Lea Zikmund and Ella Wiley
Recorded
October 27, 2023
Archived
October 27, 2023
38:31 minutes
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Id:
ddf000656
Description
Lea Zikmund (27) and Ella Wiley (27) talk about their friendship, meeting in college, and what they have learned about themselves living in Brooklyn, NY.Subject Log / Time Code
Lea and Ella introduce each other and talk about their first memories of becoming friends.
Lea talks about how she was insecure about her outfit and through that they became friends
Lea was not that close with her roommates and was drawn to Ella.
Lea talks about how she's good at checking in on friends and feels like her friend's boyfriend is the third wheel in their relationship.
Lea feels like she's spending more time validating herself and Ella believes she spends too much time holding grudges.
Lea and Ella talk about how they both have very different views on the benefits of therapy. Ella relates this to her experience with sexual assault and a bad therapy session that stuck with her.
Lea talks about how leaving New York enabled her to take care of her dad and be there for her family which was something she didn't realize she needed.
Lea talks about how Ella is the go-to for government policies in the group chat because of her work with voting rights in Alabama.
Lea and Ella talk about how they are excited to start planning their trip to Japan next year and how it brings out the different strengths in their friendship. Lea is starting to learn Japanese in preparation for their trip.
Participants
- Lea Zikmund
- Ella Wiley