White female, 19-20's in Birmingham, England. Talking about friends, travel, checking in, phone, safety

Birmingham, England, english, friends, travel, checking in, phone, safety

 

White male. 60s. Originally from 20 miles NE of Williamsburg, Virginia called West Point. Has lived in Florida for 5 years. Talks about where cities are in Florida like Jacksonville, Lake Whales, Orlando, Winterhaven, Cypress Gardens, Lady Lake.

Virginia, West Point, Williamsburg, Florida, Jacksonville, Lake Whales, Orlando, Winterhaven, Cypress Gardens

 

White male. Coastal South Carolina. 20s. Follows Buddhist philosophy because it has a broad view and is based on philosophy and not religion. Wants to just do right by people, no matter what he does or how he gets there. Believes the Universe is bigger than him, but doesn't believe it cares the details of what he does. Believes his karmic duty is to be good to people. His grandfather beat stomach cancer, but died of lung cancer, but he always had a positive attitude. If you're a good person, and put out kindness and gratitude, people will do right by you. 

South Carolina, Buddhist, Buddhism, karma, philosophy, meditation, religion, Bodhisattva, Buddha, kindness, gratitude, positive, stomach cancer, lung cancer, grandfather

 

Female in her 60s from an island in North Carolina. The island is a 'lost colony.'  Her father was born on Hog Island across from her island. A lot of Indian artifacts. Ships couldn't have landed in Roanoke because the water wasn't deep enough. There is no land left on the island to buy, it's all been bought. She was born in a house down the street behind an abandoned store. When she was young she went to Washington DC to work, met a man and married and had a child, got divorced, moved back to NC and married the same man again. 46 year old daughter, with two granddaughters and one great grandson. 39 year old, unmarried son, Chris. Great grandson is Daly, named after his great grandfather. Grand daughter married 3 1/2 years ago. 

North Carolina, Roanoke, island, lost colony, artifacts, indian, hog island, ships, washington dc, married, children, grand children, great grand children, Daly, Chris, history, heritage

 

Bertha. 90 year old woman born and raised in Barrow, Alaska. When she was a child, there we less than 50 houses and 100 people. Now there are a lot of people. Alcohol is a problem in the town. There is no bar. She adopted two girls and one boy. Her boy died in 1970s while seal hunting on the ice.

Barrow, Alaska, seal, hunting, alcohol, bar, adoption, drowning

 

Male in his 70's from Sneem, Ireland. His ambition was to get a house, property, settle down with a wife. He saw a woman in a fur coat when he was drunk as a young man and decided he'd get sober right then and get all those things...and the fur coat. He is married with two children, but no fur coat. Met his wife dancing. Competed in waltzing competitions and filled his house with plaques.

Sneem, Ireland, ambition, dancing, waltzing, wife, children, fur coat, drinking, marriage, competition, plaques

 

White woman 19-20 years old in Birmingham, England. Talking about travel, women, Tunisia, security

Birmingham life, language, english, travel, women, Tunisia, security

Conversation with Ron Daise, a performer and cultural advisor on Nickelodeon’s Gullah Gullah Island, on translating the Bible to Gullah, similarities with Gullah and Creole, the deterrent of speaking Gullah in public, DNA links of heritage, and the effects on communities when films represent their dialect or culture.

Gullah, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, Sea Islands, Bible, translation, New Testament, Spirit, Ghost, Creole, Nickelodeon, Binya, Hampton, Virginia, Geechee, Ogeechee River, Daughters of the Dust, Praise House, DNA test, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Bunce Island, rice plantations,

Woman in her 60s, behind the cash register of a store, talks with Eliza and her interns about the area, the island they are on rumored to be the real “Lost Colony”, seeing the Mona Lisa in Washington D.C., and going on an Alaskan Cruise to find a man to date.

Tidewater, Southern, North Carolina, Virginia, sister, brother, children, double first-cousins, great-grandson, Ferry, Coast Guard, Lost Colony, Hog Island, Chesapeake Bay, Washington DC, Mona Lisa, FBI, Alaska, Cruise, Norwegian Pearl, Switzerland, dating, alcoholic, harbor,

Three males, 23-years-old, at and around a Dublin Pub, singing Welsh songs, discussing DAT (Digital Audio Tape) Recording, traveling, Music Festivals, Rugby, how they met, hating the English, “Classy Birds”, and Welsh language. Some expletives used.

Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, 3 males, welsh songs, DAT (Digital Audio tape) Recorder, Trumpet, Welsh bands, Welsh, amateur bands, recording others, Superhero boots, Wrestling boots, insults, swearing, Llanelli, Carmathenshire, Classy Birds, Kilkenny, Ireland, Irish, English, National Folk Festival, Wicked Music Festival, Bala, lawyer,

Tilford talks about his family, about being adopted and being married with a baby on the way. He has lived in Louisiana his entire life.  He tells the story of when he got married and talks about his life. He likes to fish and bow hunt. 

