Tag: brooklyn

  • Conversation No. 25 – Rima

    Conversation No. 25 – Rima

    Rima is from Brooklyn, New York and was living in Norfolk, Virginia at the time of her interview. She spent her days “on YouTube…but outside of that, I read.”

  • Conversation No. 23 – Atisha

    Conversation No. 23 – Atisha

    Atisha was born in Guyana, South America and spent her early childhood years there before moving to Brooklyn, New York, where she spent her teenage years. At the time of her interview, she was living in New Jersey and spending most of her days “drawing a lot.”

  • Conversation No. 22 – Amadu

    Conversation No. 22 – Amadu

    Amadu is from Brooklyn, New York, and had recently moved to the Silicon Valley region of California at the time of his interview. He was spending his days “acclimating to the California environment, watching movies, hanging out with friends, and building my network with people out here.”

  • Conversation No. 19 – Daphne

    Conversation No. 19 – Daphne

    In our 19th conversation, we’re speaking with Daphne. She’s from Brooklyn, NY. Her family is from Haiti, and she spent most of her time in her childhood days in Haiti. She spends her days “planning, writing [ideas] down, scheming on the next big idea, the next big goal, the next…

  • Conversation No. 17 – Massamba

    Conversation No. 17 – Massamba

    Massamba was born in the U.S and spent his childhood in Senegal and New York City. He was living in New York City at the time of his interview. His typical daily schedule was “work, work out, pray…and movies.”

  • Conversation No. 16 – Dante

    Conversation No. 16 – Dante

    Dante is from Brooklyn, New York. At the time of his interview, he was living in New York City and spending his days “working on an app with a team, running around the city, and traveling.”

  • Conversation No. 13 – Toshawna

    Conversation No. 13 – Toshawna

    Toshawna is from “a small but really prominent village” in Guyana, South America. At the time of her interview, she was completing her final semester of college in New York City, living in Brooklyn, and spending her days “planning, organizing, [and] trying to get a lot of work done for…

  • Conversation No. 12 – Steven

    Conversation No. 12 – Steven

    Steven is from Brooklyn, New York. He was still living in Brooklyn, New York at the time of his interview, and was spending his days “either at work or with my family.”

  • Conversation No. 11 – Faith

    Conversation No. 11 – Faith

    In our 11th conversation, we’re speaking with Faith who lives in her hometown of Brooklyn, NY.

  • Conversation No. 9 – Jason

    Conversation No. 9 – Jason

    Jason is from Brooklyn, New York, “by way of Grenada, West Indies.” He was a third-year college student living in Washington D.C. at the time of his interview, and spent his days “studying and doing lots of reading.”