Author: zhuar198

It’s funny cause it’s a combination of our names. >___>

For this assignment, my friend Amanda brought up the idea to ask the people around what they thought was the biggest issue in NYC. I was reluctant at first to this idea, thinking it would have been too serious of a subject to ask random people on the streets, and how not everyone would be completely familiar with NYC. We still went with that question, and I think that it turned out to be a good one (nice choice Amanda, I was totally wrong haha). The people who answered generally had vague and short answers, and although they are all equally serious topics, one man delved deep into his story and told us about a serious issue that I found to be something that should be brought to attention: Homelessness. This anonymous person told us about how he ended up in that state, what life had been like afterwards, and I think that it’s important to realize how that could have been any other person, including us, under a chain of unfortunate circumstances. The majority of this audio clip is from him, and I’d like to share it with the rest of you. (Also Amanda and Julia too because they have the same files as me. 😛 )

The first thing our group did was think about the general impression that the Washington Square Memorial Park gave us. We looked around, and noticed all of the people, interacting with others, and being completely free to act however they want. It gave us a sense of connections, bonds, and a feeling of amazement of how this diverse group of humans could all come together and share this place with one another in happiness. That’s why we decided to focus on the theme of unity when we took these photos, trying to capture the small interactions between the people in this very special park. 🙂

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