Line Spkr StTime Content EnTime 1 VLD_int_01 0.5519 So 1.0076 2 VLD_int_01 1.0076 (pause 0.42) 1.4239 3 VLD_int_01 1.4239 tell me about- we'll start there. Tell me about, 4.0995 4 VLD_int_01 4.0995 (pause 0.88) 4.9761 5 VLD_int_01 4.9761 um, when you were younger 6.7797 6 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 6.9383 [Mm-hm.] 7.4036 7 VLD_int_01 6.9383 [and] 7.6601 8 VLD_int_01 7.8559 maybe the first house you remember growing up in. 10.2993 9 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 10.4485 10.7469 10 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 10.7469 (pause 0.14) 10.8822 11 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 10.8822 Um, 11.5257 12 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 11.5257 (pause 1.41) 12.9376 13 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 12.9376 wow. 13.6557 14 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 13.6557 (pause 0.45) 14.1080 15 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 14.1080 Um, 14.7581 16 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 14.7581 (pause 0.50) 15.2597 17 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 15.2597 15.4323 18 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 15.4323 (pause 0.56) 15.9956 19 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 15.9956 the first house I remember growing up in was, 18.4343 20 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 18.4343 (pause 0.25) 18.6814 21 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 18.6814 um, 19.2782 22 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 19.2782 (pause 0.64) 19.9208 23 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 19.9208 on Brookwood, 21.0455 24 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 21.0455 (pause 0.36) 21.4036 25 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 21.4036 but I remember 22.9009 26 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 22.9009 (pause 0.39) 23.2958 27 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 23.2958 going back and forth to Brookwood to West Magnolia 25.9487 28 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 25.9487 (pause 0.31) 26.2559 29 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 26.2559 all the time. 27.5662 30 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 27.5662 (pause 0.44) 28.0022 31 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 28.0022 And during that time, I believe my aunt was living on West Magnolia. 31.2862 32 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 31.2862 (pause 0.46) 31.7470 33 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 31.7470 Like, I have good and bad stories 33.8719 34 VLD_int_01 33.9339 [] 34.8665 35 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 34.0411 [] 34.3256 36 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 34.3256 (pause 0.21) 34.5400 37 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 34.5400 [from West] Magnolia, oh my goodness. 36.5218 38 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 36.8426 All the whoopings I used to get 39.1368 39 VLD_int_01 38.7964 [Mm-hm.] 39.6963 40 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 39.2347 [All the scabs.] 40.7548 41 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 40.9162 So I- I can't say I had- 42.5955 42 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 42.5955 (pause 0.63) 43.2243 43 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 43.2243 it was- it was still fun growing up. 44.9263 44 VLD_int_01 45.0475 Oh, I forgot [about Brookwood.] 46.4510 45 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 45.5651 [But-] 46.0048 46 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 46.8427 yeah. 47.4421 47 VLD_int_01 47.7091 Um, 48.2896 48 VLD_int_01 48.2896 (pause 0.15) 48.4412 49 VLD_int_01 48.4412 oh. 48.7300 50 VLD_int_01 48.7300 (pause 0.18) 48.9075 51 VLD_int_01 48.9075 Click your f- don't- yeah, if you- no, no. Keep it- 50.9587 52 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 50.9676 Oh. 51.2893 53 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 51.2893 (pause 0.10) 51.3872 54 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 51.3872 [Sorry, yeah. (whispered)] 52.1210 55 VLD_int_01 51.3872 [But if you wanna] do 'em- that- yep, [cause it's on the cord, and your fingernail-] 54.2945 56 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 53.0557 [Yeah, I keep forgetting about that. ] 55.7383 57 VLD_int_01 54.8975 [Yep, your fingernail.] 55.9653 58 VLD_int_01 56.4875 Um, 57.0869 59 VLD_int_01 57.0869 (pause 0.83) 57.9135 60 VLD_int_01 57.9135 okay. So 59.2377 61 VLD_int_01 59.2377 (pause 0.78) 60.0211 62 VLD_int_01 60.0211 when you were- when you were born, 61.5972 63 VLD_int_01 61.5972 (pause 1.42) 63.0175 64 VLD_int_01 63.0175 y'all had still lived in- then y'all moved over to Brookwood, [right?] Or like, when you were younger. 67.0883 65 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 65.5113 [Mm-hmm.] 65.9147 66 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 67.2459 67.3904 67 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 67.3904 (pause 0.11) 67.5024 68 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 67.5024 From- at- 68.1424 69 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 68.1424 (pause 0.11) 68.2531 70 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 68.2531 probably. Some of that stuff I don't [remember.] 70.4778 71 VLD_int_01 69.7229 [/Mm-hm/.] 70.2022 72 VLD_int_01 70.6358 Okay, so what do you remember- 71.9825 73 VLD_int_01 71.9825 (pause 0.09) 72.0711 74 VLD_int_01 72.0711 tell me a story about, like, how you- 73.7544 75 VLD_int_01 73.7544 (pause 0.11) 73.8626 76 VLD_int_01 73.8626 whatchu do remember when you were growing up. So tell me either about- either the house you remember, or. 77.8522 77 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 78.3595 Um. 79.4087 78 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 79.4087 (pause 2.65) 82.0563 79 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 82.0563 I can say Claudia Circle- 83.9028 80 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 83.9028 (pause 0.22) 84.1249 81 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 84.1249 I forgot about Claudia Circle, 85.3949 82 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 85.3949 (pause 0.26) 85.6561 83 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 85.6561 now that's where I actually 87.3142 84 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 87.3142 (pause 0.39) 87.7022 85 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 87.7022 remember 88.7180 86 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 88.7180 (pause 0.18) 88.8996 87 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 88.8996 growing up, having birthday parties, 91.0399 88 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 91.0399 (pause 0.42) 91.4642 89 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 91.4642 hanging out with friends, having sleepovers. 94.2471 90 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 94.2471 (pause 0.29) 94.5362 91 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 94.5362 On Claudia Circle. 95.6739 92 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 95.6739 (pause 0.51) 96.1868 93 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 96.1868 And 96.9087 94 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 96.9087 (pause 0.77) 97.6781 95 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 97.6781 I remember back then 99.5760 96 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 99.5760 (pause 0.13) 99.7055 97 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 99.7055 the neighborhood, it was pretty- 101.2583 98 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 101.2583 (pause 0.92) 102.1768 99 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 102.1768 I wouldn't say it was like ghetto, but 104.1639 100 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 104.1639 (pause 0.46) 104.6193 101 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 104.6193 it was a lot of black people that was living in that [neighborhood.] 107.6875 102 VLD_int_01 107.3991 [Mm-hm.] 107.7425 103 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 108.0177 And everybody knew everybody in the neighborhood, like I remember next door- my cousins 112.8149 104 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 112.8149 (pause 0.33) 113.1497 105 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 113.1497 lived next door. Mind you, I didn't know they were my cousins until my mom told me later on. 116.7448 106 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 116.7448 (pause 0.35) 117.0983 107 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 117.0983 And then, um, 118.4831 108 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 118.4831 (pause 0.99) 119.4708 109 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 119.4708 my 119.8671 110 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 119.8671 (pause 0.27) 120.1376 111 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 120.1376 Godmother, 121.0608 112 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 121.0608 (pause 0.17) 121.2287 113 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 121.2287 she lived across the street from us, um, /RD-NAME-2/. 123.6441 114 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 123.6441 (pause 0.59) 124.2307 115 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 124.2307 And next door to her was 125.9839 116 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 125.9839 (pause 0.89) 126.8736 117 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 126.8736 her daughter, and the next door beside her was, I think, her cousins. 131.0703 118 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 131.0703 (pause 0.38) 131.4508 119 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 131.4508 So it was- the neighborhood was almost like a family 134.2672 120 VLD_int_01 134.4735 Mm-hm. 134.7699 121 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 134.7335 type of situation. But other than that 136.6499 122 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 137.4837 it's- 138.1048 123 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 138.1048 (pause 0.18) 138.2810 124 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 138.2810 138.7800 125 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 138.7800 (pause 0.50) 139.2836 126 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 139.2836 to it- well right now people say it was the ghetto, but 141.4602 127 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 141.4602 (pause 0.24) 141.6980 128 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 141.6980 growing up it wasn't the ghetto to me 143.4411 129 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 143.4411 (pause 0.21) 143.6556 130 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 143.6556 because that's how I- 145.3796 131 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 145.3796 (pause 0.98) 146.3600 132 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 146.3600 I didn't think it was ghetto at that time. 148.2439 133 VLD_int_01 148.4668 Right. 148.7932 134 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 148.8864 You know. 149.3201 135 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 149.3201 (pause 0.40) 149.7164 136 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 149.7164 But 150.0895 137 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 150.0895 (pause 0.21) 150.2946 138 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 150.2946 looking back now, some people probably say, yeah it was kind of like that. 154.1919 139 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 154.1919 (pause 0.45) 154.6433 140 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 154.6433 But 155.0956 141 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 155.0956 (pause 0.69) 155.7810 142 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 155.7810 I felt like my life was 157.2825 143 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 157.2825 (pause 0.33) 157.6173 144 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 157.6173 pretty easy. My mom made sure 159.8975 145 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 159.8975 (pause 0.55) 160.4524 146 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 160.4524 that I was safe, so I think 162.8948 147 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 162.8948 (pause 0.68) 163.5756 148 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 163.5756 that wasn't ghetto to me, [] so. 166.2938 149 VLD_int_01 164.9689 [Right.] 165.3878 150 VLD_int_01 166.7455 Let's see, so it was you- 168.8997 151 VLD_int_01 168.8997 (pause 0.53) 169.4257 152 VLD_int_01 169.4257 how many- wait, let me b- how man siblings do you have? 171.4261 153 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 172.0174 Um, I have [five.] 173.5572 154 VLD_int_01 173.3603 [You have] five. [And] 175.0467 155 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 174.0784 [Mm-hm.] 174.4701 156 VLD_int_01 175.3644 at that time it was 177.2353 157 VLD_int_01 177.2353 (pause 0.87) 178.1100 158 VLD_int_01 178.1100 you, 179.1125 159 VLD_int_01 179.1125 (pause 0.47) 179.5835 160 VLD_int_01 179.5835 /RD-NAME-2/ and Cedric [right?] 181.0989 161 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 180.8285 [Right.] 181.3016 162 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 181.4766 Mm-hm. 182.0921 163 VLD_int_01 182.1247 Before it- 182.7517 164 VLD_int_01 182.7517 (pause 0.76) 183.5078 165 VLD_int_01 183.5078 before y'all, and then 184.6456 166 VLD_int_01 184.6456 (pause 0.14) 184.7855 167 VLD_int_01 184.7855 /RD-NAME-3/ and /RD-NAME-3/- /RD-NAME-3/ came- /RD-NAME-3/ was Claudia Circle. 188.4878 168 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 188.4878 Right. 189.0100 169 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 189.1956 [/RD-NAME-3/ and /RD-NAME-3/] is Claudia Circle, 190.8557 170 VLD_int_01 189.1956 [Um.] 189.8864 171 VLD_int_01 189.8864 (pause 0.71) 190.5927 172 VLD_int_01 190.5927 [And yeah.] 191.2287 173 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 190.9893 [mm-hm.] 191.6555 174 VLD_int_01 191.7649 Um, okay. 192.7945 175 VLD_int_01 192.7945 (pause 0.11) 192.9064 176 VLD_int_01 192.9064 So tell me how- cause you were the baby for a while, cause there's a gap between you and [/RD-NAME-3/] 196.7863 177 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 196.5053 [Mm-hm.] 197.4106 178 VLD_int_01 196.9783 [so tell me] about being the baby. 198.4217 179 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 199.6378 [Um.] 200.3354 180 VLD_int_01 199.6378 [Or when you] 200.3179 181 VLD_int_01 200.6268 lost your 201.2139 182 VLD_int_01 201.2139 (pause 0.14) 201.3538 183 VLD_int_01 201.3538 position. 201.8107 184 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 201.9506 203.7962 185 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 203.7962 (pause 0.57) 204.3698 186 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 204.3698 Being the baby I can say it was a little hard, 207.8078 187 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 207.8078 (pause 0.38) 208.1878 188 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 208.1878 but 208.6754 189 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 208.6754 (pause 0.62) 209.2929 190 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 209.2929 it was still kind of fun because my older siblings, 212.0011 191 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 212.0011 (pause 0.27) 212.2716 192 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 212.2716 they protected me. 213.2368 193 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 213.2368 (pause 0.45) 213.6835 194 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 213.6835 But I can say it's this one story, like, we was riding our bicycles around the neighborhood 218.3688 195 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 218.3688 (pause 0.51) 218.8817 196 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 218.8817 and I had a tricycle 220.2806 197 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 220.2806 (pause 0.13) 220.4112 198 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 220.4112 because, like, I didn't know how to ride a bicycle. 222.1076 199 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 222.1076 (pause 0.34) 222.4480 200 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 222.4480 And this 222.9282 201 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 222.9282 (pause 0.13) 223.0588 202 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 223.0588 dog literally chased us 225.3750 203 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 225.3750 (pause 0.47) 225.8416 204 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 225.8416 226.5784 205 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 226.5784 (pause 0.14) 226.7136 206 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 226.7136 and my brother and sister, they left me and it was- I was like, wait for me and they up there laughing. But 231.8279 207 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 231.8279 (pause 0.18) 232.0042 208 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 232.0042 that's one of the stories I- I was talking to my mom about it yesterday, 234.6993 209 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 234.6993 (pause 0.41) 235.1134 210 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 235.1134 but, like, little situations like that. 237.3843 211 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 237.3843 (pause 0.41) 237.7937 212 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 237.7937 it was funny at- it was 239.2798 213 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 239.2798 (pause 0.17) 239.4490 214 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 239.4490 funny now, but at the time it wasn't. 241.0764 215 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 241.0764 (pause 0.50) 241.5800 216 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 241.5800 But, um, 242.4146 217 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 242.4146 (pause 0.65) 243.0656 218 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 243.0656 243.1589 219 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 243.1589 (pause 0.09) 243.2475 220 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 243.2475 being the baby, it was- it was okay. 245.3225 221 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 245.3225 (pause 0.48) 245.8027 222 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 245.8027 But I felt lonely though at the same time, because 248.6791 223 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 248.6791 (pause 0.33) 249.0099 224 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 249.0099 there's like, a nine year age difference between me and my older sister. 253.0480 225 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 253.0480 (pause 0.47) 253.5171 226 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 253.5171 So it was like 255.1570 227 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 255.1570 (pause 1.51) 256.6646 228 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 256.6646 basically I guess she can- I- I guess you could say like, she was upset that I was the baby, 261.2846 229 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 261.2846 (pause 0.34) 261.6203 230 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 261.6203 because 262.6101 231 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 262.6101 (pause 0.55) 263.1582 232 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 263.1582 like 263.5685 233 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 263.5685 (pause 0.84) 264.4125 234 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 264.4125 it was just only me and my bro- like 265.9581 235 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 265.9581 (pause 0.44) 266.3933 236 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 266.3933 I don't know. 267.1068 237 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 267.1068 (pause 0.30) 267.4052 238 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 267.4052 But 267.9359 239 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 267.9359 (pause 0.76) 268.6921 240 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 268.6921 I don't know. 269.4056 241 VLD_int_01 269.6518 [Yeah.] 270.0770 242 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 269.8383 [It- it was-] it's- 270.6670 243 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 271.0833 it's like a- 272.4346 244 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 272.4346 (pause 0.14) 272.5745 245 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 272.5745 a good and bad situation, I guess. I don't know. 275.2231 246 VLD_int_01 276.3832 Then what is, um, 277.9201 247 VLD_int_01 277.9201 (pause 0.20) 278.1178 248 VLD_int_01 278.1178 so then how- what's the difference between you and /RD-NAME-3/? 280.4166 249 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 282.3406 I can say when /RD-NAME-3/ was born, like, I can say I- 285.7118 250 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 285.7118 (pause 0.54) 286.2519 251 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 286.2519 I met my best friend. Like I tell my little sister 289.3517 252 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 289.3517 (pause 0.23) 289.5803 253 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 289.5803 any and everything that's going on in my situ- 291.8791 254 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 291.8791 (pause 0.22) 292.1029 255 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 292.1029 in my life. And 293.4225 256 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 293.4225 (pause 0.93) 294.3495 257 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 294.3495 I had my moments where it's like- I was like, she's here and 297.5114 258 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 297.5114 (pause 0.19) 297.7034 259 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 297.7034 why she's here, I was the baby. But, 299.8741 260 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 299.8741 (pause 0.36) 300.2369 261 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 300.2369 I still can say 301.4726 262 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 301.4726 (pause 0.27) 301.7384 263 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 301.7384 I didn't feel lonely anymore. 