Tag: conversation

  • Conversation No. 18 – Shantel

    Conversation No. 18 – Shantel

    In our 18th conversation, we’re speaking with Shantel. She’s from Oak Park, IL and lives in the western suburbs of Chicago.

  • 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. 15 – Ashley

    Conversation No. 15 – Ashley

    In our 15th conversation, we’re speaking with Ashley. She’s from the Chicagoland area, “the Western suburbs… ‘the ‘wood’, specifically” and she currently lives in the suburbs of Chicago.

  • Conversation No. 14 – Leodus

    Conversation No. 14 – Leodus

    Leodus is from Chicago, Illinois, where he was still living at the time of his interview. He spent his days “renting [out apartments], doing construction, talking to tenants, talking to investors, and building this startup I have called Styleteq.”

  • 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. 10 – Aquillia

    Conversation No. 10 – Aquillia

    Aquillia is from Palmdale, California and grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where she was living at the time of her interview. Her “days, nights, and some weekends” were spent teaching ninth grade reading at a high school in Chicago.

  • 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.”