NOLS StoryCorps Interview Question List
Some questions to get you started thinking about your NOLS experience or interviewing another NOLS alumnus.
- What is your name, where are you from, and what NOLS course did you take?
- Why did you decide to take a NOLS course?
- What was the most memorable part(s) or your NOLS course?
- What was the most surprising moment on your NOLS course?
- What was your biggest learning moment on your NOLS course?
- Who were the most influential figures (instructors and/or coursemates) on your course and why?
- What are other important memories or takeaways from your NOLS course that you’d like to share?
- What was the most valuable lesson you learned on your NOLS course?
- What role did wilderness play in your NOLS course? How did your understanding of wilderness change on your NOLS course?
- How does your NOLS course continue to impact your personal, professional, or community life today?
- How did your NOLS course change your perspective, skills, and/or values?
- What did you learn about leadership on your NOLS course? How did your understanding of leadership change on your NOLS course?