303.2305 264 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 303.2305 (pause 0.65) 303.8778 265 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 303.8778 And I felt like I could- I could connect with someone because me and her, we're only like 307.1907 266 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 307.1907 (pause 0.46) 307.6538 267 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 307.6538 four or five years apart, 308.7542 268 VLD_int_01 308.8149 Mm-hm. 309.2154 269 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 309.3278 so. 309.8967 270 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 309.8967 (pause 0.25) 310.1484 271 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 310.1484 Um, 310.9176 272 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 310.9176 (pause 0.76) 311.6770 273 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 311.6770 even though she was a little mean little girl, but 313.7015 274 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 313.7015 (pause 0.32) 314.0215 275 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 314.0215 I can say 314.9774 276 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 314.9774 (pause 0.13) 315.1080 277 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 315.1080 when she came along 316.2312 278 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 316.2312 (pause 0.64) 316.8696 279 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 316.8696 there was some positive things that started to happen. 319.4062 280 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 319.4062 (pause 0.68) 320.0908 281 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 320.0908 And then /RD-NAME-3/ came along and, 321.9326 282 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 321.9326 (pause 0.31) 322.2451 283 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 322.2451 oh, I get two. 323.0442 284 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 323.0442 (pause 0.37) 323.4108 285 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 323.4108 Good. 323.8853 286 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 323.8853 (pause 0.46) 324.3410 287 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 324.3410 Great. 324.8283 288 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 324.8283 (pause 0.31) 325.1398 289 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 325.1398 326.0677 290 VLD_int_01 326.1656 How- how far is their age difference? 327.8070 291 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 327.8070 They're a year apart. 328.7302 292 VLD_int_01 328.9671 Ah, okay. I - I didn't know if it was a year or two. 331.2893 293 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 331.5644 Yeah. 332.1376 294 VLD_int_01 332.9763 Um, 333.6129 295 VLD_int_01 333.6129 (pause 0.13) 333.7434 296 VLD_int_01 333.7434 okay. So where'd you- 336.8564 297 VLD_int_01 336.8564 (pause 1.28) 338.1317 298 VLD_int_01 338.1317 did you play outside a lot 339.2788 299 VLD_int_01 339.2788 (pause 0.13) 339.4047 300 VLD_int_01 339.4047 or were you [/inaudible/?] 341.2838 301 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 340.0901 [Oh my goodness] yes, I was outside all the time. And that's one thing I can say the difference between 346.9521 302 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 347.1246 growing up in the nineties, and the kids 348.9571 303 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 348.9571 (pause 0.36) 349.3199 304 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 349.3199 that were growing up in the nineties with me, 351.0222 305 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 351.0222 (pause 0.26) 351.2774 306 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 351.2774 compared to the kids now. 352.5705 307 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 352.5705 (pause 0.27) 352.8442 308 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 352.8442 There are so many kids that's inside instead of going outside, like- 356.1269 309 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 356.1269 (pause 1.70) 357.8232 310 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 357.8232 like, what are you doing? 358.7637 311 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 358.7637 (pause 0.24) 359.0067 312 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 359.0067 But 359.3378 313 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 359.3378 (pause 0.07) 359.4077 314 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 359.4077 being outside back then, I can say I was smaller. 362.1597 315 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 362.1597 (pause 0.30) 362.4619 316 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 362.4619 I was (laughing) heavier. 365.1282 317 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 365.1282 (pause 0.63) 365.7623 318 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 365.7623 But 366.3008 319 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 366.3008 (pause 2.09) 368.3904 320 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 368.3904 Mm-mm. 368.9453 321 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 368.9453 (pause 0.14) 369.0898 322 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 369.0898 I don't- I don't understand why kids are indoors 371.1013 323 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 371.1013 (pause 0.33) 371.4353 324 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 371.4353 all the time now, but. 372.6384 325 VLD_int_01 372.7549 Electronics. 373.7854 326 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 373.8031 Right. 374.3627 327 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 374.3627 (pause 0.24) 374.6005 328 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 374.6005 But still. 375.7020 329 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 375.7020 (pause 1.37) 377.0718 330 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 377.0718 I don't know. 377.6873 331 VLD_int_01 379.3782 So let's talk about school a little bit. [Where'd you-] where'd you go to school? 382.3343 332 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 380.9122 [Mm-hm.] 381.3331 333 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 382.8837 I went to school at /RD-SCHOOL-3/ High [School.] 384.8422 334 VLD_int_01 384.4178 [Let's go] back, we're going back to- let's go to [kid school.] 386.5861 335 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 386.0592 [Okay-] baby school, [okay.] 387.5513 336 VLD_int_01 387.2995 [so.] 388.0083 337 VLD_int_01 388.4410 And, [so-] 389.3689 338 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 389.0938 [Ooh.] 389.7483 339 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 391.0420 /RD-SCHOOL-5/ 391.9699 340 VLD_int_01 392.1331 Okay cause you- that's when you were over on that [side, okay.] 394.6464 341 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 394.0496 [Right.] 394.8594 342 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 395.0512 Um, /RD-SCHOOL-5/. Um, 397.2288 343 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 397.2288 (pause 0.38) 397.6065 344 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 397.6065 growing up there it was- 399.0476 345 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 399.0476 (pause 1.42) 400.4723 346 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 400.4723 it was- it was okay. 401.8713 347 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 401.8713 (pause 0.55) 402.4261 348 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 402.4261 Um, 403.0327 349 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 403.0327 (pause 1.67) 404.7053 350 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 404.7053 I don't know. Throughout school I had bad experiences, but lemme just think- talk about the positives. 409.4000 351 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 409.4000 (pause 0.48) 409.8849 352 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 409.8849 Um, 410.6178 353 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 410.6178 (pause 1.88) 412.4952 354 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 412.4952 It was- it was okay. 414.1412 355 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 414.1412 (pause 0.97) 415.1102 356 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 415.1102 Um, 415.6231 357 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 415.6231 (pause 0.28) 415.9076 358 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 415.9076 I remember my first teacher, 417.5349 359 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 417.5349 (pause 0.27) 417.8054 360 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 417.8054 my first kindergarten teacher, Miss /RD-NAME-1/. 419.7265 361 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 419.7265 (pause 0.45) 420.1732 362 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 420.1732 She- 421.3705 363 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 421.3705 (pause 0.20) 421.5721 364 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 421.5721 she was pretty good. 422.7005 365 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 422.7005 (pause 0.37) 423.0680 366 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 423.0680 Um, 423.5685 367 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 423.5685 (pause 1.48) 425.0497 368 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 425.0497 and we had a para-pro, her name was Miss /RD-NAME-1/, she was a black woman. 428.1869 369 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 428.1869 (pause 0.50) 428.6850 370 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 428.6850 And even though Miss /RD-NAME-1/, she had her moments where 431.7345 371 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 431.7345 (pause 0.83) 432.5636 372 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 432.5636 she would show her favoritism to the 434.9184 373 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 434.9184 (pause 0.31) 435.2299 374 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 435.2299 white kids, Miss /RD-NAME-1/ will be there to balance it out. 438.3529 375 VLD_int_01 438.4706 [Hm.] 438.8156 376 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 438.6431 [And] like, she would show her 440.0793 377 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 440.5726 affection to the black kids and the white kids. 443.0499 378 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 443.0499 (pause 0.50) 443.5467 379 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 443.5467 But, um, 444.2147 380 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 444.2147 (pause 1.85) 446.0693 381 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 446.0693 what else? 447.0905 382 VLD_int_01 448.4316 When you say you had bad experiences, was it like, just the way the kids 451.4998 383 VLD_int_01 451.4998 (pause 0.14) 451.6396 384 VLD_int_01 451.6396 treated you? Was it [the-] 453.0712 385 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 452.7168 [I-] it was both, the kids and some of the teachers. Um, mind you during that time /RD-SCHOOL-5/, it was 458.7581 386 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 459.1311 majority of white kids that was going to the school, at the time. Of course there was black kids, but 463.8677 387 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 463.8677 (pause 0.42) 464.2865 388 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 464.2865 I remember from growing up there was a l- there was more white kids that was going. 467.7976 389 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 467.7976 (pause 0.49) 468.2863 390 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 468.2863 But, um, 469.1072 391 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 469.1072 (pause 0.63) 469.7412 392 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 469.7412 I do remember being made fun of all the time, cause I was always taller 473.5312 393 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 473.5312 (pause 0.28) 473.8156 394 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 473.8156 than all of my classmates. And I always got made 476.0622 395 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 476.0622 (pause 0.18) 476.2394 396 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 476.2394 fun of because of that. 477.4471 397 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 477.4471 (pause 0.51) 477.9591 398 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 477.9591 But it- 478.4907 399 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 478.4907 (pause 0.47) 478.9570 400 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 478.9570 in middle school it helped. 481.2687 401 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 481.2687 (pause 0.53) 481.8005 402 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 481.8005 But, um, I can say out of all of the- the teachers when I went to /RD-SCHOOL-5/, Miss /RD-NAME-1/ was my favorite teacher. She was hard 488.1831 403 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 488.1831 (pause 0.41) 488.5925 404 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 488.5925 but 489.1396 405 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 489.1396 (pause 0.15) 489.2873 406 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 489.2873 she wanted the best for her kids. 491.9111 407 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 491.9111 (pause 0.44) 492.3545 408 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 492.3545 And I can say she was 494.0145 409 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 494.0145 (pause 0.29) 494.3083 410 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 494.3083 one of my favorite teachers. 495.7479 411 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 495.7479 (pause 0.60) 496.3442 412 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 496.3442 She was very strict and she 498.6057 413 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 498.6057 (pause 0.46) 499.0626 414 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 499.0626 wanted me to 499.9842 415 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 499.9842 (pause 0.53) 500.5128 416 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 500.5128 get stuff down, but 501.9723 417 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 501.9723 (pause 0.60) 502.5729 418 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 502.5729 it was worth it. I wish all the teachers was like that, honestly, 505.6970 419 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 505.6970 (pause 0.35) 506.0505 420 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 506.0505 at /RD-SCHOOL-5/ because 507.5598 421 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 507.5598 (pause 2.72) 510.2835 422 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 510.2835 teachers aren't like that anymore. 511.8036 423 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 511.8036 (pause 0.28) 512.0872 424 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 512.0872 Or at the time. 512.9260 425 VLD_int_01 512.9545 Was /RD-SCHOOL-2/ built when you were 514.7264 426 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 514.8756 [ 534.5756 442 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 534.5756 (pause 2.58) 537.1579 443 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 537.1579 the teachers 538.0678 444 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 538.0678 (pause 0.25) 538.3143 445 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 538.3143 were good, 539.0863 446 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 539.0863 (pause 0.34) 539.4287 447 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 539.4287 um, but I had a horrible experience at /RD-SCHOOL-2/. 542.7292 448 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 542.7292 (pause 0.40) 543.1339 449 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 543.1339 I had- that's when I first experienced having 545.6612 450 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 545.6612 (pause 0.22) 545.8850 451 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 545.8850 panic attacks. 546.9764 452 VLD_int_01 547.2131 Hm. 547.5534 453 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 547.6094 When I, um, 548.5140 454 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 548.5140 (pause 0.34) 548.8544 455 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 548.8544 went to /RD-SCHOOL-2/ and- 550.4725 456 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 550.4725 (pause 1.59) 552.0662 457 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 552.0662 sorry. 552.6859 458 VLD_int_01 553.0827 Okay. 553.5055 459 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 553.7169 Because 554.5688 460 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 554.5688 (pause 0.23) 554.7969 461 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 554.7969 I had some 555.5316 462 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 555.5316 (pause 0.60) 556.1314 463 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 556.1314 bad things happen to me then. 557.7930 464 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 557.7930 (pause 0.90) 558.6904 465 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 558.6904 But, um, 559.4334 466 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 559.4334 (pause 5.08) 564.5172 467 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 564.5172 I'm sorry just give me one [second.] 566.4067 468 VLD_int_01 566.0466 [Take-] 566.3422 469 VLD_int_01 566.6636 take your time. 567.4067 470 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 570.6238 It's just- kids are just so mean, you know, 573.1744 471 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 573.1744 (pause 0.31) 573.4822 472 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 573.4822 and then when you have teachers 575.4051 473 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 575.4051 (pause 1.01) 576.4189 474 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 576.4189 that 576.8934 475 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 576.8934 (pause 1.80) 578.6981 476 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 578.6981 wouldn't believe you when certain things happen, like they will be on the b- 582.2792 477 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 582.2792 (pause 0.15) 582.4275 478 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 582.4275 the bad kids' side, 583.6679 479 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 583.6679 (pause 0.44) 584.1108 480 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 584.1108 it kind of makes you feel 585.4866 481 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 585.4866 (pause 0.14) 585.6254 482 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 585.6254 vulnerable. And it's like, 586.8110 483 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 586.8110 (pause 0.45) 587.2621 484 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 587.2621 you're my teacher, like, can you help me out, you're my principal, you should help me out. 590.8376 485 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 590.8376 (pause 0.11) 590.9495 486 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 590.9495 But when you're not helping me out it's like, what else can I do? 593.8290 487 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 593.8290 (pause 0.36) 594.1847 488 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 594.1847 But I turn to my mom and I just thank God for my mom so much, because 598.1146 489 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 598.1146 (pause 0.19) 598.3048 490 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 598.3048 if she didn't come out to that school 599.8022 491 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 599.8022 (pause 1.06) 600.8601 492 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 600.8601 Lord knows what would've happened to me, you know. 603.5028 493 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 603.5028 (pause 0.48) 603.9834 494 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 603.9834 But, um- 604.9368 495 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 604.9368 (pause 1.32) 606.2533 496 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 606.2533 and then when I got into fifth grade, I, um, 608.3916 497 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 608.3916 (pause 1.17) 609.5593 498 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 609.5593 I had a teacher named Miss /RD-NAME-3/ it was- 612.0484 499 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 612.0484 (pause 0.39) 612.4354 500 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 612.4354 and 613.0649 501 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 613.0649 (pause 0.41) 613.4743 502 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 613.4743 she's the first teacher to ever taught me how to appreciate being black. 