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[Recorded: Friday, December 3, 2021] Liz (43) and John (68) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Liz is a mother of three teenagers and teaches at a local elementary school in Albemarle County. John opened a yoga...

One Small Step participants Dana Ellis (67) and Arlene Thompson (67) discuss their upbringing in the south, how COVID-19 has affected their lives, their frustration with the stalemate in Congress and what issues they would like to see be tackled.

One Small Step conversation partners Melissa Lopez Guerrero (21) and Mariya Frolove (30) have a conversation where they exchange life experiences and stories about the immigrant/child of immigrant experience in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Consuelo Dalton is a mother of 2 girls. She went through a divorce with her husband and it was very upsetting for her. She is very close with her two girls whom she loves very much. Consuelo lost her mother...

Spouses, Pnomwan Wager (66) and Lawrence Wager (75), discuss Pnomwan’s immigration to the United States, Lawrence’s deployment in Thailand, and their children, as they together recount their love story.

Even though my mother had a hard childhood, however, she has yet to allow that to have a negative impact on her life. She has learned and grown from her past experiences and it had ultimately shaped her as a...

An interview about the childhood and home life of my Grandmother and the lessons she has learned throughout her life.

On November 14, 2018, Anna Brandon interviewed her father Joesph Brandon. During this interview we covered Joesphs career and job satisfaction.

We discuss Carlyn’s experiences working/volunteering at an amusement park and Chesterfield Food Bank. She talks about what she’s learned from both places

Discussing college and all the difficulties it entails.

[Recorded Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Sonaera (19) from Ashburn, Virginia, and Dakota (19) from Ashburn, Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Sonaera shares her mom’s impact...

Speaking with Evan about his experiences and what he hopes to do

In this interview with my dad we talked about mostly his childhood. Also on how his childhood effected his life now and how it made him the person he is today.

Kristen tells me(Lauren) about past high school experiences, memories from growing up, and lessons learned from her life

Bill Hicks talks about joining the Arlington County police department years after almost being killed by a police officer for attempting to help black voters in Georgia register to vote during the civil rights movement summer of 1967.

Marian Atkins (65) shares what she knows about her mother's life story with her daughter, Veronica Seymour (35). They discuss how she survived World War II as a child in Japan, what it was like for her to immigrate first...

One Small Step conversation partners Matthew Goff (35) and Mary "Elizabeth" Ortuno (43) discuss the potential of Richmond, the difficulty of modern parenting, and the importance of traveling.

Karla with a K (64) and Lucinda Whitehurst (58) talk in their One Small Step conversation about racism in Virginia, the impact that slavery has had on the U.S. historically, and the COVID-19 vaccine.

[Recorded: Friday, September 15th, 2023] Maggie Polistina (19) from Westchester, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut and Ellie Maruca (19) from Richmond, Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at...

One Small Step participants David [No Name Given] (53) and Bill [No Name Given] (76) discuss how conversations feel more like debates these dates, politicians are more concerned about having issues than solving them, and the great need for hope.

The happiness that my grandma has found in her life

One Small Step conversation partners Valerie Kling (61) and Regina Weldert (71) discuss the transformative moments in their lives, their shared love of connecting with others, creative expression, love as an ethic, and gender identity.

Today jarquavious talked about his experience in the military.

Talking about her children and family pets

This interview was an attempt to continue learning about my husband, even after being married for 10 years; that I would be able to learn more about the person he is and has become through a recommitment to listen more.