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Her most recent stop was in Williamsport, but Audrey Scott-Williams, of Alabama, has walked on six of the seven continents all in the name of peace.
From 2005 through 2009, Williams walked all over the world on the Trail of Peace Walk, and that experience has taught her much about finding peace within herself and the world around her.
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"Some of the most profound moments were when we got to spend time with families in foreign countries," Williams said of her global journey.
Recalling a visit to a small community in Morocco, where not many westerners have traveled, she said she and her fellow peace walkers' assumptions about first impressions were challenged.
"We got strange looks and were stared at," she said, adding most people would not choose to stay after such a reception.
However, with time, she found the community to be warm and welcoming.
"By the time we left, we had been adopted by several families. They gave us more food than we could ever eat," Williams said, smiling. "To me that's like peace. You have to stay long enough to see it."
Most recently, Williams has spent her time traveling on the 13 Moon Walk 4 Peace around the United States.
Her journey has opened her eyes to the conditions in which many of the country's poorest citizens live. She said one American Indian reservation "felt like a foreign country."
To her, such conditions serve as inspiration to continue advocating for peace as she completes the 13-month journey in November in Atlanta.
"We have to be mindful we don't create foreign countries here," Williams said. "We need to make peace here."