616.9148 503 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 616.9148 (pause 0.19) 617.1058 504 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 617.1058 Because every morning, 618.7238 505 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 618.7238 (pause 0.96) 619.6844 506 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 619.6844 we would get up 620.4025 507 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 620.4025 (pause 0.26) 620.6627 508 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 620.6627 after the /Peldge-/ Pledge of Allegiance, we would always sing Lift Every Voice and Sing. 624.3324 509 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 624.3324 (pause 0.40) 624.7278 510 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 624.7278 And that (crying) right there, 626.0993 511 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 626.0993 (pause 0.92) 627.0164 512 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 627.0164 to this day I appreciate her. (crying) 628.9430 513 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 628.9430 (pause 3.21) 632.1578 514 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 632.1578 Because growing up being black and dark-skinned, I just 636.0326 515 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 636.0326 (pause 0.47) 636.4989 516 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 636.4989 felt like I wasn't good enough, but- 638.9922 517 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 638.9922 (pause 1.86) 640.8523 518 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 640.8523 I still have my moments today, but 642.8806 519 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 642.8806 (pause 1.83) 644.7131 520 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 644.7131 she really opened my eyes and 647.0714 521 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 647.0714 (pause 1.48) 648.5536 522 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 648.5536 made me feel like, okay you can be black and you can still be Maya Angelou. You can Martin Luther King. You can be Rosa Parks. 654.8476 523 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 654.8476 (pause 0.63) 655.4762 524 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 655.4762 You can be Thurgood Marshall. 657.0029 525 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 657.0029 (pause 0.47) 657.4719 526 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 657.4719 And be black and be great, 659.2074 527 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 659.2074 (pause 0.13) 659.3408 528 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 659.3408 you know. And 660.2232 529 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 660.2232 (pause 0.66) 660.8842 530 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 660.8842 I can say that was the one experience that 663.1815 531 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 663.1815 (pause 0.37) 663.5505 532 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 663.5505 was so positive out of my entire experience at /RD-SCHOOL-2/, was being in her class 668.7347 533 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 668.7347 (pause 0.70) 669.4333 534 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 669.4333 and appreciating 670.8252 535 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 670.8252 (pause 0.20) 671.0233 536 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 671.0233 being black, 672.0066 537 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 672.0066 (pause 0.35) 672.3616 538 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 672.3616 you know. 672.8278 539 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 672.8278 (pause 1.23) 674.0579 540 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 674.0579 And then after that 674.9626 541 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 674.9626 (pause 0.14) 675.1071 542 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 675.1071 I left /RD-SCHOOL-2/ and 677.2474 543 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 677.2474 (pause 0.47) 677.7165 544 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 677.7165 went to /RD-SCHOOL-6/. And /RD-SCHOOL-6/ 680.5096 545 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 680.5096 (pause 1.00) 681.5121 546 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 681.5121 um, was an amazing experience for me because I experienced 686.0249 547 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 686.0249 (pause 0.44) 686.4679 548 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 686.4679 being around 687.4059 549 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 687.4059 (pause 0.24) 687.6420 550 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 687.6420 other kids besides 689.0586 551 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 689.0586 (pause 0.12) 689.1752 552 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 689.1752 black kids. 690.0154 553 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 690.0154 (pause 0.40) 690.4202 554 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 690.4202 I got experience being around Asian kids, um, 693.0221 555 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 693.0221 (pause 0.88) 693.9025 556 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 693.9025 Latinos, and 695.2174 557 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 695.2174 (pause 0.48) 695.6977 558 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 695.6977 it was- 696.4190 559 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 696.4190 (pause 0.64) 697.0639 560 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 697.0639 it was different for me. 698.3759 561 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 698.3759 (pause 0.46) 698.8396 562 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 698.8396 And I really enjoyed 700.3588 563 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 700.3588 (pause 0.12) 700.4754 564 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 700.4754 that environment. Not only that 701.9339 565 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 701.9339 (pause 0.37) 702.3032 566 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 702.3032 but I've also experienced my- I also learned my talents, like 705.6736 567 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 705.6736 (pause 0.42) 706.0932 568 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 706.0932 I didn't know I could be that good at music 707.9071 569 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 707.9071 (pause 0.13) 708.0414 570 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 708.0414 until I got in middle school. Um, 709.8816 571 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 709.8816 (pause 0.65) 710.5314 572 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 710.5314 I didn't think that I was 711.9870 573 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 711.9870 (pause 0.93) 712.9217 574 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 712.9217 so knowledgable about history until I go in middle school. 716.1437 575 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 716.1437 (pause 0.17) 716.3163 576 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 716.3163 So I can say 717.7291 577 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 717.7291 (pause 0.64) 718.3670 578 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 718.3670 transitioning from /RD-SCHOOL-2/ to /RD-SCHOOL-6/ 721.4958 579 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 721.4958 (pause 0.31) 721.8073 580 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 721.8073 it was a 722.7959 581 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 722.7959 (pause 0.51) 723.3041 582 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 723.3041 huge jump for me. 724.7496 583 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 724.7496 (pause 0.41) 725.1591 584 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 725.1591 And I got to experience, um, 727.0149 585 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 727.0149 (pause 0.22) 727.2341 586 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 727.2341 going out of town, even though that was kind of hard for my mom. You know how my mom [is,] 730.4552 587 VLD_int_01 730.3293 [I] do. 731.0754 588 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 731.1127 so. 732.3869 589 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 732.3869 (pause 0.59) 732.9723 590 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 732.9723 But I can say, um, 734.8168 591 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 734.8168 (pause 2.27) 737.0916 592 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 737.0916 the difference between the schools 738.8513 593 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 738.8513 (pause 2.67) 741.5176 594 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 741.5176 it was a amazing jump. 742.9770 595 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 742.9770 (pause 0.55) 743.5255 596 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 743.5255 But it's- it's kind of sad though, because some of those kids that went to, 747.0739 597 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 747.0739 (pause 0.55) 747.6241 598 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 747.6241 um, /RD-SCHOOL-4/, they didn't experience some of the things I experienced at /RD-SCHOOL-2/- at /RD-SCHOOL-6/ because 752.9865 599 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 752.9865 (pause 1.44) 754.4246 600 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 754.4246 of the, 755.0634 601 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 755.0634 (pause 0.23) 755.2919 602 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 755.2919 you know, like the different sides of towns and 758.0827 603 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 758.0827 (pause 1.34) 759.4232 604 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 759.4232 they uplift one school then they do the other school, 762.5232 605 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 762.5232 (pause 0.24) 762.7656 606 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 762.7656 so. 763.3316 607 VLD_int_01 764.0703 [Yeah.] 764.4752 608 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 764.3734 [] That's a disadvantage of being in this town, 766.3878 609 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 767.4360 but 767.7422 610 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 767.7422 (pause 0.16) 767.9070 611 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 767.9070 other than that- 768.7023 612 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 768.7023 (pause 0.44) 769.1427 613 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 769.1427 oh. 769.4953 614 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 769.4953 (pause 1.16) 770.6525 615 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 770.6525 /RD-SCHOOL-5/ 771.8426 616 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 771.8426 (pause 0.56) 772.4058 617 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 772.4058 /RD-SCHOOL-5/ was a little different for me because 775.7153 618 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 775.7153 (pause 1.25) 776.9652 619 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 776.9652 777.1994 620 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 777.1994 (pause 0.85) 778.0507 621 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 778.0507 I don't know. I- 779.1139 622 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 779.1139 (pause 0.60) 779.7145 623 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 779.7145 I was just going with the flow when I was in high school. 782.0739 624 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 782.0739 (pause 0.41) 782.4796 625 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 782.4796 It was like, look I'm just trying to get to college, I don't care about y'all. 786.5587 626 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 786.5587 (pause 0.45) 787.0064 627 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 787.0064 I was in marching band, I was in Key Club, um, 790.1109 628 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 790.1109 (pause 0.89) 791.0007 629 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 791.0007 791.2212 630 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 791.2212 (pause 0.65) 791.8680 631 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 791.8680 I did a lot of things when I was in 793.4580 632 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 793.4580 (pause 0.26) 793.7191 633 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 793.7191 high school, but 794.7590 634 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 794.7590 (pause 0.40) 795.1544 635 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 795.1544 um, 795.6953 636 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 795.6953 (pause 0.68) 796.3714 637 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 796.3714 as far as socializing, I really stayed to myself 799.9676 638 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 799.9676 (pause 0.40) 800.3704 639 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 800.3704 a lot. 800.8460 640 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 800.8460 (pause 0.36) 801.2097 641 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 801.2097 I had a couple of friends but they were upperclassmen, 803.5598 642 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 803.5598 (pause 0.28) 803.8396 643 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 803.8396 and so every time 804.6835 644 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 804.6835 (pause 0.24) 804.9251 645 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 804.9251 an upperclassmen friend would graduate, I would be by myself. 807.5664 646 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 807.5664 (pause 0.63) 808.1929 647 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 808.1929 So it was kind of hard by the time I got to my junior and senior year, I probably only had like, one or two friends 813.1720 648 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 813.1720 (pause 0.44) 813.6103 649 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 813.6103 at the time- excuse me. And 815.1164 650 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 815.1164 (pause 0.37) 815.4885 651 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 815.4885 my other friends were probably like, in band 817.8169 652 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 817.8169 (pause 0.46) 818.2807 653 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 818.2807 but 818.7237 654 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 818.7237 (pause 0.14) 818.8636 655 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 818.8636 band friends are totally different from, 820.5422 656 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 820.5422 (pause 0.69) 821.2361 657 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 821.2361 you know, friends outside of your 822.6946 658 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 822.6946 (pause 0.99) 823.6868 659 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 823.6868 extracurricular activities. 825.0945 660 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 825.0945 (pause 0.14) 825.2368 661 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 825.2368 But, um, 825.8609 662 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 825.8609 (pause 0.88) 826.7374 663 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 826.7374 after high school I went to, um, 828.5515 664 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 828.5515 (pause 0.24) 828.7937 665 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 828.7937 college. 829.6659 666 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 829.6659 (pause 0.52) 830.1815 667 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 830.1815 Actually I forgot to tell you, my mom wanted me to go to /RD-SCHOOL-2/ 834.2428 668 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 834.2428 (pause 0.38) 834.6252 669 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 834.6252 and to become a phlebotomist, 836.0893 670 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 836.0893 (pause 0.39) 836.4801 671 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 836.4801 but I didn't wanna do that. 837.4640 672 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 837.4640 (pause 0.58) 838.0469 673 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 838.0469 I wanted to go to UGA 839.6070 674 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 839.6070 (pause 0.44) 840.0463 675 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 840.0463 and be in the band, 841.5105 676 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 841.5105 (pause 0.65) 842.1586 677 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 842.1586 um, I got accepted into UGA and I had a scholarship at UGA. 845.8321 678 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 845.8321 (pause 0.75) 846.5819 679 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 846.5819 Um, I auditioned at /RD-SCHOOL-8/ 849.1665 680 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 849.1665 (pause 0.22) 849.3890 681 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 849.3890 and 850.0522 682 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 850.0522 (pause 0.45) 850.5025 683 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 850.5025 I had a partial 851.4071 684 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 851.4071 (pause 0.14) 851.5423 685 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 851.5423 at /RD-SCHOOL-8/, 852.9086 686 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 852.9086 (pause 0.48) 853.3879 687 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 853.3879 but my mom didn't want me to do that. She wanted me to do phlebotomy because 857.0175 688 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 857.0175 (pause 0.40) 857.4158 689 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 857.4158 I can get a good job with that. But I didn't wanna do it so 860.1389 690 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 860.1389 (pause 0.48) 860.6229 691 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 860.6229 I went to /RD-SCHOOL-2/ 862.0931 692 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 862.0931 (pause 0.18) 862.2689 693 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 862.2689 for- 862.9264 694 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 862.9264 (pause 2.49) 865.4155 695 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 865.4155 865.7233 696 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 865.7233 (pause 0.74) 866.4600 697 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 866.4600 I guess for one semester and I quit, 868.5338 698 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 868.5338 (pause 0.13) 868.6600 699 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 868.6600 because I didn't wanna do it. 870.3200 700 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 870.3200 (pause 0.25) 870.5709 701 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 870.5709 I was goofing off and 872.6258 702 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 872.6258 (pause 0.67) 873.2940 703 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 873.2940 I said, 873.8489 704 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 873.8489 (pause 0.13) 873.9748 705 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 873.9748 bump it, forget it. 875.2104 706 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 875.2104 (pause 0.51) 875.7225 707 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 875.7225 And after I left /RD-SCHOOL-2/, um, 877.8898 708 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 877.8898 (pause 0.22) 878.1060 709 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 878.1060 I started working 879.3932 710 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 879.3932 (pause 0.72) 880.1093 711 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 880.1093 for a couple of years and after that, I decided to go back to school and, um, 884.2677 712 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 884.2677 (pause 1.08) 885.3440 713 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 885.3440 go to /RD-SCHOOL-9/ and study sociology and anthropology. And 889.2086 714 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 889.2086 (pause 0.57) 889.7775 715 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 889.7775 that right there, 890.6354 716 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 890.6354 (pause 0.23) 890.8639 717 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 890.8639 that was so amazing. 892.6446 718 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 892.6446 (pause 0.59) 893.2318 719 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 893.2318 And honestly I can't wait til I go back, but 895.3161 720 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 895.3161 (pause 0.85) 896.1685 721 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 896.1685 right now I don't wanna 897.2105 722 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 897.2105 (pause 0.49) 897.7026 723 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 897.7026 go back right now, because I feel like God is pushing me to do something else, 900.9517 724 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 900.9517 (pause 0.50) 901.4507 725 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 901.4507 at the moment. 