You are on vacation in rural Ohio on your way to your B&B when your GPS loses signal and you take a wrong turn on a path of earth. You start to notice the modern-looking farm buildings, but there are no utility poles powering these quaint farms. Next thing you know you're being passed by a black buggy driven by a muscular horse and you think the gentleman driving with his plain black hat, white shirt, black pants and full beard must be coming of the past. All of a sudden after reading your favorite Amish books by Beverly Lewis you realize that you must be in Old Order Amish country where the society lives in the modern world but not up to modern standards. What has always interested me about the Amish is the Rumspringa of young people, the different Amish sects that exist and how everyday life goes. The Amish are Anabaptists, which means they have faith that one can only be baptized when one is old. enough to understand what it means and what it can entail to be part of the Amish community. Many Amish sects do not allow teenagers to participate in Rumspringa and those who do do not actually "allow" it, they simply turn a blind eye to it, while ensuring that they always follow the guidelines of their Ordnung . Rumspringa is a term used for the Amish who turn a blind eye to children who come of age, between approximately 16 and 18 years of age, and who have not yet been baptized in the church. The Ordnung represents the rules and traditions that they follow as a society and are part of their religion. During this time, some Amish teens will drive a car, see a movie, and try alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and other “worldly” things. But, according to some...... middle of paper ...... Amish and Mennonite culture. I would love to one day visit a town where the Amish reside and get to know them individually, which is not an easy thing to accomplish as a “world Englishman.” This simple way of life would be interesting for me to discover one day, and perhaps even living in a Mennonite type environment would be pleasant. Their family life fascinates me a lot and I think what I like most is the simple lifestyle they lead. Works Cited Beachy's Amish Mennonites. April 5, 2014. .Wittmer, Joe. Amish religious freedom. April 5, 2014. . http://amishamerica.com/whats-the-difference-between-new-order-and-old-order-amish/ http://www.jamesportmissouri.org/jca_018.htm http://www.exploring-amish- country.com/amish-rumspringa.html