An interview with Cecilia about travelling

My name is Irene (19). I am a student from Ginling College of Nanjing Normal University. My interviewee is my roommate, Cecilia (20). We had this interview about traveling in Nanjing, China, on June 21th.

Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Browne

"Relinquishment. We were relinquished. I’d never thought about that before and it’s really powerful." Two adult adoptees discuss their friendship, their podcast, and their feelings around adoption.

Cleo and Laurie

Cleo Becker (16) talks with her mom, Laurie WInslow (40s) on someone Laurie wishes she could see from her days in summer camp when she was a teenager.

My Father's Interesting Past

I am Alex Wong and on December 1st, 2019, at home, my father and I talked about a few moments in my father's life that were significant to him. He told me about how he met my mother. He told...

Monique Emond and Isabel Lafrance-Melendez

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Monique Emond (17) is from Warrenton and Isabel Lafrance-Melendez is from Henrico....

Interview between Julie Barefoot and Jason Barefoot

Jason Barefoot speaks with his mother about their most fond memories of Decatur, what makes someone or something "quintessentially Decatur" and, how Decatur has informed their life experiences.

A Lifetime of Evolution
December 6, 2018 App Interview

I talk with my Grandma about her evolving understandings of racism and sexism throughout her life.

“I came to Wellesley not sure what was possible, but I left Wellesley knowing that nothing was impossible.”

Natalie Gill-Mensah ’03 speaks with close friend Liz Miranda ’02 about Miranda’s transformation at Wellesley during the 2000s, from a young woman with undefined aspirations, raised by a teenage mother, to one with the confidence to run for public office...

Kristi Hager and Loraine Bond talk about the exhibition "Equal: A Work in Progress" at the Missoula Art Museum.

Kristi Hager (74) and Loraine Bond (68) talk how their friendship evolved and Loraine's portrait in the exhibition, "Equal: A Work in Progress". They discuss cancer treatment, book groups, protest marches and the Equal Right Amendment.

"It all started with a bag of doritos" – Stories from two adventure bois

Interviewer: Edson Maese (25) Interviewee: Divyang Motavar (22) Two best friends sharing a conversation where I (Edson) ask different kinds of questions to Divyang; from where he grew up and childhood memories, to first kiss, job description and stories, remodels,...

Virendra Pal Singh Gill: Retired Indian Army General

Virendra Gill (74) has a deep conversation with his granddaughter, Keya Dutt (12) about life in the Indian army and in India.

Chhayden Sorn and Hannah Lelis

Co-workers on the intake team for Providence share their experiences in their work and lives. There is comradery on the team and their manager, Natalia is a good leader making for a great work environment.

Mary Jo Bukovic & Storey Squires

Mary Jo, a dedicated volunteer and friend of The Mount (Providence Mount St. Vincent) shares her memories of her work, the heart & soul of the building and its importance to the community. As a volunteer, she feels she gets...

“I found being in a woman’s college, where you weren’t either competing with men all the time, absolutely wonderful.”

Maud Chaplin ’56 and Ann Roberts ’56 discuss the immediate bond they formed upon first meeting at Wellesley, and reminisce about campus life in the 1950s.

“There’s somebody in this world just as crazy as I am”

We are just two good friends having a conversation. Friendships develop over time, however Dontae and Jamaal have the same interests and passions that seemed to speed up time. This is a glimpse into the life of a bond that...

Hannah Bartsch and Carlos Andres

Hannah is a fourth year Nursing major from Fort St John in Northern British Columbia (Like really far far far north). As my neighbor in Jacobsen hall, I recall our first few interactions were skirmishes over loud music from my...

Life as a college student

Stefanie shares what life is like for her as a student-athlete and the lessons she has learned on her journey so far

Nicole Zimmerman and her mom Theresa talk about life, family and friends.

In this interview conducted in November 2021 in Egg Harbor Township New Jersey, Nicole Zimmerman (16) interviews her mom Theresa Zimmerman (44) about her childhood, how she met her husband, and some of the most influential people in her life....

Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.

Tenth grader Rachael Daniel shares some of the struggles in her life, how she has overcome them and allowed them to make her a stronger, better person.