902.1921 726 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 902.1921 (pause 0.24) 902.4345 727 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 902.4345 But, um, 903.1950 728 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 903.1950 (pause 1.63) 904.8201 729 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 904.8201 other than that, 905.6548 730 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 905.6548 (pause 0.82) 906.4755 731 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 906.4755 school, 907.2671 732 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 907.2671 (pause 0.17) 907.4407 733 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 907.4407 it was- school was okay growing up. 909.4923 734 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 909.4923 (pause 0.85) 910.3401 735 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 910.3401 But, um, 911.2283 736 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 911.2283 (pause 0.84) 912.0654 737 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 912.0654 I think 912.7300 738 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 912.7300 (pause 1.76) 914.4938 739 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 914.4938 My experiences changed 916.5430 740 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 916.5430 (pause 0.75) 917.2953 741 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 917.2953 when my environment changed. 919.3010 742 VLD_int_01 919.6399 [Hm.] 920.0222 743 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 919.9056 [Like,] compared to, um, 921.3076 744 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 921.7335 living on Claudia Circle, 923.2116 745 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 923.2116 (pause 0.80) 924.0081 746 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 924.0081 being on that side of town, moving on the good side of town, 927.5519 747 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 927.5519 (pause 0.38) 927.9333 748 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 927.9333 that's when 928.7954 749 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 928.7954 (pause 1.24) 930.0317 750 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 930.0317 my school 930.9083 751 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 930.9083 (pause 0.75) 931.6572 752 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 931.6572 changed and the 932.8458 753 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 932.8458 (pause 1.02) 933.8627 754 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 933.8627 surroundings of the school changed 935.6376 755 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 935.6376 (pause 0.58) 936.2128 756 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 936.2128 to a positive. 937.2200 757 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 937.2200 (pause 0.45) 937.6723 758 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 937.6723 But, 938.0500 759 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 938.0500 (pause 0.93) 938.9808 760 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 938.9808 I wish all the schools 940.6773 761 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 940.6773 (pause 0.60) 941.2749 762 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 941.2749 in the city would 942.5293 763 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 942.5293 (pause 0.57) 943.0981 764 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 943.0981 be on the same level I [guess.] 945.1256 765 VLD_int_01 944.9464 [Mm.] 945.3388 766 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 945.4660 And have the same type of 947.1407 767 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 947.1407 (pause 0.47) 947.6100 768 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 947.6100 environment where kids shouldn't have to- 950.2166 769 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 950.2166 (pause 1.66) 951.8803 770 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 951.8803 I don't know. I just wish all the schools was positive instead of 954.2584 771 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 954.2584 (pause 0.26) 954.5140 772 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 954.5140 being negative. 955.7040 773 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 955.7040 (pause 0.68) 956.3884 774 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 956.3884 I don't- I don't know how to describe it but, 958.3049 775 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 958.3049 (pause 0.80) 959.1013 776 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 959.1013 That's the only way how I can 960.1898 777 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 960.1898 (pause 0.69) 960.8779 778 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 960.8779 say it, 961.4366 779 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 961.4366 (pause 0.51) 961.9495 780 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 961.9495 but. 962.3507 781 VLD_int_01 962.7731 So, 964.0400 782 VLD_int_01 964.0400 (pause 1.38) 965.4224 783 VLD_int_01 965.4224 what do you think- how do you think you could /make/- 968.6101 784 VLD_int_01 968.6101 (pause 0.30) 968.9094 785 VLD_int_01 968.9094 cause you just said something about the- the schools and being different and 971.3772 786 VLD_int_01 971.3772 (pause 0.27) 971.6465 787 VLD_int_01 971.6465 the [different sides] of town. 972.8262 788 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 971.7620 [Mm-hm] 972.1085 789 VLD_int_01 973.5574 How do you think we could make that better? 975.3604 790 VLD_int_01 975.3604 (pause 1.17) 976.5267 791 VLD_int_01 976.5267 Or has it changed even now or is it still the same? 979.3804 792 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 979.4448 Um, it's still the same a little bit because, 982.5345 793 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 982.5345 (pause 0.56) 983.0903 794 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 983.0903 um, 983.6312 795 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 983.6312 (pause 0.57) 984.2001 796 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 984.2001 like I said, I used to track at /RD-WORK-3/, 986.5548 797 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 986.5548 (pause 0.47) 987.0249 798 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 987.0249 and 987.6497 799 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 987.6497 (pause 0.78) 988.4331 800 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 988.4331 talking to the kids, 989.8350 801 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 989.8350 (pause 0.18) 990.0175 802 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 990.0175 um, 990.5764 803 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 990.5764 (pause 0.44) 991.0154 804 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 991.0154 from the two different school districts 992.8832 805 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 992.8832 (pause 0.97) 993.8542 806 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 993.8542 there's a little bit of change, but it's still almost the same. 997.5650 807 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 997.5650 (pause 0.60) 998.1665 808 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 998.1665 Um, 998.7209 809 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 998.7209 (pause 0.17) 998.8892 810 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 998.8892 like I had to track this one kid, he was going to /RD-SCHOOL-4/, 1001.8726 811 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1001.8726 (pause 0.44) 1002.3109 812 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1002.3109 and he was telling me that his teachers really don't care 1005.7932 813 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1005.7932 (pause 0.62) 1006.4124 814 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1006.4124 if he passes or fail this- fail his class. And I had to talk to this one girl 1010.4692 815 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1010.4692 (pause 0.54) 1011.0138 816 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1011.0138 that was going to /RD-SCHOOL-6/, 1012.3567 817 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1012.3567 (pause 0.30) 1012.6598 818 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1012.6598 and her teachers were pushing her like, look you gotta get your stuff together 1016.2167 819 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1016.2167 (pause 0.28) 1016.4965 820 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1016.4965 or you're gonna stay back. 1017.4430 821 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1017.4430 (pause 0.39) 1017.8292 822 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1017.8292 1017.9540 823 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1017.9540 (pause 0.37) 1018.3234 824 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1018.3234 And I feel like in order 1020.4118 825 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1020.4118 (pause 0.19) 1020.5989 826 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1020.5989 for us to change this, I think the parents 1022.8409 827 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1022.8409 (pause 0.48) 1023.3258 828 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1023.3258 and community leaders need to actually step up 1025.5724 829 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1025.5724 (pause 0.42) 1025.9967 830 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1025.9967 and talk to the board like, look we need to get this together and 1029.4324 831 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1029.4324 (pause 0.30) 1029.7355 832 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1029.7355 we need to help our kids out. But when you have people in office 1032.8634 833 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1032.8634 (pause 0.35) 1033.2084 834 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1033.2084 that wanna be in office just to have power and to collect a check, 1036.2151 835 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1036.2151 (pause 0.44) 1036.6534 836 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1036.6534 that's when it becomes a problem. 1038.5139 837 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1038.5139 (pause 0.90) 1039.4129 838 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1039.4129 That's just my opinion, 1040.9125 839 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1040.9125 (pause 0.20) 1041.1149 840 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1041.1149 but 1041.4553 841 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1041.4553 (pause 1.24) 1042.6947 842 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1042.6947 I just- 1043.4688 843 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1043.4688 (pause 0.24) 1043.7112 844 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1043.7112 I think honestly it starts with the parents as well. 1045.9961 845 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1045.9961 (pause 0.68) 1046.6797 846 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1046.6797 But 1047.0468 847 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1047.0468 (pause 0.17) 1047.2206 848 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1047.2206 the problem is there's too many parents that's just 1049.7806 849 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1049.7806 (pause 0.82) 1050.5965 850 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1050.5965 out working and going with the flow, and not paying attention to their kids 1054.5964 851 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1054.5964 (pause 0.34) 1054.9321 852 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1054.9321 as well, 1055.7155 853 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1055.7155 (pause 0.68) 1056.3954 854 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1056.3954 so. 1056.8293 855 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1056.8293 (pause 0.63) 1057.4585 856 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1057.4585 But there's a little change, but it's- it's not- 1059.9252 857 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1059.9252 (pause 2.40) 1062.3294 858 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1062.3294 it's not happening fast enough. 1064.0967 859 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1064.0967 (pause 0.25) 1064.3485 860 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1064.3485 Like it's- it's 1065.0871 861 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1065.0871 (pause 0.18) 1065.2717 862 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1065.2717 taking too long, 1066.3255 863 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1066.3255 (pause 0.31) 1066.6333 864 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1066.6333 to be honest. 1067.4764 865 VLD_int_01 1068.3110 Do you think it's about race? Is it about money? 1071.3363 866 VLD_int_01 1071.3363 (pause 0.19) 1071.5228 867 VLD_int_01 1071.5228 I mean, I know it's sides of town, and we know the [sides of town] are- 1073.9140 868 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1073.0281 [Mm-hm.] 1073.5520 869 VLD_int_01 1074.0446 but do you think it's more about race or more about money? 1076.1755 870 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1076.4879 1076.5625 871 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1076.5625 (pause 0.11) 1076.6698 872 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1076.6698 Um, 1077.3217 873 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1077.3217 (pause 2.49) 1079.8154 874 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1079.8154 honestly I think it's 1081.1390 875 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1081.1390 (pause 0.22) 1081.3542 876 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1081.3542 a little bit of both, 1083.0416 877 VLD_int_01 1082.8871 Mm-hm. 1083.2753 878 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1084.0578 because- 1085.0490 879 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1085.0490 (pause 0.41) 1085.4613 880 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1085.4613 and you have to realize we live in a football town, 1087.8338 881 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1087.8338 (pause 0.53) 1088.3654 882 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1088.3654 so- and that plays a part too. That football brings in the money, 1092.0761 883 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1092.0761 (pause 0.72) 1092.7942 884 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1092.7942 because you have people from California come to the Winnersville Classic and 1096.1208 885 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1096.1208 (pause 0.37) 1096.4910 886 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1096.4910 check these kids out on the field. 1098.1967 887 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1098.1967 (pause 0.44) 1098.6350 888 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1098.6350 But I honestly think it's a little bit of both because 1101.5027 889 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1101.5027 (pause 0.80) 1102.2992 890 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1102.2992 just seeing how- 1104.0291 891 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1104.0291 (pause 2.99) 1107.0218 892 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1107.0218 going to/RD-SCHOOL-5/, just seeing how 1109.2544 893 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1109.2544 (pause 0.44) 1109.6974 894 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1109.6974 teachers will pass along athletes before they'll pass along 1113.1284 895 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1113.1284 (pause 0.46) 1113.5853 896 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1113.5853 a regular-degular student, 1115.1237 897 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1115.1237 (pause 0.23) 1115.3517 898 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1115.3517 you know, who is trying their best 1117.3194 899 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1117.3194 (pause 0.31) 1117.6272 900 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1117.6272 to do what they have to do. 1118.7170 901 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1118.7170 (pause 0.91) 1119.6266 902 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1119.6266 You know, they'll give this football player an A and he /have any-/ did any work to 1123.8876 903 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1123.8876 (pause 0.28) 1124.1627 904 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1124.1627 receive that A, when you have this one student 1126.1389 905 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1126.1389 (pause 0.36) 1126.4979 906 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1126.4979 who's busting their behind 1127.7616 907 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1127.7616 (pause 0.28) 1128.0367 908 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1128.0367 and then you give them a C. 1129.5852 909 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1129.5852 (pause 0.94) 1130.5258 910 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1130.5258 It's like, 1131.3298 911 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1131.3298 (pause 0.52) 1131.8500 912 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1131.8500 come on, like, can we 1132.9820 913 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1132.9820 (pause 0.62) 1133.6024 914 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1133.6024 find some balance here but 1135.1509 915 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1135.1509 (pause 1.09) 1136.2360 916 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1136.2360 you can't fault that teacher, 1137.5976 917 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1137.5976 (pause 0.41) 1138.0079 918 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1138.0079 because, you know, you have the coaches and 1140.3897 919 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1140.3897 (pause 0.65) 1141.0426 920 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1141.0426 people on the Touch Down Club is telling them like, look, you need to pass so and so or you'll get fired. 1145.6952 921 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1145.6952 (pause 0.41) 1146.1047 922 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1146.1047 So I- I think it's a- it's- 1148.0537 923 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1148.0537 (pause 1.02) 1149.0749 924 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1149.0749 it's a little bit of both. 1150.2631 925 VLD_int_01 1150.2631 It's a little bit of both. 1151.0977 926 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1151.0977 [Mm-hm.] 1151.6619 927 VLD_int_01 1151.5873 [Tell] me about 1152.3913 928 VLD_int_01 1152.7950 couple of things. 1154.2349 929 VLD_int_01 1154.2349 (pause 0.13) 1154.3655 930 VLD_int_01 1154.3655 Tell me about when you discovered music. 1156.4312 931 VLD_int_01 1156.4312 (pause 1.37) 1157.8011 932 VLD_int_01 1157.8011 When you [discovered] 1158.6871 933 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1158.3700 [] 1158.9404 934 VLD_int_01 1159.1907 you were good at it. 1160.2690 935 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1160.4814 Um, I discovered music when I was in the fourth grade. 1164.2910 936 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1164.2910 (pause 0.67) 1164.9616 937 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1164.9616 And, um, 1166.3910 938 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1166.3910 (pause 2.08) 1168.4662 939 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1168.4662 my mom and dad bought me a keyboard from Toys R Us. 1171.9774 940 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1171.9774 (pause 0.52) 1172.4950 941 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1172.4950 And 1173.1437 942 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1173.1437 (pause 0.72) 1173.8612 943 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1173.8612 I don't know why they bought it, but 1175.2685 944 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1175.2685 (pause 0.29) 1175.5623 945 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1175.5623 I- I just started toying with it a little bit 1178.0010 946 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1178.0010 (pause 0.46) 1178.4617 947 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1178.4617 and I taught myself how to play, um, 1181.1697 948 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1181.1697 (pause 1.51) 1182.6751 949 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1182.6751 I forgot the name of this song, it's from Beethoven. 1185.7666 950 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1185.7666 (pause 0.55) 1186.3215 951 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1186.3215 But, um, 1187.0629 952 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1187.0629 (pause 1.02) 1188.0785 953 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1188.0785 I wasn't 1188.7037 954 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1188.7037 (pause 0.23) 1188.9318 955 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1188.9318 serious about it, it was just something that 1191.0068 956 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1191.0068 (pause 0.16) 1191.1665 957 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1191.1665 just 1191.7622 958 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1191.7622 (pause 1.00) 1192.7583 959 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1192.7583 came at me naturally. 1194.2835 960 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1194.2835 (pause 0.60) 1194.8799 961 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1194.8799 And I went to the fifth grade, and we went to 1198.1905 962 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1198.1905 (pause 1.45) 1199.6398 963 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1199.6398 I think the Music Hall of Fame. 1201.1447 964 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1201.1447 (pause 0.62) 1201.7652 965 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1201.7652 I think it's in Macon, Georgia. I'm not sure, I forgot. 