
April Wilson
Scheduling Coordinator · Keeper of the 4:52AM Calendar
Real job: Finance Coordinator & Executive Assistant
April manages schedules and finances with precision, which on the Nanny Farm means maintaining the morning call sheet and Gerald's operating budget simultaneously. Gerald has already overridden the calendar twice. The budget situation is being reviewed. April is handling all of this with considerable grace. The 4:52AM start time was not her decision. She wants that noted for the record.
Records
Jessica Balderas
Farm Records & Systems Lead · Organizer of the Chaos
Real job: Placement Assistant
Background in Information Management and Systems with a "natural gift for organizing complexity." On the Nanny Farm that complexity is the incident log, Maureen's escape documentation, and the Gerald archive. Originally from Davao — she has seen weather, wildlife, and conditions that have prepared her for precisely this. The filing system will be excellent. Maureen will still find a way in.
Incident Response
Lindsey Dieringer
Head of Incident Response & Maureen Containment
Real job: Operations Director
Lindsey is "celebrated for her keen ability to rapidly identify challenges and swiftly deliver effective solutions." On the farm, this means she will know Maureen has escaped approximately twelve seconds before Maureen knows she has escaped. She competes nationally in dog sports with her Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Birdie. Maureen has been warned. Maureen doesn't care.
Farm Bakery
Sara Kean
Head of Farm Provisions · Official Sourdough Warden
Real job: Client Coordinator & Placement Manager
Sara loves baking — "especially sourdough and homemade breads." She has been placed in charge of the farm's bread program because she was already running one in her personal life and it would be wasteful not to lean into this. Nearly two decades of nanny experience. Named her cat Minerva. Makes sourdough. Perfect farm team energy.
Infrastructure
Faith Ortega
Farm Systems Engineer · Infrastructure & Data Analysis
Real job: Operations Assistant
Industrial Engineering background with experience in research, data analysis, and operations. Faith has already run the numbers on Maureen's escape frequency and produced a predictive model. The model is accurate. Maureen has not seen the model. Lindsey has laminated it. The farm's operational efficiency has improved measurably since Faith arrived, which Gerald has taken full credit for.
Strategic Advisor
Katie Gibbons
Strategic Farm Advisor · Sustainable Gardening Liaison
Real job: Placement Manager
Katie loves "sustainable gardening with her husband" and has a background in turning "complexity into clear, workable systems." On the farm, the complexity is Maureen. The workable system is Jocelyn. Katie will have a plan. The plan will be good. Maureen will not have read the plan. Nobody expected Maureen to read the plan.
Special Advisor
Brandy Schultz
Farm Founding Advisor · Honorary Alumni · Already Did This, In France
Brandy founded Adventure Nannies after 8 years as a travel nanny — which included cliff diving in Italy, attending Burning Man, survival skills in the Rocky Mountain wilderness, and farming in Southern France. The Nanny Farm is, technically, not her first farm. She is available for consultation. She has declined to say exactly how the France farm ended. The vibe is that it ended well for her and chaotically for everyone else. She is very supportive of this program.
Gerald — Chief Disruption Officer · Two-Time Employee of the Month (Self-Awarded) · Now With His Own Production Credit
"I want someone who can keep up. I have not met that person yet. I remain open to the theoretical possibility that they exist. Ideally soon. The bar is exactly where I put it and I haven't told anyone where that is."
— Gerald · Casting Consultant · This Is Essentially His Farm Now · The Nanny Farm™
Gerald's Dedicated
ROTA Team™
ROTA Team™
Even though you, the nanny, will be the one interacting with Gerald on a daily basis, Gerald is a high-needs individual who requires round-the-clock specialist support. He has a dedicated 4-person ROTA team, his own personal chef, and a protocol document that is longer than most legal contracts. This is not a joke. We tried to make it a joke. It became a document.
Gerald does not know he has a ROTA team. Gerald believes he runs the farm unassisted. Nobody has corrected him. We are not going to correct him.
