Let me take you back in time, way back in time. To 2017. Okay, not super far back, but it feels like it is and it makes it sound cooler if I say it’s a long time ago. Anyways, we were told that this year, our Blue Sky project would be a bit different. We were paired with a grade twelve to help tell three different stories. This was all based off of StoryCorps (Which, by the way, is really cool. Go check it out), who’s purpose is to tell stories of people who normally wouldn’t get to tell their stories.

So, I was paired with Kirby to tell three different stories: One from our grade twelve partner, one from a family member, and one we’d record on the night of the exhibition. Getting a story from Kirby was easy, she had a really interesting one about how hurt people hurt people:

Then I had to get a story from a family member. Luckily, my mother had the perfect story, about how her biological mother just only recently came into her life after 50 years. I had a small panic as I accidentally deleted this one, so I had to re-record while I was sick (hence why I sound like I’m dying):

Then came the last one. I personally hate socializing (what a shocker), so I was not looking forward to interviewing random strangers about their jobs and hobbies was not my favourite. We had to organize a list of questions beforehand, and I had two (luckily I had a backup plan).

Then came the night of the exhibit. Willa and I (Do I really need to link her blog? You should know who she is by now) got to share a room, which wound up looking pretty cozy with fairy lights and a couch

(I thought I had pictures. I don’t)

Funnily enough, the person I got a story out of was Kirby’s sister. She used to work at Disney World (I’m envious), and she talked about that and her dream job as a kid:

I really liked this, because I love hearing the stories that aren’t very mainstream, but still mean something to someone. I hoped you enjoyed hearing these stories, and you should go check out StoryCorps (not sponsored)

Read Ya Later

Sincerely, Me