1204.0780 966 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1204.0780 (pause 0.51) 1204.5853 967 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1204.5853 And 1205.3687 968 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1205.3687 (pause 0.18) 1205.5506 969 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1205.5506 I got behind this piano, it was this beautiful grand piano, 1208.5301 970 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1208.5301 (pause 0.36) 1208.8939 971 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1208.8939 and I started playing the song, and all the kids was like, 1211.3261 972 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1211.3261 (pause 0.29) 1211.6152 973 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1211.6152 oh my God, /RD-NAME-3/ is playing the piano. 1213.8021 974 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1213.8021 (pause 0.40) 1214.1975 975 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1214.1975 And I'm like, 1214.9343 976 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1214.9343 (pause 0.24) 1215.1721 977 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1215.1721 I'm just tapping on some keys, you know. 1217.4860 978 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1217.4860 (pause 0.37) 1217.8570 979 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1217.8570 And that's when I realized maybe 1219.9163 980 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1219.9163 (pause 0.23) 1220.1418 981 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1220.1418 I can do this. 1221.0884 982 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1221.0884 (pause 0.15) 1221.2376 983 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1221.2376 But, 1221.6526 984 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1221.6526 (pause 0.43) 1222.0816 985 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1222.0816 um, 1222.5866 986 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1222.5866 (pause 0.34) 1222.9293 987 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1222.9293 when I got to middle school, that's when I really knew 1225.3447 988 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1225.3447 (pause 0.47) 1225.8110 989 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1225.8110 I had a gift, because, 1227.2742 990 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1227.2742 (pause 0.48) 1227.7498 991 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1227.7498 um, 1228.3028 992 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1228.3028 (pause 2.42) 1230.7239 993 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1230.7239 I started playing the clarinet at the time and I didn't know anything about the notes, 1235.1341 994 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1235.1341 (pause 0.68) 1235.8149 995 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1235.8149 and I just started playing a song. And my band director came up to me and he was like, what are you playing? 1240.7333 996 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1240.7333 (pause 0.47) 1241.2071 997 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1241.2071 I said, I don't know. 1242.0697 998 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1242.0697 (pause 0.09) 1242.1583 999 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1242.1583 He was like, that sounds really good. 1243.8434 1000 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1243.8434 (pause 0.10) 1243.9442 1001 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1243.9442 (laughing) And I'm like, 1244.7163 1002 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1244.7163 (pause 0.53) 1245.2498 1003 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1245.2498 thank you. 1246.5601 1004 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1246.5601 (pause 0.46) 1247.0217 1005 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1247.0217 But 1247.4405 1006 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1247.4405 (pause 0.14) 1247.5850 1007 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1247.5850 he was like, 1248.2612 1008 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1248.2612 (pause 0.20) 1248.4570 1009 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1248.4570 do you know the notes that you're playing? I said, no sir. And he was like, 1252.0512 1010 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1252.0512 (pause 0.34) 1252.3916 1011 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1252.3916 You have a talent but you gotta learn the notes sweetheart, before you get to do (laughing) anything. 1257.2354 1012 VLD_int_01 1257.2867 Is this Mr. /RD-NAME-2/? 1258.2852 1013 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1258.4329 Um, Mr. /RD-NAME-2/, 1259.6998 1014 VLD_int_01 1259.7991 [Mr. Mi- okay.] 1260.4577 1015 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1260.1013 [at the] time. 1260.7448 1016 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1260.9779 But, um- 1261.7384 1017 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1261.7384 (pause 0.83) 1262.5726 1018 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1262.5726 but yeah, that's when I really found out that I had 1264.9507 1019 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1264.9507 (pause 0.14) 1265.0888 1020 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1265.0888 a gift 1265.7696 1021 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1265.7696 (pause 0.88) 1266.6462 1022 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1266.6462 When it come down to music. And my mom 1268.1735 1023 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1268.1735 (pause 0.16) 1268.3295 1024 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1268.3295 heard about that she was like, I'm putting you in piano lessons, 1270.6983 1025 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1270.6983 (pause 0.83) 1271.5274 1026 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1271.5274 so. 1271.9517 1027 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1271.9517 (pause 0.32) 1272.2688 1028 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1272.2688 Yeah. 1272.6465 1029 VLD_int_01 1272.6838 What'd you- where'd you take piano lessons? 1274.3111 1030 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1274.3111 1274.4128 1031 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1274.8604 Um, 1275.7137 1032 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1275.7137 (pause 1.92) 1277.6349 1033 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1277.6349 I took private lessons with the, um, lady named Miss Barbara- 1282.1265 1034 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1282.1265 (pause 0.50) 1282.6223 1035 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1282.6223 /RD-NAME-2/? 1283.3404 1036 VLD_int_01 1283.3404 /RD-NAME-2/, 1283.8860 1037 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1284.3103 [Is /RD-NAME-2/- /RD-NAME-4/. I don't know why I'm thinking Barbara.] 1287.0932 1038 VLD_int_01 1284.3103 [was it /RD-NAME-4/?] 1285.2755 1039 VLD_int_01 1285.2755 (pause 0.50) 1285.7736 1040 VLD_int_01 1285.7736 [Mm-hm. I took lessons with her] too. 1287.4848 1041 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1287.7264 Oh my gosh. 1288.9600 1042 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1288.9600 (pause 0.19) 1289.1486 1043 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1289.1486 That lady right there, 1290.5824 1044 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1290.5824 (pause 0.34) 1290.9252 1045 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1290.9252 she was so hard on me, but 1292.8090 1046 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1292.8090 (pause 0.42) 1293.2268 1047 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1293.2268 I guess she saw the talent that was in me and she wanted to pull it out of me. 1297.1157 1048 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1297.1157 (pause 0.32) 1297.4374 1049 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1297.4374 But I will- I will always pull it back in. I guess cause I was nervous around her 1301.4373 1050 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1301.4373 (pause 0.30) 1301.7404 1051 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1301.7404 because she- she really intimidated me when she- 1304.5978 1052 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1304.5978 (pause 0.94) 1305.5388 1053 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1305.5388 she was playing some type of 1307.2035 1054 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1307.2035 (pause 0.42) 1307.6231 1055 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1307.6231 gospel song, and her fingers was just going. I'm like, oh my God this woman is amazing. 1312.4343 1056 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1312.4343 (pause 0.43) 1312.8624 1057 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1312.8624 So, but I can say she taught me a lot when it comes down to music, and to this day when I'm at church 1318.4803 1058 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1318.4803 (pause 0.50) 1318.9792 1059 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1318.9792 I remember some of the things that she told me. If you don't know the notes to a song, 1322.4429 1060 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1322.4429 (pause 0.59) 1323.0304 1061 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1323.0304 they way how you can wing it is play chords. Until this day, that's all I do when I'm at church, I just play chords. 1328.6520 1062 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1328.6520 (pause 0.12) 1328.7733 1063 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1328.7733 1330.1162 1064 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1330.1162 (pause 0.26) 1330.3764 1065 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1330.3764 But, yeah. 1331.2064 1066 VLD_int_01 1332.5577 So why'd you play clarinet? 1334.3776 1067 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1335.4208 Because that's the only instrument my mom had in her house. [] Exactly. 1340.3672 1068 VLD_int_01 1338.0544 [Cause your sister played it?] 1339.1844 1069 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1340.4931 But, um, 1341.3557 1070 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1341.3557 (pause 0.91) 1342.2688 1071 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1342.2688 if it was up to me, I probably would've 1344.1458 1072 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1344.1458 (pause 0.30) 1344.4501 1073 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1344.4501 been a percussionist. 1345.6345 1074 VLD_int_01 1346.2220 Ah, that makes sense. 1347.5136 1075 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1347.5360 [] 1348.8976 1076 VLD_int_01 1347.6339 [Because the piano is just like] the, 1349.2986 1077 VLD_int_01 1349.8861 [um,] 1350.3990 1078 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1350.2172 [The xylophone, right.] 1351.8078 1079 VLD_int_01 1350.7234 [vibraphone, yep.] 1351.6198 1080 VLD_int_01 1352.0164 [Mm.] 1352.5850 1081 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1352.2586 [But, yeah.] 1352.8368 1082 VLD_int_01 1353.7825 So talk about, um, some of your experiences in band. Like [some of the things you] got to do because you were in the band. 1359.7631 1083 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1357.7497 [Mm-hm.] 1358.1880 1084 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1359.8807 Oh, man. Um, 1361.1360 1085 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1361.1360 (pause 0.71) 1361.8475 1086 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1361.8475 of course I got to travel a lot, 1363.5150 1087 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1363.5150 (pause 0.35) 1363.8665 1088 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1363.8665 [um.] 1364.4267 1089 VLD_int_01 1363.8665 [Where'd you go?] 1364.4267 1090 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1366.5841 Everywhere in Georgia: Atlanta, Savannah, 1369.3203 1091 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1369.3203 (pause 0.14) 1369.4649 1092 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1369.4649 Waycross, um, 1371.3300 1093 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1371.3300 (pause 0.72) 1372.0528 1094 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1372.0528 Bainbridge. 1373.1731 1095 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1373.1731 (pause 0.37) 1373.5393 1096 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1373.5393 I've been to l- Orlando 1375.4744 1097 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1375.4744 (pause 0.43) 1375.9025 1098 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1375.9025 maybe five different times. 1377.5584 1099 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1377.5584 (pause 0.49) 1378.0474 1100 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1378.0474 Um, 1378.7295 1101 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1378.7295 (pause 0.16) 1378.8914 1102 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1378.8914 New York City, 1380.1134 1103 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1380.1134 (pause 0.68) 1380.7977 1104 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1380.7977 um, 1381.5233 1105 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1381.5233 (pause 0.86) 1382.3868 1106 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1382.3868 yeah. 1382.8298 1107 VLD_int_01 1382.8484 What'd y'all go to New York City for? 1384.0022 1108 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1384.5457 Just to go, 1385.2902 1109 VLD_int_01 1385.4354 [] 1386.6851 1110 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1386.3400 [we didn't] perform or anything. 1387.6596 1111 VLD_int_01 1388.5260 Wow, the whole band? 1389.5565 1112 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1389.5798 Mm-hm- well not the whole band, but everybody that 1391.7434 1113 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1391.7434 (pause 1.23) 1392.9782 1114 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1392.9782 wanted [to go.] 1393.8501 1115 VLD_int_01 1393.4771 [To go, wow.] 1394.5380 1116 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1394.0413 [Yeah.] 1394.5812 1117 VLD_int_01 1395.0103 Spoiled. 1395.7329 1118 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1396.0222 1396.8568 1119 VLD_int_01 1397.1879 Um, when was that? 1398.0412 1120 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1398.7826 Um, 1399.6079 1121 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1399.6079 (pause 1.23) 1400.8380 1122 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1400.8380 it was either my junior or senior year. 1402.9028 1123 VLD_int_01 1403.0194 So that's your first time going to New York? 1404.2317 1124 VLD_int_01 1404.2317 (pause 0.44) 1404.6700 1125 VLD_int_01 1404.6700 Tell me about it. 1405.4247 1126 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1408.6279 It was okay. 1409.5248 1127 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1409.5248 (pause 0.47) 1409.9932 1128 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1409.9932 I don't like New York. 1411.3781 1129 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1411.3781 (pause 0.61) 1411.9890 1130 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1411.9890 [] 1412.6275 1131 VLD_int_01 1412.1988 [Why?] 1412.5718 1132 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1413.5790 I don't like the noise, I don't- 1415.7324 1133 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1415.7324 (pause 0.63) 1416.3665 1134 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1416.3665 Mm. 1417.1067 1135 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1417.1067 (pause 0.40) 1417.5089 1136 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1417.5089 I- I don't- I don't like New York. 1419.3592 1137 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1419.3592 (pause 0.18) 1419.5364 1138 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1419.5364 Maybe that I'm a Southern girl and I like the- 1422.1427 1139 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1422.1427 (pause 0.44) 1422.5804 1140 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1422.5804 the space, but New York is just too 1425.1534 1141 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1425.1534 (pause 1.72) 1426.8740 1142 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1426.8740 mm-mm. 1427.3079 1143 VLD_int_01 1427.3079 What'd y'all do? So tell me a little bit about the trip. 1429.4423 1144 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1429.4890 We went to see Phantom of the Opera, now that was fun, 1432.9153 1145 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1432.9153 (pause 0.15) 1433.0692 1146 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1433.0692 we ate a lot, 1434.2535 1147 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1434.2535 (pause 0.46) 1434.7152 1148 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1434.7152 uh, 1435.4698 1149 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1435.4698 (pause 1.27) 1436.7370 1150 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1436.7370 what else did we do- we seen another show. 1438.5700 1151 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1438.5700 (pause 1.23) 1439.7959 1152 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1439.7959 It was some 1440.5793 1153 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1440.5793 (pause 0.33) 1440.9103 1154 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1440.9103 knock-off show we went to go see. 1442.5694 1155 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1442.5694 (pause 0.69) 1443.2595 1156 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1443.2595 We met 1445.0268 1157 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1445.0268 (pause 0.70) 1445.7253 1158 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1445.7253 it's this one band director, I forgot his name, I think his name was 1449.2271 1159 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1449.2271 (pause 0.42) 1449.6506 1160 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1449.6506 Pierre LaPlante. 1450.8740 1161 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1450.8740 (pause 0.14) 1451.0162 1162 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1451.0162 We watched his, um, 1452.3876 1163 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1452.3876 (pause 1.44) 1453.8276 1164 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1453.8276 his band play 1454.9930 1165 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1454.9930 (pause 1.57) 1456.5638 1166 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1456.5638 from what I remember, 1457.5826 1167 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1457.5826 (pause 0.83) 1458.4103 1168 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1458.4103 [yeah.] 1458.8515 1169 VLD_int_01 1458.5083 [W-] was it good? 1459.4487 1170 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1459.7430 Oh, he- hoo. 1460.8621 1171 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1460.8621 (pause 0.14) 1460.9973 1172 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1460.9973 His band was awesome. 1462.2097 1173 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1462.2097 (pause 0.76) 1462.9688 1174 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1462.9688 But other than that- 1463.9775 1175 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1463.9775 (pause 0.42) 1464.3948 1176 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1464.3948 that- 1464.8984 1177 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1464.8984 (pause 0.64) 1465.5372 1178 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1465.5372 it was a short trip so it wasn't 1467.5829 1179 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1467.5829 (pause 0.48) 1468.0645 1180 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1468.0645 all that grandiose, so. 1469.8097 1181 VLD_int_01 1469.8495 Did y'all fly or take the train? 1471.1293 1182 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1471.1458 We, um, we actually took a bus there, 1473.2711 1183 VLD_int_01 1474.0965 Ooh. 1474.5511 1184 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1474.8472 so. 1475.4885 1185 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1475.4885 (pause 1.65) 1477.1358 1186 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1477.1358 Yeah. 1477.6391 1187 VLD_int_01 1477.9518 So you're not moving to New York, that's what you're telling me? 1479.8673 1188 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1479.8673 That's- yes. I'm- you don't have to worry about me moving there. 1482.2180 1189 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1482.5383 Hm-mm. 1483.0185 1190 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1483.0185 (pause 0.53) 1483.5455 1191 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1483.5455 [] 1484.8651 1192 VLD_int_01 1484.4827 [So let's] back up, let's- so when- I think, 1486.7116 1193 VLD_int_01 1486.8552 well, 1487.2205 1194 VLD_int_01 1487.2205 (pause 0.28) 1487.4987 1195 VLD_int_01 1487.4987 I will tell you when I think our relationship changed. When do you think 1489.7546 1196 VLD_int_01 1489.7546 (pause 0.14) 1489.8992 1197 VLD_int_01 1489.8992 we got close? 1491.3198 1198 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1492.7007 Um, 1493.6845 1199 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1493.6845 (pause 1.42) 1495.1021 1200 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1495.1021 Girls of [Grace.] 