#10. Lysa in Vancouver requested: Tell me about a time you had an impulse and actually acted on it.
From Portland, Oregon, Hannah tells this story. She asks: Tell me about the first moment you realized that you were grown up.
(Today is her birthday. Happy birthday, Hannah!)
#9. Selena in Washington D.C. asked this: Tell me about a time you overcame a fear.
Lysa answered a couple of months ago from behind the counter at her photography shop on Granville Island in Vancouver, Canada.
She asked: What was the last time you had an impulse and acted on it?
Editor’s Note: After you listened to the story you may want to know if Lysa’s shop is still around. It’s not mentioned on Lysa’s website anymore, but she has her home studio.
We’re looking for people in faraway places to answer more questions. Get in touch!
#8. From scenic Seattle, Nathan asked: Who is the first person you ever developed a fond affection for who was not a family member?
Selena responds from the other Washington, Washington, D.C. She asks you:
Tell me about a time you overcame a fear.
Thanks to Rachel for recording. Got something to say? Tell us!
#7. Back in Philadelphia, Aaron asked: What is the earliest memory that you have?
Sitting on the incredibly scenic, western-most tip of Seattle, Washington, Nathan responds. He’d like to know:
Who is the first person you ever developed a fond affection for who was not a family member?
#6. Dave in Boston asks: How do you make the best grilled cheese? Our own Emma Jacobs in Philadelphia grills her brother Aaron on how it’s done.
His question for you: What is your earliest memory? Let us know!
#5. From La Plata, Argentina, Sara asks: Tell me about a mistake you made. Dave in Boston answers.
His question for you: How do you make the best grilled cheese?
Got the secret? Get at us!
#4. In Shanghai, China, Bridget posed a question (two, actually): What’s your favorite place? Why? From La Plata, Argentina, about an hour away from Buenos Aires, Sara and her English class have this answer.
Editor’s note: Sara did all the mixing of this one herself and we didn’t touch a thing. You can hear more sounds she’s been collecting since she got to Argentina here.
Sara’s challenge to you: Tell me about a mistake you made.
#3. From London, Nikitha asked: What is something that’s been passed down to you that is dear to you? Bridget, lately of Shanghai, China, takes a stab at an answer.
Bridget asks: What is your favorite place?
Got an answer? Join the chain!
#2. Katie and Murray in South Africa ask Nikitha in London a question: What do you wish you could tell your eighteen-year-old self?
Nikitha’s question for you: Tell us about a bit of inheritance that is dear to you.
The story chain train is officially rolling. Join us!
#1. Our first official stop: We asked a question from the Eastern Seaboard and Katie and Murray answered in Cape Town, South Africa. Murray writes:
Recorded using my onboard mic, with Katie flapping about like an ibis in a swamp - so excuse the poor sound. Katie says sorry it’s too long. To which I might add, that’s what she said.
Their question to you: What do you wish you could tell your eighteen-year-old self?
Wanna join the story chain? Get in touch!
