Humans of Room 370

The website and popular Facebook page "Humans of New York," by Brandon Stanton has almost 10 million followers, and for a good reason ( http://www.humansofnewyork.com/ ). He interviews and photographs regular people on the streets of New York City, sharing their stories and pictures on his website. Stanton's work helps us to look past our differences and view each other as individuals. For this blog post, we'd like to share our own stories from room 370 to help readers get to know us a little better.

Question: What has been the most challenging experience of your life thus far?

"The most challenging experience is driving at certain times and on certain roads. Knowing when to turn around or turn onto a new road." -Sam 

"My most challenging experience was going through half of high school. My first two years was really hard and I had to do a lot of work. What's really hard about it is those exams. Listening to music and smelling lavender helped me to calm down." -Erin

"I used to be really afraid of going on roller coasters a lot. It looked really scary. I chose to go on slow rides the most. I overcame that challenge. It was years ago. It didn't seem as scary as it was.  I go on most of them now, except for the Mummy at Universal studios. I hated it! It was the worst." -Shane

"I take the train by myself to Albany. I was nervous the first time but I was fine. The train ride was 2 hours. I felt proud of myself after." -Stan

-T: What is something that is easy for you? 
-Chris: Math. Very hard [explained that he likes the problems hard]. 
-T: How do you feel when you solve a hard math problem? 
-Chris: Good. Very good. 
-T: What do you want to do when you get older? 
-Chris: Samsung tower [indicating he wants to work in the Samsung company tower in South Korea]. 


Question: What has been the most memorable experience of your life thus far?

"My most memorable experience was seeing all my graduated friends. I was super happy when I had a lot of friends around towns, neighborhoods, and school. Some other information is seeing them in school shows, watching them play sports such as basketball and softball." -Sam

"My most memorable experience was when I was going to Disney World when I was 4 years old. I stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. My brother was just a baby back then. When I woke up first thing in the morning I said my very first full sentence, 'Mommy, there are giraffes in our backyard!' When my mom heard my first sentence she was very pleased and happy." -Erin


"I had a memorable experience in Ireland. It was in 2011 and I was 12. It was my first time ever visiting another country. We went to pubs. We stayed at a cottage. Also, I was born in London. I was there a long time ago" -Danny

"This happened in 2009. I had a dream that I teamed up with some friends to defeat a giant robot. We ran into a museum and when we heard a loud boom there was a live t-Rex skeleton that helped us defeat the robot. We became friends with it. I remember my dad's voice waking me up." -Shane 

"I just got on the bike and I started pedaling. I learned how to stop by using the break. My dad helped me but I told him I knew how to ride a bike. I rode to the park with my dad. I still ride my bike."-Stan

T: What is something you like to do? 
Linus: Boston Library
T: What do you like to look at there? 
Linus: Marc Brown
T: Who is Marc Brown? 
Linus: Arthur the Aardvark [indicating Arthur the Aardvark books by Marc Brown]
T: Is there a Marc Brown exhibit at the library or at the Boston Children's Museum? 
Linus: Museum



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