1496.3279 1201 VLD_int_01 1495.8575 [Yup.] 1496.2585 1202 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1496.7938 Girls of Grace, [that's when I knew-] 1498.2875 1203 VLD_int_01 1497.6191 [So talk a little bit] about it, [like I know about it but can you tell me some stories] about it. 1501.5320 1204 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1498.9527 [Oh my gosh.] 1500.5847 1205 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1502.1123 Oh, Lord. 1503.6791 1206 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1503.6791 (pause 0.27) 1503.9495 1207 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1503.9495 I can say Girls of Grace- 1506.0569 1208 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1506.0569 (pause 0.17) 1506.2250 1209 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1506.2250 okay, 1506.6867 1210 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1506.6867 (pause 0.34) 1507.0224 1211 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1507.0224 I remember doing a lot of, 1509.4648 1212 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1509.4648 (pause 0.91) 1510.3741 1213 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1510.3741 um, 1511.0560 1214 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1511.0560 (pause 1.48) 1512.5359 1215 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1512.5359 well specifically I remember going to the food bank. 1515.2310 1216 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1515.2310 (pause 0.73) 1515.9584 1217 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1515.9584 Um, 1516.6765 1218 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1516.6765 (pause 0.18) 1516.8537 1219 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1516.8537 I remember having 1518.2153 1220 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1518.2153 (pause 0.43) 1518.6434 1221 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1518.6434 little workshops and classes, and 1521.6323 1222 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1521.6323 (pause 0.36) 1521.9904 1223 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1521.9904 now this- 1523.1269 1224 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1523.1269 (pause 0.46) 1523.5898 1225 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1523.5898 this may be a little bit too inappropriate but 1525.3710 1226 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1525.3710 (pause 0.30) 1525.6732 1227 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1525.6732 I remember having this one discussion about (laughing) sex. 1529.0990 1228 VLD_int_01 1529.4959 Oh when [the nurse came in?] 1530.8761 1229 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1529.8503 [/And being-/] 1530.6702 1230 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1530.6702 (pause 0.21) 1530.8761 1231 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1530.8761 yes, 1531.6073 1232 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1531.6865 oh my gosh. 1533.1647 1233 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1533.1647 (pause 0.53) 1533.6962 1234 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1533.6962 Like, 1534.4610 1235 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1534.4610 (pause 0.83) 1535.2901 1236 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1535.2901 I was like, I don't want my virginity taken. (laughing) 1538.2930 1237 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1538.2930 (pause 0.32) 1538.6138 1238 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1538.6138 And I remember you had this piece of paper, I think it was a piece of paper or 1542.5055 1239 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1542.5055 (pause 0.15) 1542.6510 1240 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1542.6510 candy wrapper, 1543.6255 1241 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1543.6255 (pause 0.55) 1544.1757 1242 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1544.1757 and 1544.8658 1243 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1544.8658 (pause 0.36) 1545.2249 1244 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1545.2249 this is your hymen 1547.5041 1245 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1547.5041 (pause 0.11) 1547.6160 1246 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1547.6160 and if you poke this. And I was like, oh my God, like. 1552.3060 1247 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1552.3060 (pause 0.17) 1552.4785 1248 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1552.4785 I remember that til this day and I'm like, 1555.2468 1249 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1555.2468 (pause 0.48) 1555.7230 1250 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1555.7230 okay. 1556.6647 1251 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1556.6647 (pause 0.69) 1557.3532 1252 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1557.3532 But yeah, it- oh my gosh. 1559.6380 1253 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1559.6380 (pause 0.55) 1560.1836 1254 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1560.1836 Girls of Grace was awesome. 1561.5835 1255 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1561.5835 (pause 1.14) 1562.7249 1256 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1562.7249 You should do that again. 1563.7870 1257 VLD_int_01 1564.8307 Hm-mm, okay hold on. Let [the Lord lead us in that issue.] 1567.9490 1258 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1566.3042 [] 1569.4423 1259 VLD_int_01 1568.5004 [Um,] 1569.0087 1260 VLD_int_01 1569.5729 apparently that is not 1570.6886 1261 VLD_int_01 1570.6886 (pause 0.20) 1570.8869 1262 VLD_int_01 1570.8869 my ministry, but we gonna 1572.3464 1263 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1572.3464 [] 1574.3374 1264 VLD_int_01 1572.5189 [let the Lord see what He can do.] 1574.1556 1265 VLD_int_01 1574.5548 Um, 1575.0906 1266 VLD_int_01 1575.0906 (pause 0.37) 1575.4641 1267 VLD_int_01 1575.4641 so tell me- okay, 1577.0633 1268 VLD_int_01 1577.0633 (pause 0.19) 1577.2499 1269 VLD_int_01 1577.2499 because, like, someone else who is listening to this may not what it is, [so tell me] what it is. 1581.7674 1270 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1580.2939 [Mm-hm.] 1580.8134 1271 VLD_int_01 1581.9772 And then you talked about the food bank, 1583.5430 1272 VLD_int_01 1583.5430 (pause 0.18) 1583.7249 1273 VLD_int_01 1583.7249 maybe tell me some other things y'all did. 1585.2673 1274 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1586.0517 Um, 1586.5225 1275 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1586.5225 (pause 0.50) 1587.0253 1276 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1587.0253 oh man, my memory is- 1588.7832 1277 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1588.7832 (pause 1.05) 1589.8371 1278 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1589.8371 we did a lot of things, though. We did, 1591.8459 1279 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1591.8459 (pause 0.21) 1592.0604 1280 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1592.0604 um, 1592.8251 1281 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1592.8251 (pause 1.46) 1594.2837 1282 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1594.2837 I wouldn't say it was like a Vacation Bible School, but 1597.7342 1283 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1597.7342 (pause 0.51) 1598.2462 1284 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1598.2462 it was almost where 1599.8292 1285 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1599.8292 (pause 0.53) 1600.3632 1286 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1600.3632 you had a group of girls and we would do like, group activities as far as team building. 1605.0345 1287 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1605.0345 (pause 0.46) 1605.4905 1288 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1605.4905 We did a lot of 1606.9920 1289 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1606.9920 (pause 1.49) 1608.4832 1290 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1608.4832 yeah, Bible study. 1609.6766 1291 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1609.6766 (pause 0.15) 1609.8308 1292 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1609.8308 Um, 1610.5302 1293 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1610.5302 (pause 1.02) 1611.5505 1294 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1611.5505 1611.7210 1295 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1611.7210 (pause 1.12) 1612.8375 1296 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1612.8375 what else? 1613.5882 1297 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1613.5882 (pause 1.15) 1614.7399 1298 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1614.7399 Basically- I felt like, to me personally, I felt like you brought in 1618.4460 1299 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1618.4460 (pause 0.81) 1619.2565 1300 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1619.2565 a lot of people that, 1620.5341 1301 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1620.5341 (pause 0.19) 1620.7206 1302 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1620.7206 um, 1621.3035 1303 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1621.3035 (pause 0.53) 1621.8304 1304 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1621.8304 talked to us about, 1622.8370 1305 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1622.8370 (pause 0.67) 1623.5081 1306 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1623.5081 you know, how it is to be a woman. 1625.3428 1307 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1625.3428 (pause 0.58) 1625.9226 1308 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1625.9226 Periods, sex, um, 1627.8757 1309 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1627.8757 (pause 2.39) 1630.2675 1310 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1630.2675 yeah the whole nine yards as far as, um, 1633.0746 1311 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1633.0746 (pause 1.18) 1634.2581 1312 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1634.2581 I can't think of it. 1635.4704 1313 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1635.4704 (pause 2.21) 1637.6797 1314 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1637.6797 You know the class, Gender, Sex, and Race? 1639.8471 1315 VLD_int_01 1640.0336 Mm-hm. 1640.6505 1316 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1640.7610 That's what Girls of Grace 1642.2484 1317 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1642.2484 (pause 0.40) 1642.6495 1318 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1642.6495 makes me think of 1643.9564 1319 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1643.9564 (pause 0.41) 1644.3636 1320 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1644.3636 as a whole. But it was more to it besides that. 1647.5390 1321 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1647.5390 (pause 0.59) 1648.1266 1322 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1648.1266 Um, 1648.7029 1323 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1648.7029 (pause 0.28) 1648.9845 1324 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1648.9845 oh we- we 1649.6886 1325 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1649.6886 (pause 0.14) 1649.8239 1326 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1649.8239 learned about different cultures, like the African, um, 1652.6114 1327 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1652.6114 (pause 1.65) 1654.2658 1328 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1654.2658 what did we do with that? I think it was the African [party, or?] 1657.6035 1329 VLD_int_01 1656.4028 [The compe- yeah. The competition] so [each team had a different] country. 1660.1581 1330 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1658.2750 [Yeah, the competition.] 1659.6459 1331 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1660.4190 Right, now I remember that because we had Nigeria. 1663.2278 1332 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1663.2278 (pause 0.26) 1663.4863 1333 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1663.4863 I thought /Souf/ A- South Africa was gonna win cause they did a good job. I remember that. 1667.4235 1334 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1667.4235 (pause 0.57) 1667.9944 1335 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1667.9944 Um, what else did we do? 1669.2356 1336 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1669.2356 (pause 0.19) 1669.4212 1337 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1669.4212 Um, 1669.8109 1338 VLD_int_01 1670.0834 But [didn't y'all win?] 1671.0057 1339 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1670.2830 [We went to Spelman-] 1671.6119 1340 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1671.7425 yes we did. 1672.7730 1341 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1672.7730 (pause 0.48) 1673.2532 1342 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1673.2532 We did. 1673.8134 1343 VLD_int_01 1673.9014 Mm-hm I thought so. 1674.8674 1344 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1674.8674 We went to Spelman, 1676.2393 1345 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1676.3625 um, 1677.0606 1346 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1677.0606 (pause 0.15) 1677.2111 1347 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1677.2111 we toured Spelman and I think we went somewhere else. 1680.2797 1348 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1680.2797 (pause 0.57) 1680.8464 1349 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1680.8464 We went to the Coca Cola factory 1682.5810 1350 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1682.5810 (pause 0.57) 1683.1545 1351 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1683.1545 and, um, 1684.1368 1352 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1684.1368 (pause 1.36) 1685.4991 1353 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1685.4991 but yeah. 1685.9699 1354 VLD_int_01 1686.8653 Oh, the Coca Cola factory was the year y'all had to do the 1689.5782 1355 VLD_int_01 1689.5782 (pause 0.41) 1689.9885 1356 VLD_int_01 1689.9885 Coca Cola project. 1691.4247 1357 VLD_int_01 1691.4247 (pause 0.85) 1692.2771 1358 VLD_int_01 1692.2771 Do you remember? It was a project cause Coca Cola was failing or something. 1695.5892 1359 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1695.8573 [Mm-hm.] 1696.3795 1360 VLD_int_01 1695.9739 [And y'all had to] come up with like, a whole marketing plan. 1698.5797 1361 VLD_int_01 1699.0039 And then present it to, um, 1701.3726 1362 VLD_int_01 1701.3726 (pause 0.43) 1701.8007 1363 VLD_int_01 1701.8007 Miss /RD-NAME-2/ the judge- 1703.7246 1364 VLD_int_01 1703.7246 (pause 0.18) 1703.9083 1365 VLD_int_01 1703.9083 I mean the attorney. 1704.9761 1366 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1705.1757 Mm-hm. 1705.5654 1367 VLD_int_01 1705.6327 The jewelry [lady-] 1706.9336 1368 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1706.7751 [You see,] I don't remember none [of that. ] 1709.2324 1369 VLD_int_01 1707.5305 [/inaudible/] 1707.7590 1370 VLD_int_01 1707.7590 (pause 0.68) 1708.4388 1371 VLD_int_01 1708.4388 [but that's oh-] cause that's when- I remember us going to Atlanta cause I wanted y'all to 1711.5723 1372 VLD_int_01 1711.8885 like, understand like, Coke. 1713.6184 1373 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1713.8143 [Mm-hm.] 1714.3095 1374 VLD_int_01 1714.1174 [And so] then you had the whole project. Cause my best friend did the project with us 1717.8468 1375 VLD_int_01 1718.3961 and she was in marketing. 1719.9348 1376 VLD_int_01 1719.9348 (pause 0.17) 1720.1027 1377 VLD_int_01 1720.1027 She 1720.5898 1378 VLD_int_01 1720.5898 (pause 0.59) 1721.1798 1379 VLD_int_01 1721.1798 did marketing, 1721.8970 1380 VLD_int_01 1721.8970 (pause 0.10) 1721.9996 1381 VLD_int_01 1721.9996 and so the whole project was around marketing like, come up with a new slogan for Coke. I don't remember who won that one. But I do [remember that-] 1727.9812 1382 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1727.5056 [I remember] now. [Okay, yeah] I remember that. 1730.5985 1383 VLD_int_01 1728.7879 [Mm-hm.] 1729.5293 1384 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1731.0252 Yeah. 1731.4402 1385 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1731.4402 (pause 1.22) 1732.6572 1386 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1732.6572 I remember now. 1733.4852 1387 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1733.4852 (pause 0.63) 1734.1111 1388 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1734.1111 Yeah. 1735.0771 1389 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1735.0771 (pause 0.47) 1735.5519 1390 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1735.5519 I remember that now, because I- it- it took me the longest to try to figure out 1739.7083 1391 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1739.7083 (pause 0.36) 1740.0694 1392 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1740.0694 a slogan. That was so hard for me. 1741.9942 1393 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1741.9942 (pause 0.44) 1742.4372 1394 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1742.4372 I remember that now. 1743.5190 1395 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1743.5190 (pause 0.21) 1743.7335 1396 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1743.7335 Yeah. 1744.2278 1397 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1744.2278 (pause 0.97) 1745.1968 1398 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1745.1968 But as far as Girls of Grace, 1746.8447 1399 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1746.8447 (pause 0.16) 1747.0060 1400 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1747.0060 I- that was- that was pretty good. I didn't- some of the stuff that 1750.3722 1401 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1750.3722 (pause 0.58) 1750.9490 1402 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1750.9490 that you taught us and 1752.1179 1403 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1752.1179 (pause 0.41) 1752.5250 1404 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1752.5250 the people that you brought in like, I didn't know. Like, I didn't know you had to fill out scholarships and stuff, 1757.2336 1405 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1757.2336 (pause 0.32) 1757.5554 1406 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1757.5554 I didn't know anything about the process of 1759.8533 1407 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1759.8533 (pause 0.39) 1760.2403 1408 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1760.2403 trying to go to college because I wasn't taught that 1762.7650 1409 VLD_int_01 1763.2983 [Hm.] 1763.7039 1410 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1763.5454 [in] high school. 1764.4034 1411 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1765.1299 Well, 1765.5195 1412 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1765.5195 (pause 0.15) 1765.6708 1413 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1765.6708 and middle school too. But, um, 1767.2456 1414 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1767.2456 (pause 1.00) 1768.2438 1415 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1768.2438 yeah. 1768.8445 1416 VLD_int_01 1769.7219 Two things I'm gonna ask you about. 1771.1339 1417 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1771.1339 Mm-hm. 1771.5116 1418 VLD_int_01 1772.6633 So we had the- remember we had the themes each year. 1775.5823 1419 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1775.8658 Mm-hm. 1776.3135 1420 VLD_int_01 1776.3135 Um, 1777.6750 1421 VLD_int_01 1777.6750 (pause 0.42) 1778.0938 1422 VLD_int_01 1778.0938 1778.3922 1423 VLD_int_01 1778.3922 (pause 1.81) 1780.2061 1424 VLD_int_01 1780.2061 what was our- the one I wanted to ask you, 1782.9012 1425 VLD_int_01 1782.9012 (pause 0.63) 1783.5345 1426 VLD_int_01 1783.5345 remember when you 1784.5137 1427 VLD_int_01 1784.5137 (pause 0.56) 1785.0779 1428 VLD_int_01 1785.0779 played the piano and we made the whole song? 1787.2965 1429 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1787.3245 Mm-hm. 1787.9577 1430 VLD_int_01 1791.2349 You- I think you were playing like, Fur Elise. 1793.1020 1431 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1793.6782 1793.8649 1432 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1793.8649 (pause 0.15) 1794.0111 1433 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1794.0111 It was Moonlight [Sonata.] 1795.4446 1434 VLD_int_01 1795.1834 [Oh.] 1795.7896 1435 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1795.6684 [I] remember, 1796.7724 1436 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1797.2165 girls are great, yeah I remember that. [] 1801.7199 1437 VLD_int_01 1801.1371 [] 1801.9245 1438 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1802.1527 That was crazy but it was- 1804.0924 1439 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1804.0924 (pause 0.10) 1804.1904 1440 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1804.1904 it was kind of like- 1805.5948 1441 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1805.5948 (pause 1.06) 1806.6561 1442 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1806.6561 it was awesome because 1808.1417 1443 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1808.1417 (pause 1.38) 1809.5229 1444 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1809.5229 that was my first time experiencing 1811.8122 1445 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1811.8122 (pause 0.30) 1812.1099 1446 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1812.1099 people using their creative juices to come up with something that's so simple 1816.5296 1447 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1816.5296 (pause 0.63) 1817.1589 1448 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1817.1589 like a song like that. 1818.7350 1449 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1818.7350 (pause 0.39) 1819.1220 1450 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1819.1220 And then we had this one girl 1820.8799 1451 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1820.8799 (pause 0.80) 1821.6755 1452 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1821.6755 she was the soloist, and I think she came up with her own lyrics 1824.8658 1453 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1824.8658 (pause 0.46) 1825.3265 1454 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1825.3265 for one part, I believe. 