Coming Home, from The Amish: Shunned
Clip: Season 26 Episode 3
Despite plans to enroll in college, a boy's return home is too powerful to resist.
"I worked in the city for two years. I got used to city life - you know, the throb, the heartbeat of the city, the sirens blasting - and I liked it. But the city could be so full of people, and you could be so lonely. Everybody was in a hurry, everybody had a place to go." The Amish: Shunned premiers on American Experience/PBS February 4, 2014.
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Coming Home, from The Amish: Shunned
Clip: Season 26 Episode 3
"I worked in the city for two years. I got used to city life - you know, the throb, the heartbeat of the city, the sirens blasting - and I liked it. But the city could be so full of people, and you could be so lonely. Everybody was in a hurry, everybody had a place to go." The Amish: Shunned premiers on American Experience/PBS February 4, 2014.
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Clip: S26 Ep3 | 8m 55s | Watch the first chapter of The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4, 2014. (8m 55s)
The Amish: Shunned, Extended Preview
Preview: S26 Ep3 | 2m | Premiering February 4, 2014 at 9/8c on PBS. Former Amish choose their freedom over family. (2m)
Preview: S26 Ep3 | 30s | Premieres February 4, 2014 at 9/8c. Seven former Amish on their own for the first time. (30s)
Clip: S26 Ep3 | 6m 7s | When Katie Troyer left the Amish, she discovered her love of photographs. (6m 7s)
"I Had to Give up Absolutely Everything"
Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 25s | Katie, a little person, left the Amish when she was 41 years old. (2m 25s)
Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 50s | At 23, Anna was considered an Old Maid in her Amish community; but she misses home. (2m 50s)
Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m | A profile of Levi, from The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4 at 9/8c. (2m)
Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 30s | Saloma left the Amish at 20, and she recently helped Anna find her way. (2m 30s)
Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 37s | Joe struggled to leave his Amish family of 15, returning 6 times before leaving for good. (2m 37s)
Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 48s | A profile of Jan, from The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4 at 9/8c. (2m 48s)
Clip: S26 Ep3 | 2m 57s | Watch a profile of former Amish nurse Naomi. From The Amish: Shunned, premiering Feb 4. (2m 57s)
Clip: S26 Ep3 | Paul's parents became Amish when he was a boy. Watch The Amish: Shunned on PBS February 4.
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