Elder Interview of Matt

I interview Matthew Ruzin, a senior in my public speaking class as my elder interview. I asked him many questions about all topics

What was your first big trip?

June Geyer describes her first big trip out of Baltimore when she and her husband when to NYC together.

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Chelsea Niemann and Allison Oberempt

One Small Step Conversation partners Allison "AJ" Oberempt (61) and Chelsea Niemann (31) share a conversation about their upbringings, their political values, and their families.

Brady Sih speaks to his mom, Gerimae Sih, about raising him and his older brother Bryant and sailing with Ping (her husband)

Brady Sih (52) talks with his mom, Gerimae Sih (77) about how she met his dad, Ping, and how they raised him and his older brother Bryant and got into sailing: 2022-10-30 15:56:14

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Lawrence "Larry" Allen Byrd Jr., Connie Bruere Olson Byrd, and Lawrence "Allen" Byrd III

Lawrence "Allen" Byrd lll (46) has a conversation with his mother and father, Connie Bruere Olson Byrd (77) and Lawrence "Larry" Allen Byrd, Jr., about their relationship, family memories, travel experiences, and connection to their children.

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Suzanne Sheppard and Kerry Britt

Kerry Britt (58) interviews fellow home school parent and teacher, Suzanne Sheppard (51) about requirements, differences, and stereotypes in the home school communities in Georgia and Alabama.

Black Folks Camp Too: Interview with Founder Earl B. Hunter, Jr. and Hannah Wherry-AIP Graduate Student with Miami University, OH.

Earl B. Hunter Jr. and Hannah Wherry met at a recent animal welfare event and sparked an amazing conversation about nature inclusion and diversifying the outdoors and accessibility for all. "Treat Everyone, Everywhere, Equally" is their powerful motto that brings...

Dee Ann Tumbuan and Ellie Tumbuan

Sisters Dee Ann Tumbuan (39) and Ellie Tumbuan (42) discuss their childhood, moving around the country, summertime road trips and positive influential women from their parents' church, life lessons and their good friend Steve.

The Proof is in the Pandemic (Part 1)

Honest vulnerability made Shyla and I fast friends when we met in Southeast Asia, far from our Southern roots. I also became a fan of her writing (under the pseudonym S.M. Holland) and took this opportunity to discuss "Get In...

"I wouldn't ever want to forget those memories."

As I interview my mother, DeAnna Toyn, she explains some of her happiest memories, as well as her most difficult. She also explores some of her regrets and how she wants to be remembered.

Ma'a's Life

My grandmother and I talked about what her childhood was like growing up in Indonesia, from living through the end of World War II, surviving typhoid fever, attending medical school, experiencing political instability, starting a family and moving to the...

Charlotte Hay talks to her grandmother Jetske Budding about her life and experience growing up in Dutch Indonesia.

In this interview, Charlotte (16) interviews her grandmother Jetske (85) about her life, especially about her travels and growing up in the Dutch Colony of Indonesia during World War II.