1826.7394 1455 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1826.7394 (pause 0.62) 1827.3633 1456 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1827.3633 But 1827.7205 1457 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1827.7205 (pause 0.55) 1828.2726 1458 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1828.2726 I remember that song to this day. As we grow in his grace- 1831.4304 1459 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1831.4304 (pause 2.24) 1833.6750 1460 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1833.6750 I forgot the rest, I think. 1835.1444 1461 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1835.1444 (pause 4.35) 1839.4981 1462 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1839.4981 (whispering) For his grace, 1840.9187 1463 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1840.9187 (pause 1.54) 1842.4628 1464 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1842.4628 wasn't there, there's no time to waste? 1844.4669 1465 VLD_int_01 1844.4669 [Mm-hm.] 1844.9519 1466 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1844.8866 [Come] on you Girls of Grace, or something [like that.] 1847.2164 1467 VLD_int_01 1846.6165 [/Like that/.] 1847.0475 1468 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1847.4083 [] 1848.6860 1469 VLD_int_01 1848.1544 [Um,] 1848.6658 1470 VLD_int_01 1849.0963 Because /RD-NAME-2/ did- I did- didn't /RD-NAME-2/ do like, a rap? 1851.6609 1471 VLD_int_01 1851.6609 (pause 1.08) 1852.7371 1472 VLD_int_01 1852.7371 In the- 1853.3153 1473 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1853.4132 She did. 1854.5497 1474 VLD_int_01 1854.5497 [mm-hm.] 1855.4090 1475 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1855.1758 [She] did. 1856.1012 1476 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1856.4572 Yup. 1856.9524 1477 VLD_int_01 1857.9904 Um, and then do you remember your name? 1860.2309 1478 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1860.7695 Tranquility. 1861.5569 1479 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1861.5569 (pause 0.82) 1862.3773 1480 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1862.3773 I still have that butterfly on my wall. 1864.5772 1481 VLD_int_01 1865.8269 Wow. 1866.4098 1482 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1866.4098 [Mm-hm.] 1867.2378 1483 VLD_int_01 1867.1325 From- 1867.8739 1484 VLD_int_01 1869.0341 so you're twenty-eight, so you had to be, what, fifteen, sixteen? [So that was like,] twelve- wow. That's a long [time.] 1874.2743 1485 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1871.5325 [Yeah.] 1872.1413 1486 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1872.1413 (pause 1.77) 1873.9106 1487 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1873.9106 [Twelve or] thirteen years ago. 1875.2037 1488 VLD_int_01 1876.1012 Wow. 1876.5883 1489 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1876.5883 Yeah, and I still actually have, 1878.2931 1490 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1878.5026 um, 1879.0249 1491 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1879.0249 (pause 0.57) 1879.5975 1492 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1879.5975 you know, at the end of 1880.9451 1493 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1880.9451 (pause 0.21) 1881.1502 1494 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1881.1502 the, um, program, we would have to write- 1883.0574 1495 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1883.0574 (pause 0.16) 1883.2197 1496 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1883.2197 write to, um, we had to write notes to, um, 1885.2294 1497 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1885.2294 (pause 0.45) 1885.6817 1498 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1885.6817 all the girls and, um, 1887.5935 1499 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1887.5935 (pause 0.81) 1888.4030 1500 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1888.4030 put 'em inside of like, I think it was a bag? 1890.3474 1501 VLD_int_01 1890.3474 Mm-hm. 1890.9157 1502 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1890.9489 I think I have all my notes. 1892.5806 1503 VLD_int_01 1892.8094 Wow. And that was what, three years of- 1895.2519 1504 VLD_int_01 1895.2519 (pause 0.27) 1895.5223 1505 VLD_int_01 1895.5223 cause how- you did it for a long time but I don't think [we started the notes] until like, the 1898.8647 1506 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1897.3959 [Mm-hm.] 1898.0859 1507 VLD_int_01 1899.2462 second year. 1900.3233 1508 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1900.3233 Yeah, I still have all of my notes. 1902.5895 1509 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1903.8103 [Mm-hm] it's in a little box. 1905.3608 1510 VLD_int_01 1903.8103 [Wow.] 1904.3138 1511 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1905.7220 Because it's like, sometimes I have to go back and look. Like, 1908.5842 1512 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1908.5842 (pause 0.10) 1908.6821 1513 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1908.6821 I wonder what these girls are doing. 1909.8385 1514 VLD_int_01 1910.5743 Hm. 1911.0046 1515 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1911.2131 You know, 1911.7327 1516 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1911.7327 (pause 0.23) 1911.9592 1517 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1911.9592 so. 1912.4441 1518 VLD_int_01 1912.8405 /RD-NAME-2/ passed away. 1914.0659 1519 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1914.0659 And [/RD-NAME-2/.] 1915.0658 1520 VLD_int_01 1914.7420 [And /RD-NAME-2/] got killed. 1916.4692 1521 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1916.9196 Yeah, that broke my heart. 1918.0891 1522 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1918.0891 (pause 0.30) 1918.3875 1523 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1918.3875 Um, 1918.8259 1524 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1918.8259 (pause 0.28) 1919.1103 1525 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1919.1103 because, 1919.7435 1526 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1919.7435 (pause 0.41) 1920.1501 1527 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1920.1501 um, I used to see /RD-NAME-2/ before she moved. 1923.0563 1528 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1923.0563 (pause 0.35) 1923.4086 1529 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1923.4086 I used to see her all the time. 1925.0383 1530 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1925.0383 (pause 0.43) 1925.4640 1531 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1925.4640 And the last time I saw her, 1927.0064 1532 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1927.0064 (pause 0.18) 1927.1846 1533 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1927.1846 she gave me a hug and she was just cheesing- and you know she's a jokester. 1930.5223 1534 VLD_int_01 1930.5806 Mm. 1930.9730 1535 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1931.0017 She was like, oh, you're getting a little fat. You know, but I didn't take it serious cause she's- 1935.4422 1536 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1935.4422 (pause 0.43) 1935.8689 1537 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1935.8689 she's a little jokester, but 1937.2570 1538 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1937.2570 (pause 0.70) 1937.9616 1539 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1937.9616 yeah. That- 1938.8680 1540 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1938.8680 (pause 0.16) 1939.0247 1541 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1939.0247 that broke my heart when 1939.9745 1542 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1939.9745 (pause 0.47) 1940.4423 1543 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1940.4423 I found out they passed away. 1941.9297 1544 VLD_int_01 1943.7940 Um, who else was in your group? 1945.5332 1545 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1947.2390 Mm. 1948.6098 1546 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1948.6098 (pause 1.67) 1950.2783 1547 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1950.2783 1950.3757 1548 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1950.3757 (pause 0.19) 1950.5627 1549 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1950.5627 I remember /RD-NAME-4/. 1952.3812 1550 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1952.3812 (pause 0.14) 1952.5258 1551 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1952.5258 I remember 1953.5892 1552 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1953.5892 (pause 0.66) 1954.2501 1553 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1954.2501 [of course /RD-NAME-4/.] 1955.3804 1554 VLD_int_01 1954.2595 [I could not remember her name.] 1955.7096 1555 VLD_int_01 1956.0724 I could not remember [/RD-NAME-4/.] 1957.4573 1556 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1957.2148 [Well I] remember her as Moo. 1958.4319 1557 VLD_int_01 1958.8235 Yep, and that's- that's all I can think [of.] 1960.6785 1558 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1960.2681 [] 1961.4777 1559 VLD_int_01 1961.7323 I couldn't think of her real name. I thought- I was like, all I can think of was Moo, and I was like, that is not that girl's [name.] 1965.7331 1560 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1965.2845 [Mm-hm.] 1966.2343 1561 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1966.8737 I remember Ashley and Angela. 1969.4470 1562 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1969.4470 (pause 1.25) 1970.6963 1563 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1970.6963 Um, 1971.4594 1564 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1971.4594 (pause 2.51) 1973.9699 1565 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1973.9699 /RD-NAME-3/ and /RD-NAME-1/. 1975.1797 1566 VLD_int_01 1975.9913 /RD-NAME-1/ was on [TV.] 1977.1293 1567 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1977.0314 [Yeah, I saw] it, I saw it. Yup. 1980.4353 1568 VLD_int_01 1977.4686 [Did you see it?] 1978.3696 1569 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1980.9222 I- I subscribed to her YouTube channel. 1982.9291 1570 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1982.9291 (pause 0.21) 1983.1389 1571 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1983.1389 Um, 1983.5285 1572 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1983.5285 (pause 0.66) 1984.1871 1573 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1984.1871 she's doing a good job. 1985.1570 1574 VLD_int_01 1986.3740 [And you were like, I was in Girls] of Grace with her. 1987.8271 1575 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1986.4160 [] 1986.6031 1576 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1986.6031 (pause 0.11) 1986.7144 1577 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1986.7144 [Yeah.] 1987.0473 1578 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1988.0191 Right. 1989.6278 1579 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1989.6278 (pause 0.70) 1990.3273 1580 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1990.3273 Yep. 1990.6910 1581 VLD_int_01 1991.4221 So talk about- 1993.9252 1582 VLD_int_01 1993.9252 (pause 1.10) 1995.0210 1583 VLD_int_01 1995.0210 because you have a- faith is really big in your life, so [talk about kind] of 1999.2074 1584 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 1998.3401 [Mm-hm.] 1998.7947 1585 VLD_int_01 2000.7173 your church 2002.0089 1586 VLD_int_01 2002.0089 (pause 0.19) 2002.2001 1587 VLD_int_01 2002.2001 experiences, 2003.4917 1588 VLD_int_01 2003.4917 (pause 0.51) 2003.9999 1589 VLD_int_01 2003.9999 then and even now. Like, what do you do with your church now. 2007.0905 1590 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2007.3461 Um, right now at my church I am, um, 2010.5029 1591 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2010.5029 (pause 0.62) 2011.1268 1592 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2011.1268 the youth leader. 2012.1009 1593 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2012.1009 (pause 0.16) 2012.2599 1594 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2012.2599 Um, 2012.8800 1595 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2012.8800 (pause 0.85) 2013.7334 1596 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2013.7334 I attend New Harvest United Methodist- 2016.0406 1597 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2016.0406 (pause 0.15) 2016.1945 1598 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2016.1945 I know that's crazy. 2016.9125 1599 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2016.9125 (pause 0.51) 2017.4255 1600 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2017.4255 I was born in a Baptist church. 2019.9612 1601 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2019.9612 (pause 0.55) 2020.5067 1602 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2020.5067 But, um, transitioning from a Baptist to a Methodist 2023.3155 1603 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2023.3155 (pause 0.44) 2023.7596 1604 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2023.7596 it's- it's pretty much all the same. We worship the same God, you know, we believe in Jesus Christ, but 2028.9215 1605 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2028.9215 (pause 1.24) 2030.1609 1606 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2030.1609 the church that I'm located 2031.7520 1607 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2031.7520 (pause 0.12) 2031.8759 1608 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2031.8759 (whispering) it's nothing but white people. So it's a little- it can be a little bit 2035.4950 1609 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2035.4950 (pause 3.07) 2038.5616 1610 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2038.5616 harsh, I guess. [Because sometimes] they tend to flip-flop like pancakes. 2043.0265 1611 VLD_int_01 2039.9782 [Hm.] 2040.4958 1612 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2043.4325 As far as attitude and, you know, 2045.4842 1613 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2045.4842 (pause 0.51) 2045.9916 1614 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2045.9916 comunicating wise. But other than that, 2047.9313 1615 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2047.9313 (pause 0.59) 2048.5235 1616 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2048.5235 um, 2049.0187 1617 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2049.0187 (pause 1.19) 2050.2059 1618 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2050.2059 but yes I'm a youth leader at the church. 2052.2273 1619 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2052.2273 (pause 0.41) 2052.6399 1620 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2052.6399 And what I do now is- what I'm trying to do because, 2056.0215 1621 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2056.0215 (pause 0.49) 2056.5092 1622 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2056.5092 um, 2056.9720 1623 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2056.9720 (pause 0.42) 2057.3943 1624 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2057.3943 I'm trying to bring in more youth at our church, 2059.5672 1625 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2059.5672 (pause 0.40) 2059.9682 1626 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2059.9682 the church right now is dying out because it's nothing but older people. 2063.1521 1627 VLD_int_01 2063.2712 Mm-hm. 2063.8222 1628 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2063.9578 And, um, 2065.2308 1629 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2065.2308 (pause 1.97) 2067.2038 1630 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2067.2038 my plan is to, um, 2069.0303 1631 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2069.0303 (pause 0.69) 2069.7249 1632 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2069.7249 I guess to start a youth brunch 2071.9087 1633 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2071.9087 (pause 0.24) 2072.1487 1634 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2072.1487 to bring in some more youth, and then 2074.4380 1635 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2074.4380 (pause 0.36) 2074.7973 1636 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2074.7973 have movie nights and parties and have Wednesday night Bible study 2079.3138 1637 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2079.3138 (pause 0.48) 2079.7941 1638 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2079.7941 with 'em. And, um, 2081.3284 1639 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2081.3284 (pause 0.47) 2081.7982 1640 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2081.7982 eventually plan a trip 2083.1864 1641 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2083.1864 (pause 0.46) 2083.6447 1642 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2083.6447 with some of the kids. 2084.6676 1643 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2084.6676 (pause 0.58) 2085.2479 1644 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2085.2479 But, um, 2085.9135 1645 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2085.9135 (pause 1.70) 2087.6120 1646 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2087.6120 compared to the- 2088.7824 1647 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2088.7824 (pause 1.02) 2089.8026 1648 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2089.8026 the church I'm at now to the church I was growing up in, 2092.8046 1649 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2092.8046 (pause 0.45) 2093.2569 1650 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2093.2569 I can say the church that I was growing up in, it was more family oriented 2096.7345 1651 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2096.7345 (pause 0.62) 2097.3500 1652 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2097.3500 because it's like, 2098.3199 1653 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2098.3199 (pause 1.79) 2100.1096 1654 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2100.1096 most of us l- (laughing) lived around each other, 2102.4410 1655 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2102.4410 (pause 0.31) 2102.7525 1656 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2102.7525 (laughing) you know. 2103.5126 1657 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2103.5126 (pause 0.41) 2103.9229 1658 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2103.9229 So it's like, 2104.9214 1659 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2104.9214 (pause 1.53) 2106.4540 1660 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2106.4540 that's my family. 2107.3551 1661 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2107.3551 (pause 0.76) 2108.1177 1662 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2108.1177 Compared to this church, 2109.4606 1663 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2109.4606 (pause 0.15) 2109.6149 1664 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2109.6149 they're still family, but 2111.7986 1665 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2111.7986 (pause 0.42) 2112.2155 1666 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2112.2155 I can say I was closer to the people 2114.8361 1667 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2114.8361 (pause 0.57) 2115.4096 1668 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2115.4096 at the church I was growing up with. 2117.0640 1669 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2117.0640 (pause 0.83) 2117.8987 1670 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2117.8987 Um, 2118.4101 1671 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2118.4101 (pause 1.91) 2120.3225 1672 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2120.3225 but yeah. 2120.7690 1673 VLD_int_01 2121.5908 Do you think- how- well let me ask you, how'd you get to New Harvest? 2125.0165 1674 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2125.2969 Um, oh Lord. 2126.9205 1675 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2126.9205 (pause 0.49) 2127.4129 1676 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2127.4129 You might say my mom is a 2128.4631 1677 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2128.4631 (pause 0.27) 2128.7325 1678 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2128.7325 church hopper. 