stories from the southeast to Europe: growing up throughout the world

Robert Camp (13) and Margaret Darneille (72), who are grandmother and grandson discuss her growing up in the southeast United States and later Belgium. Also discussed is how Margaret found her husband and job.

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Yvonne Matthews and Franchesca Peña

Yvonne Matthews (69) and her conversation partner Franchesca Peña [no age given] discuss Yvonne's upbringing, what originally motivated her to pursue music, and several milestones in her career as a musician and educator.

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Carolyn Woo and Kristen Vance

One Small Step conversation partners Kristen Vance (59) and Carolyn Woo (69) talked about the value of international travel to better understand different people.

What is the Navy like Joey?

I discussed how life is in the Navy for Joey Springer (21) and what made him join.

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Makinde Gbolahan and Sara Barkouli

Sara Barkouli (23) interviews her conversation partner Makinde Gbolahan [no age given] about being an active member of the Africatown community as both a naturopathic healer and community organizer.

Conversation with Ben Dawson, United States Air Force Veteran

I had a conversation with Mr. Dawson about his service in the 6994th squadron in Vietnam as well as his service in Italy and London. Mr. Dawson spoke about his service in Air Force Intelligence and utilizing Morse Code to...

Greg Flood Seized Opportunities Leading Him to a Surprising Career Journey

Listen as Greg recounts his journey from French major to Broadway stagehand , Naval electrician to Math major and to a magazine ad that led him and his wife, Catherine, to a career in HR at the UN Food and...

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Shakoya Hoyte and Jeb Backe

Shakoya Hoyte (21) speaks with StoryCorps Facilitator, Jeb Backe (26), about her upbringing and her current military career. Shakoya describes her reasoning to be in the military— so that her education can be payed for and she may one day...

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Martika Evans and Ian Gonzalez

Martika "Tika" Evans (34) speaks with StoryCorps Facilitator Ian Gonzalez (26) about why she chose to join the military, her memories of basic training, and her experience being a mom.

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Jesse'ca Palmer and Ian Gonzalez

Jesse'ca Palmer (22) sits down with StoryCorps Facilitator Ian Gonzalez to speak about her experience as a young woman embarking on her military career. Jesse'ca reflects on her reasons for joining the military, the highs and lows of basic training,...