Tag: north carolina
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Stranger 90/100 – Lindsey
Stranger 90/100 – Lindsey “Don’t be fearful…” Meet Lindsey. What advice would you give to your younger self? “I’d probably say just don’t be fearful. Fear doesn’t really solve anything… it just prevents a lot. As a kid I feel like I was really fearful, and I feel like, now that I’ve grown up, I…
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Stranger 89/100 – David
Stranger 89/100 – David “Hanging out… celebrating that I’m done with finals.” Meet David. What advice would you give to your younger self? “Get involved more with community activities or groups… building connections.” What is your biggest challenge right now? “Figuring out what I want to do with my life after I graduate.” Got any…
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Stranger 88/100 – Kenneth
Stranger 88/100 – Kenneth “I’m pretty much on a no-plan plan…” Meet Kenneth. You’re a photographer… tell me about that… “I’m constantly shooting. I just mostly shoot 35mm. I shoot film mostly, but I also shoot some medium format film. I’m taking photos of people more than anything else, but also some people’s relationship to…
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Stranger 87/100 – Jessica
Stranger 87/100 – Jessica “Don’t give up on your children…” Meet Jessica. What advice would you give to your younger self? “Don’t try to grow up too fast… and listen to your mother. Because mommy is right! {laughs}” And did you do that when you were younger? “No, I didn’t. I definitely should have took…
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Stranger 86/100 – Derek
Stranger 86/100 – Derek “Love everybody because everyone deserves it.” Meet Derek. What advice would you give to your younger self? “Never stop being creative.” What is your creative outlet? “I have a few. One, I’m a therapist. I like poetry… I really like music a lot too.” I don’t think people realize how much…
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Stranger 85/100 – May
Stranger 85/100 – May Our next stranger is a sophomore in college and had just finished finals. Meet May. What advice would you give to your younger self? “Be more outgoing and not care so much about what other people think.” What made you realize that? “I met a lot of nice people. I made…
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Stranger 84/100 – Noor
Stranger 84/100 – Noor Our next stranger is from Holland and was in Charlotte visiting friends. Meet Noor. What advice would you give to your younger self? “Don’t be afraid. I was very afraid of things when I was younger. And I got to the point where… I did a lot of art school and…
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Stranger 83/100 – Sasha
Stranger 83/100 – Sasha Our next stranger remains a mystery… Meet Sasha. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? “I have an interview… {laughs}” Unfortunately, Sasha was in a hurry to get to a job interview and didn’t have time to answer questions. I gave her my card, so hopefully she’ll get…
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Stranger 82/100 – Jay
Stranger 82/100 – Jay I ran into our next stranger as he was on his way to open a bank account for his new tattoo business. Meet Jay. Tell me about Tattooing. When did you get into that? “I was around 19 when I got into it. My brother was the one that really was…
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Stranger 81/100 – Quamekia
Stranger 81/100 – Quamekia “Be careful with me.” Meet Quamekia. What advice would you give to your younger self? “Oh my god! The advice I would give to my younger self is to stay out of trouble. Because, once you get into it, it’s very hard for people to look at you differently.” What is…