19-year-old Fred Barley has once again proven that with determination, you can get what you want out of life.
Barley was found by police officers last Saturday sleeping in a tent outside of Gordon State College in Barrysville, GA.
The officers, instead of giving him a ticket for trespassing, decided to listen to his story.
He told the officers how he had ridden his younger brother’s bike 6 hours from Conyers to Barnesville (about 80km) to register for classes for his second semester of college. He stuffed all he owned in two duffel bags and carried 2 gallons of water as he rode through the heat of summer.
Barley pitched his tent at a nearby bush near the campus, determined to live there till August when the college dorm rooms will open.
He had nothing more than a box of cereal to eat.
Homeless and jobless, Barley spent the day searching for a job. It was after he returned to his tent that the police, responding to a report that someone was living in the bush told him to come out with his hands up.
The officers listened as he shared his story.
He told the officers that the bushes on campus are safer than his tent in the Conyers. He told them that he’s a biology major and will like to go to medical school one day.