Louisiana, bow hunt, deer, hunting, fishing, school, drop out, wedding, married, marriage, justice of the peace, birthday, adopted

 

White women in her 20s in the Birmingham community in England.  Talking about the funniest thing that she's ever done with a friend.

Birmingham life, language, English,  funniest moment, travelling, getting drunk, Star Wars, lasers

 

Maori woman from New Zealand talks about growing up in Taupo. They didn't have power or water and rode horses to school. Lived off the land. Tells a story about going pig hunting when she was 8. Talks about her about her tattoo. Talks about being Maori. Talks about her family, including her kids.

New Zealand, Maori, pig, hunting, land, lake, Taupo, hiding, tattoo, horses, kids, freezer works

 

A group of Welshmen sing songs in Welsh/Cymraeg/Gynraeg

Welsh, Wales, UK, singing, songs, Cymraeg, Gymraeg, Immersion

 

White male from Long Island. 27 years old. Chiropractor. Says 'Long Island' is pronounced as one word. Growing up near the city on Long Island was crowded. Not many trees or birds, a lot of businesses. Didn't like growing up there, but had good parents. Began playing ice hockey when he was 10 or 11, which helped his confidence and made his adolescence bearable. He had asthma as a kid. A chiropractor cured him of his asthma. Had been looking for a house for a year, found a lot of bad houses. The one he bought, he and his wife walked in and just felt it was it. A patient of his was the bank manager where he got the home loan but discovered the house had a lien on it. His wife's name is Lisa. They do everything together. Says the AMA has had it out for chiropractors for a long time and gave them a bad reputation. They have the lowest malpractice insurance rates because so few people are ever hurt by a chiropractor.

Long Island, chiropractor, dialect, city, trees, birds, business, childhood, parents, hockey, confidence, asthma, married, loan, lien, AMA, malpractice, insurance, house, wink, bank, manager, Lisa, reputation

 

White Jewish female. 26 years old from New Jersey. Lives in New York. Married just over 2 years to husband Drew. She's a graduate student studying clinical psychology, specializing in anorexia and body image distortion. Been in school for 2 years. 2 older brothers and 1 younger brother. Her childhood was very family oriented. She's an excellent wrestler and can protect herself. She relates better to men. Had a hard time relating to other women, especially when she went away to college and had roommates. Taught that she had to get an education. She couldn't understand the female point of view. No drugs of any kind in the house, all organic food. No red meat, no milk, no white sugar or flour. 

Jewish, female, graduate student, psychology, anorexia, body dismorphic disorder, family, college, education, women, communication, organic, chicken, red meat, milk, sugar, flour, whole grain, health, food, store, roommate, childhood, brother, school, married

 

Ethiopian male in his 30s. Born in the capital city Adisaddisabe. Living in Seattle for 5 years. 82 different languages in his country. Everyone speak Amharic. Also speak English, Arabic, French. It's a rich country that has oil, silver, gold, plastic. Coffee was first brought from Ethiopia. The government kicked him out of his country. Says there's too much corruption. Says Muslim population is growing fast and that they are serious people, they don't joke about religion. Thinks Christians are okay with joking, but not Muslims. Canada is his favorite place, quiet with nice people. Has one child, a 4 year old boy.

Democracy, Muslim, Ethiopia, Adisaddisabe, Christianity, Arabic, Seattle, Canada, traffic, language, Amharic, Google, T-Mobile, Boing, educated, gold, silver, plastic, oil, child, joke, serious, government, corruption, money, coffee

White female, Elie, adult in California. Volunteered in a trauma center. Has seen people being saved by emergency workers and nurses. Had to stop for financial reasons while she goes to school. Likes morbid things, like a car crash. Dominatrix? Talks about an Arabic male client, raised in England, chess champion with numerous masters degrees, celibate for 12 years, wanted her to castrate him. He was paying her $200 per session.

 

California, castration, dominant, mother, Arabic, masters degree, England, trauma, car crash, chess, Bobby Fischer, castration, blood, veins, arteries

Male. 40s. Taxi driver in St. Lucia in the Caribbean. He likes meeting new people. Started walking the streets and going to local places, meeting tourists. Had training and got his certificate to become a taxi driver. Talks about proposing to his now wife after they'd been together a long time. "Good things come to those who wait."

Caribbean, St. Lucia, taxi driver, people, hotels, tourists, English, American, German, Italian, training, certificate, courses, marriage, proposal, children

 

Male in his 50's from the Dominican Republic. Chief Joseph. He discusses needing more people in his office to help with the administrative work, so he can focus more on the people he represents instead of spending too much time at a desk. He feels he needs 2 or 3 more people. He wants people to be more focused on what is happening in their lives and individual situations in relation to the overall community. He wants everyone to develop a common vision.

Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Chief, office, help, administrative, desk, life, situation, community, vision