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Yen De Mesa
Gerald's Primary ROTA Coordinator · 24/7 Monitoring Lead
Sharp attention to detail, BS in Psychology, background in customer service. Most importantly: her cat Pitchot is known for "dramatic mealtime antics." Yen has been training for Gerald her whole life without knowing it. She understands difficult personalities who make scenes about food. She is extremely ready for this.
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Calai Tiongco
Gerald's Nutritional Economist · Agricultural Economics Lead
Calai has a degree in Agricultural Economics. We want to be clear that we did not plan this. It was already in her bio. She is the most formally qualified member of Gerald's ROTA team and possibly the most qualified person on the entire farm. She is also responsible for the three Pomeranians named Daenerys, Rhaegal, and Drogon, which is a level of commitment to a theme we deeply respect.
Emarie Panerio
Gerald's Official Documentarian · Incident Photographer
Emarie "loves capturing the beauty of everyday moments through photos and videos." On the Nanny Farm, her primary subject is Gerald. She has described her work as "finding beauty in the unexpected." Gerald provides this daily. She has a political science and law background, which makes her the person who will eventually write the Gerald legal brief. It will be thorough.
Kris Salipong
Gerald's International Relations Specialist · Cross-Cultural Liaison
5+ years in education, "unwavering passion for immersing herself in new cultures," currently on a solo travel adventure throughout Southeast Asia. Kris is Gerald's International Relations Specialist because Gerald has opinions about everything and someone needs to contextualize them for a global audience. She is doing this from Southeast Asia. This is fine. Gerald does not need her to be local. Gerald needs her to exist.
Gerald's Personal Chef
Gerald has a personal chef separate from the farm's general kitchen. His dietary preferences are specific, undocumented, and change based on what kind of morning he's having. Shenandoah has agreed to consult on Gerald's menu in her capacity as farm Head Chef. She has noted this is "a challenge she is approaching with curiosity." Gerald has not commented on whether Shenandoah's cooking meets his standards yet. We are waiting. We have been waiting for three weeks.
Your Role
What You'll
Actually Do.
Real duties. Listed with full honesty. With a Gerald note where relevant, which is most places.
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Pre-Dawn Morning Routine
The farm wakes up before the sun and does not care about your previous relationship with mornings. You'll be awake, outside, and functional at a time that will feel hostile for the first two weeks. By week three you'll be unable to sleep past 5AM even on days off. This is permanent. The farm is not sorry.
🐓 Gerald NoteGerald starts his announcements at 4:52AM. He has been asked to wait until 5. He has reviewed this request and chosen not to engage with it substantively.
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Feeding & Nutritional Oversight
Every animal has a specific schedule, dietary requirements, and personal preferences. Dolly wants her hay from the left side. Maureen will eat anything, including things that are not food. The hens have interpersonal dynamics around mealtime that you'll need to map by end of week one or every mealtime will be a problem.
🐓 Gerald NoteGerald eats first. This was not established by management. This is simply how it is. The ROTA team is aware. Yen has a protocol document.
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Mucking Out & The Shovel Work
Yes. You will shovel things. Daily. We want to be honest about this upfront. The shovel work is real and it is — we say this with warmth — the most clarifying part of the entire experience. Former participants describe it in retrospect with a kind of reverence that you will not understand now. You'll understand it by week four.
🐓 Gerald NoteGerald does not assist with the shovel work. Gerald supervises. He takes the supervision role seriously. Some would say too seriously. Those people have not said this to Gerald directly.
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Maureen Retrieval (When Needed)
Maureen will escape. This is not a maybe. She has escaped fourteen times. Each time the enclosure was reinforced. Maureen regards each reinforcement as a personal challenge. You'll retrieve her. You'll get faster at it. By mid-season you'll be able to predict when Maureen is thinking about escaping. Jocelyn will help you learn her tells. Lindsey will have already secured the perimeter.
🐓 Gerald NoteGerald has never helped retrieve Maureen. Gerald has, on three occasions, appeared to actively encourage the situation. Emarie has documented this on film. The footage is compelling.
