English Project

Questions and life advice from Karen Wantland

Adil idrissi interviewed by his son Yousef Idrissi

This is an interview by Yousef Idrissi. The person being interviewed is Yousef's father Adil Idrissi

“No matter what she did or how much she loved him she wasn’t able to save him”

A sister shares memory of her brother one year after she found him alone in his apartment in critical condition. He passed away a few days later in the hospital after he and his family made the mutual decision to...

Russell Interviewing Nikolle about losing her brother

This is Russell Paretzky interviewing Nikolle Vollmer who is it in relation to you that you have lost to drugs was it sudden or was there signs of the issue all right there question is how has this changed your...

"I would really try to have a normal life but I felt like it followed me around like a dark cloud" by Gianna Frohman

Me: So I’m here today with.. Jamie: Jamie! Me: And we’re going to be doing the stigma free project interview to help break the stigma regarding substance use and yeah, alright so I guess we can start from the beginning...

People know that drugs are dangerous, but people do them for the emotional high first, and the addiction comes later

Subject B talks about her experience with losing a past friend who she had graduated high school with. Rhian: “So who is it in relation to you that you’ve lost to drugs?” Subject B: “Um it was like, he was...

A talk with my father

In the interview we talked about my dads younger childhood and what made him who he is today

Interviewing my dad

I interviewed my dad to see what it was like for him to go from South Africa to America to a settled down life

More insight into my mother

I interview my mother, Olga Bordjoski, 58 years old, about her most influential experiences in her life.

A Talk with Dawn

Hi! I'm Ariel (with the curly hair) and I interviewed my employer and inspiration Dawn. We talk about her life from childhood to owning and operating a small business. It's a long conversation, but I hope and believe you have...

"When people think of narcotic addiction, they don’t necessarily think of a prominent vascular surgeon…but addiction has no boundaries."

One to One seeks to create experiences that connect people to stories through conversations, allowing them to feel seen. This conversation between neighbors features Amy Musone and Steve Heird, Addiction Has No Boundaries.

Final Interview With Abi

We talked about Abi’s past life and what he has learned from it.

interview with Drake and Tress

Drake Heizelman (age 21) interviewing Tress Pitch (age 71) about her life and all she has experienced.

Common Ground Tacony Oral History Project: Rich

Rich, a longtime resident, of Tacony is now caretaker an abandoned and overgrown citygarden in Keystone Park. Working his whole life as a contractor and 22 years in recovery, Rich talks about his experiences living through addiction to then building...

Interview with Grandpa

Interview with my grandpa. We talked about his life and memory’s we’ve shared throughout