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Enrichment & Daily Activities
Your nanny skills matter here more than anywhere else. The animals need stimulation, structure, and engagement — the same things children need. You'll design enrichment activities and manage the outdoor space. This is the part of the job most participants end up loving most. We genuinely did not expect that. The farm expected it. The farm always expected it.
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Daily Logs & Incident Reports
Daily behavioral logs, feeding records, and health observations. The notable incidents log tends to be the longest section. We have an archive of past seasons that we will not be sharing. We will say that it is genuinely funny and that Gerald features prominently. We will also say Deanna has been assigned to organize the archive. It is taking time.
Confessional Cam
From the Field.
Unfiltered. From nannies who have spent time on the farm. The shovel feelings are especially real.
DAY 2
"I've been awake for two hours. I've already shoveled more than in the previous decade combined. I feel incredibly alive. I genuinely cannot explain it."
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Renata M.
Previously: Manhattan nanny, 8 years · Currently: Reconsidering everything
DAY 6 — RE: GERALD
"Everyone warned me about Gerald. I thought they were being dramatic. They were not being dramatic. He followed me for forty minutes this morning. Not aggressively. Just... present. Evaluating. I don't have what he's looking for yet."
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Devon T.
Previously: Seattle nanny · Currently: Developing a Gerald Strategy (with Rae's help)
DAY 14 — MAUREEN
"Maureen escaped twice. Second time I found her standing in the parking lot like she had somewhere to be. She did not. She wanted to see if I'd come. I came. Jocelyn told me Maureen respects this. I'm choosing to believe Jocelyn."
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Jamie K.
Previously: Chicago nanny, 5 years · Currently: Learning Maureen
DAY 31 — THE MOMENT
"Gerald walked up to me this morning. Stood next to me while I did the feeding. Didn't do anything. Just stood there for three minutes and then left. I called Rae immediately. She said: 'That's it. That's the thing.' I cried a little."
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Simone A.
Previously: Portland nanny · Currently: The Only Person Gerald Respects
DAY 19 — TWINS VS. MAUREEN
"The twins once barricaded themselves in a bathroom for 45 minutes. I thought that was the hardest thing. Maureen got into the storage shed. The shed has a padlock. We still don't know how. Lindsey has a theory. The theory involves Gerald."
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Taylor R.
Previously: DC nanny, 6 years · Currently: Rethinking the Twins Situation
FINAL DAY
"Dolly stood against my leg the whole time I packed. Reagan didn't say anything. Shenandoah made me a going-away meal that was, genuinely, extraordinary. I cried in the barn. This place does something to you."
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Margaux T.
Previously: Boston nanny · Currently: Already Applied for Next Season
Gerald — Grand Poultry of the Farm · Executive Producer (He Insisted On This Credit) · The Only Cast Member Whose Contract We Cannot Get Him to Sign (He Has Now Reviewed It Twenty-Two Times)
"Simone was acceptable. I'm not going to say more than that. Acceptable is high praise from me. I don't think people understand what high praise that is. I don't do effusive. I barely do adequate."
— Gerald · Still Has Not Signed the Contract · Shows No Signs of Signing the Contract · The Nanny Farm™
Are You Cut Out For This
What We're
Looking For.
This is a real placement with real animals who need a real caregiver. No prior farm knowledge needed — in fact, we'd honestly prefer you don't have it. The learning curve is the show. Be honest about which of these you actually bring.
- Minimum 2 Years Nanny ExperienceReal, paid, documented. Strong-willed personality experience weighted heavily. See: the entire Maureen section.
- Current CPR CertificationRequired for all AN placements. Relevant here more often than you'd expect.
- Genuine Outdoor ComfortNot "I like a nice terrace." The real kind. Outside, in weather, before dawn, daily.
- Unflappable Under PressureThe shovel work and the Gerald situation will happen simultaneously. You need both at once.
- A Functional Sense of HumorThings will happen here that are objectively a lot. Finding them funny is non-negotiable. The network is counting on it.
- Openness to Being HumbledThe farm will humble you. The question is how gracefully you receive it. Gerald is watching how you receive it. Emarie is filming how you receive it.
Dealbreakers
- ✗You describe yourself as "more of a city person" as a personality commitment rather than a preference. The city will be here when you get back.
- ✗You cannot function before 7AM. 5AM is the schedule. The schedule does not negotiate. Gerald starts at 4:52. The schedule doesn't control Gerald either.
- ✗You've left placements because children were "being difficult." Maureen will be more difficult than that child. Maureen makes that child look relaxed.
- ✗You need a lot of quiet. The barn is not quiet. Gerald is specifically not quiet. The barn is also very dark. Both of these facts are true at the same time.
- ✗You have strong attachments to your shoe situation. You will need to release this before applying. Not during the application. Before.
Questions We've Been Asked
Frequently
Asked.
Yes. This is a paid, full-season placement with accommodation, meals, and full Adventure Nannies placement support. You'll receive a compensation package and a contract. The onboarding includes a Gerald briefing. The Gerald briefing is its own document. It is longer than you would expect.
It means this placement comes with a production element. You should be comfortable being filmed in your natural state, including the natural states of: early morning bewilderment, mid-afternoon shovel revelation, and whatever expression you make the first time you meet Gerald. Emarie will be there. The footage will be compelling. You will, in retrospect, be glad it exists.
🐓 Gerald on the ProductionI have reviewed my production credit. "Series Regular" is correct. "Executive Producer (Self-Appointed)" is also correct. I will not be accepting less. The contract is on Calai's desk. She has a degree in Agricultural Economics. She understands value.
Gerald is a rooster. He has been on this farm for four years. In that time he has accumulated titles, territory, and a ROTA team he doesn't know he has. His evaluation criteria for new people are unknown to us. What we know is that once Gerald decides you're alright, you are genuinely alright — and getting there is one of the more character-building experiences a person can have.
🐓 Gerald, Reviewing This Description of GeraldI find this paragraph adequate. I want it noted that "adequate" is not faint praise from me. I don't do faint praise. I barely do adequate. Simone knows what this means.
No. We'd prefer you don't have it. The learning curve is the show. If you already know how to do all of this, half the narrative is gone. What you need is nanny experience. Maureen will teach persistence. Dolly will teach patience. The shovel will teach everything else. Jocelyn will quietly be there to help because she has been caring for baby goats at Roberts Farms for years and she is very good at not making you feel bad about this.
You retrieve Maureen. That's the protocol. There is no step two. We provide supplemental Maureen retrieval documentation during onboarding, including the slow approach, the feign-disinterest method (mixed results), and the bring-food-and-wait strategy (most reliable). Lindsey has a containment flow chart. Jocelyn has her direct number.
🐓 Gerald on MaureenI don't get involved in the Maureen situation. That is between you and Maureen. I have my own things going on. My schedule is full. Ask Yen.
Open Call
Submit Your
Audition.
This is an open call for one nanny to join Adventure Nannies' inaugural Nanny Farm™ placement — now in development with a major network. If you read this whole page and thought "I genuinely want to do this," that instinct is the qualification. Apply.
If your reaction was "this seems like a lot" — also correct. Apply and be honest about it. Honesty is consistently what gets people through the Gerald situation.
- ★Full-season paid placement with on-farm accommodation and meals
- ★Full Adventure Nannies placement support throughout the season
- ★The most interesting line you will ever put on a nanny resume
- ★Production involvement with a major network (filming, not performing — just being yourself)
- ★Dolly's unconditional support from day one
- ★Gerald's conditional support, eventually, if all goes well
- ★Sara's sourdough, which is very good
⚠️ Gerald Advisory
Gerald reviews shortlisted applications. We don't know what he looks for. We do know that a previous candidate spelled his name "Jerald." That candidate did not advance. It's Gerald. There is no J. There has never been a J. Emarie has the footage.
Your Audition Form
By applying you confirm that Gerald is a real entity with real opinions about your application, that the barn is dark, that Maureen's escapes are not a direct reflection of your abilities (mostly), and that "Jerald" is not now and has never been a name. Adventure Nannies — placing caregivers in experiences that genuinely change them since 2012.