2129.4144 1679 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2129.4144 (pause 0.37) 2129.7879 1680 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2129.7879 But, (laughing) 2130.5651 1681 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2130.5651 (pause 0.59) 2131.1517 1682 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2131.1517 um, 2131.6646 1683 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2131.6646 (pause 2.06) 2133.7247 1684 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2133.7247 we were attending- but first it was First Antioch, then after First Antioch we went to 2138.3438 1685 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2138.3438 (pause 0.26) 2138.6012 1686 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2138.6012 New Life Ministries. 2140.0543 1687 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2140.0543 (pause 0.51) 2140.5643 1688 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2140.5643 Um, 2141.1812 1689 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2141.1812 (pause 0.82) 2142.0033 1690 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2142.0033 after New Life Ministries we went to 2144.1545 1691 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2144.1545 (pause 0.37) 2144.5212 1692 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2144.5212 New Harvest. We left New Life because, um, 2147.6047 1693 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2147.6047 (pause 1.66) 2149.2663 1694 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2149.2663 it was a whole bunch of drama. 2150.6278 1695 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2150.6278 (pause 0.14) 2150.7631 1696 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2150.7631 And my mom, she doesn't like to be around drama like that, especially when it comes down to business. 2155.0529 1697 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2155.0529 (pause 0.81) 2155.8625 1698 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2155.8625 And, um, 2156.9178 1699 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2156.9178 (pause 0.32) 2157.2427 1700 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2157.2427 basically somebody 2158.5483 1701 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2158.5483 (pause 0.61) 2159.1591 1702 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2159.1591 stole an idea of hers, 2160.5393 1703 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2160.5393 (pause 0.14) 2160.6746 1704 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2160.6746 um, 2161.1409 1705 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2161.1409 (pause 1.16) 2162.3010 1706 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2162.3010 about having some type of women's group. 2164.2725 1707 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2164.2725 (pause 0.27) 2164.5430 1708 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2164.5430 And the lady stole the idea and my mom was like, okay that's fine I'm'a still continue to go to church. 2169.3488 1709 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2169.3488 (pause 0.47) 2169.8205 1710 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2169.8205 But then when the lady start 2171.4665 1711 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2171.4665 (pause 0.60) 2172.0624 1712 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2172.0624 regurgitating lies, and that's when my mama said, okay it's time for me to go. 2175.4290 1713 VLD_int_01 2175.6714 Mm-hm. 2176.0175 1714 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2176.1080 And we, um, 2177.0903 1715 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2177.0903 (pause 1.29) 2178.3835 1716 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2178.3835 we were visiting other churches before we left, 2180.3745 1717 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2180.3745 (pause 0.51) 2180.8875 1718 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2180.8875 um, New Life, and, 2182.8972 1719 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2182.8972 (pause 0.61) 2183.5118 1720 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2183.5118 um, 2184.0946 1721 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2184.0946 (pause 1.34) 2185.4329 1722 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2185.4329 at the time my little sister was playing Upward Basketball. 2188.9073 1723 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2188.9073 (pause 0.50) 2189.4039 1724 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2189.4039 And 2190.0533 1725 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2190.0533 (pause 0.46) 2190.5183 1726 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2190.5183 that's when we met 2191.5302 1727 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2191.5302 (pause 0.25) 2191.7819 1728 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2191.7819 the pastor of New Harvest Methodist, 2194.1218 1729 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2194.1218 (pause 0.59) 2194.7093 1730 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2194.7093 because his daughter was playing basketball with my little sister. And he, 2197.7300 1731 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2197.7300 (pause 0.17) 2197.8979 1732 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2197.8979 you know, invited us to go to New Harvest 2199.7304 1733 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2199.7304 (pause 0.52) 2200.2471 1734 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2200.2471 and that's when we went. 2201.6433 1735 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2201.6433 (pause 0.54) 2202.1868 1736 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2202.1868 It was something totally different because I'm not be- I'm not used to being a whole bunch of white people (laughing) like that. 2207.1659 1737 VLD_int_01 2207.2612 Mm-hm. 2207.6073 1738 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2207.5986 But other than that, 2208.4835 1739 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2209.2633 um, 2209.7991 1740 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2209.7991 (pause 1.04) 2210.8384 1741 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2210.8384 it was a little strange at first, 2213.1699 1742 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2213.1699 (pause 0.50) 2213.6679 1743 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2213.6679 but the pastor and his wife, they were so warm and welcoming. 2217.1749 1744 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2217.1749 (pause 0.68) 2217.8590 1745 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2217.8590 The people weren't so welcoming 2219.9340 1746 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2219.9340 (pause 0.72) 2220.6567 1747 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2220.6567 that much, 2221.4279 1748 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2221.4279 (pause 0.19) 2221.6164 1749 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2221.6164 but 2222.0314 1750 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2222.0314 (pause 0.80) 2222.8325 1751 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2222.8325 I guess what made us stay 2224.2304 1752 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2224.2304 (pause 0.18) 2224.4085 1753 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2224.4085 was 2225.1126 1754 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2225.1126 (pause 0.94) 2226.0545 1755 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2226.0545 the preacher's faith and, you know, 2228.6929 1756 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2228.6929 (pause 0.47) 2229.1638 1757 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2229.1638 his tenacity in wanting to 2230.9903 1758 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2230.9903 (pause 0.29) 2231.2845 1759 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2231.2845 grow the church and make it bigger and make it 2233.8351 1760 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2233.8351 (pause 0.41) 2234.2492 1761 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2234.2492 culturally diverse. 2235.5562 1762 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2235.5562 (pause 0.20) 2235.7600 1763 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2235.7600 And that's what made us stay because 2237.2334 1764 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2237.2334 (pause 0.24) 2237.4713 1765 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2237.4713 we saw his vision and we wanted to h- well 2239.6759 1766 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2239.6759 (pause 1.14) 2240.8183 1767 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2240.8183 I'm saying we like I'm m- like I'm'a- like I'm m- my parents. But at the time, my parents 2244.8135 1768 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2244.8135 (pause 0.26) 2245.0737 1769 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2245.0737 saw his vision 2246.1940 1770 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2246.1940 (pause 0.26) 2246.4539 1771 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2246.4539 and 2247.1347 1772 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2247.1347 (pause 0.28) 2247.4098 1773 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2247.4098 they was like, okay we'll help you out with this. We're gonna- 2249.3067 1774 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2249.3067 (pause 0.33) 2249.6378 1775 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2249.6378 we're gonna stay. 2250.3998 1776 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2250.3998 (pause 0.47) 2250.8688 1777 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2250.8688 But, um, 2251.5776 1778 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2251.5776 (pause 0.83) 2252.4067 1779 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2252.4067 he's no longer there and we have this new pastor 2254.8989 1780 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2254.8989 (pause 0.53) 2255.4282 1781 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2255.4282 and, um, 2256.1426 1782 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2256.1426 (pause 0.83) 2256.9745 1783 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2256.9745 our new pastor, he's really good but 2258.8350 1784 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2258.8350 (pause 0.41) 2259.2407 1785 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2259.2407 again, it's still 2260.6255 1786 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2260.6255 (pause 0.29) 2260.9193 1787 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2260.9193 too much drama there. 2262.5420 1788 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2262.5420 (pause 0.56) 2263.1044 1789 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2263.1044 But, um, 2263.9324 1790 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2263.9324 (pause 1.27) 2265.1980 1791 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2265.1980 I just feel like 2266.3824 1792 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2266.3824 (pause 0.36) 2266.7414 1793 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2266.7414 God is telling me, personally, 2268.5367 1794 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2268.5367 (pause 0.40) 2268.9368 1795 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2268.9368 to stay at New Harvest because 2270.7646 1796 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2270.7646 (pause 1.43) 2272.1915 1797 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2272.1915 there's just so much that 2273.9065 1798 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2273.9065 (pause 0.86) 2274.7692 1799 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2274.7692 God wants to 2276.1820 1800 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2276.1820 (pause 0.61) 2276.7873 1801 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2276.7873 do to this church. 2278.0276 1802 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2278.0276 (pause 0.09) 2278.1209 1803 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2278.1209 Like I, 2278.5805 1804 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2278.5805 (pause 0.11) 2278.6944 1805 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2278.6944 me personally, I feel like God wants this church to grow 2281.3001 1806 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2281.3001 (pause 0.28) 2281.5798 1807 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2281.5798 and to manifest and to actually- 2283.5850 1808 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2283.5850 (pause 1.52) 2285.1032 1809 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2285.1032 it just so much 2286.6212 1810 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2286.6212 (pause 0.55) 2287.1735 1811 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2287.1735 I feel personally. Like I don't- 2288.9676 1812 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2288.9676 (pause 0.29) 2289.2532 1813 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2289.2532 I don't know, it's kind of- it's kind of hard to explain 2291.3879 1814 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2291.3879 (pause 0.44) 2291.8262 1815 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2291.8262 to be honest. 2292.5443 1816 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2292.5443 (pause 0.59) 2293.1318 1817 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2293.1318 [Because-] 2293.6858 1818 VLD_int_01 2293.1318 [So why don't you] start a Girls of Grace? 2294.8888 1819 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2296.3809 See the way how my- (laughing) /unintelligible/. 2299.6674 1820 VLD_int_01 2300.1663 People always find a reason, [and make some] excuses. 2302.8939 1821 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2301.3498 [Right.] 2302.1005 1822 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2303.4014 I guess, the only reason why I wouldn't start a Girls of Grace because 2307.0609 1823 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2307.0609 (pause 0.59) 2307.6522 1824 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2307.6522 I'm just now getting into the youth ministry. 2310.8789 1825 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2310.8789 (pause 0.77) 2311.6521 1826 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2311.6521 Um, 2312.3015 1827 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2312.3015 (pause 0.56) 2312.8644 1828 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2312.8644 and I feel like I am- I'm still learning myself. 2315.6379 1829 VLD_int_01 2316.3607 Bianca. 2317.0994 1830 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2317.5162 [] 2318.9079 1831 VLD_int_01 2317.5162 [Ah.] 2318.2224 1832 VLD_int_01 2318.9430 Okay, I was what, 2320.2533 1833 VLD_int_01 2320.2533 (pause 0.64) 2320.8921 1834 VLD_int_01 2320.8921 four or five years older than you guys. Like, it wasn't like I was 2323.6847 1835 VLD_int_01 2323.6847 (pause 0.66) 2324.3464 1836 VLD_int_01 2324.3464 super understood all about youth ministry, but it was about making that [connection.] 2328.2903 1837 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2328.0991 [It] m- it seemed like you did, you did a good job. (laughing) [] 2332.7649 1838 VLD_int_01 2332.0990 [] 2332.5551 1839 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2333.3478 Like this woman know her stuff. 2334.9713 1840 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2334.9713 (pause 0.46) 2335.4274 1841 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2335.4274 But me, personally, it's like, 2337.1322 1842 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2337.1322 (pause 1.00) 2338.1310 1843 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2338.1310 I don't know. I guess another reason is fear. 2340.4429 1844 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2340.4429 (pause 0.59) 2341.0351 1845 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2341.0351 And fear, that's- 2342.1542 1846 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2342.1542 (pause 0.14) 2342.2940 1847 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2342.2940 that's- 2342.9282 1848 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2342.9282 (pause 0.33) 2343.2621 1849 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2343.2621 oh my God I hate 2344.2525 1850 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2344.2525 (pause 0.25) 2344.4978 1851 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2344.4978 being so fearful. 2345.5612 1852 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2345.5612 (pause 0.31) 2345.8687 1853 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2345.8687 But that's what's really holding me back, is fear. 2348.4612 1854 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2348.4612 (pause 0.47) 2348.9275 1855 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2348.9275 Um, but 2349.7715 1856 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2349.7715 (pause 0.70) 2350.4701 1857 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2350.4701 I thank God for being, um, 2352.3212 1858 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2352.3212 (pause 0.27) 2352.5870 1859 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2352.5870 for working at /RD-WORK-3/ because 2354.3440 1860 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2354.3440 (pause 1.73) 2356.0740 1861 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2356.0740 growing up 2356.8247 1862 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2356.8247 (pause 0.53) 2357.3591 1863 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2357.3591 I was- 2357.8394 1864 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2357.8394 (pause 0.10) 2357.9420 1865 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2357.9420 I've 2358.4595 1866 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2358.4595 (pause 0.21) 2358.6740 1867 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2358.6740 always been shy and quiet, and it's like 2361.5650 1868 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2361.5650 (pause 0.30) 2361.8681 1869 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2361.8681 usually when I first meet someone, I'm usually quiet and reserved 2365.5276 1870 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2365.5276 (pause 0.58) 2366.1105 1871 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2366.1105 until, you know, 2367.2388 1872 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2367.2388 (pause 0.23) 2367.4656 1873 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2367.4656 we continue to talk and it's like I open up. 2369.7177 1874 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2369.7177 (pause 0.31) 2370.0301 1875 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2370.0301 But it's like, now I can talk to anybody and be okay with it. 2373.1823 1876 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2373.1823 (pause 0.80) 2373.9834 1877 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2373.9834 Thanks to that job, 2375.5175 1878 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2375.5175 (pause 0.41) 2375.9325 1879 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2375.9325 but, um. 2376.4874 1880 VLD_int_01 2376.5340 Tell me a little bit of more about the job. 2378.0261 1881 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2378.1036 2378.2740 1882 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2378.2740 (pause 0.16) 2378.4346 1883 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2378.4346 Okay, [basically-] 2379.9268 1884 VLD_int_01 2379.1994 [And then we gonna come] back to the church cause I ain't forgot. 2381.3993 1885 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2381.5961 [] 2382.6331 1886 VLD_int_01 2381.5961 [Then we'll come back.] 2382.3561 1887 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2383.2747 basically /RD-WORK-3/, um, we were up on a contract with, um, 2387.8108 1888 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2387.8108 (pause 1.21) 2389.0214 1889 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2389.0214 the J- the 2390.2390 1890 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2390.2390 (pause 0.36) 2390.5974 1891 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2390.5974 Juvenile Justice Department 2392.5185 1892 VLD_int_01 2392.5185 Mm-hm. 2393.0175 1893 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2393.1014 and, um, 2393.9781 1894 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2393.9781 (pause 0.89) 2394.8677 1895 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2394.8677 we would track kids that were on- 2397.0733 1896 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2397.0733 (pause 0.44) 2397.5116 1897 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2397.5116 that was on house arrest. 2398.8105 1898 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2398.8105 (pause 0.46) 2399.2724 1899 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2399.2724 And what we would do is we would just come by and see if they still had they ankle monitor on, 2403.4270 1900 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2403.4270 (pause 0.53) 2403.9539 1901 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2403.9539 remind them to charge it up, 2405.6444 1902 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2405.6444 (pause 0.13) 2405.7715 1903 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2405.7715 and to remind them like, look okay 2407.7719 1904 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2407.7719 (pause 0.84) 2408.6150 1905 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2408.6150 you need to do the right thing 2409.9113 1906 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2409.9113 (pause 0.19) 2410.1025 1907 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2410.1025 or you still gonna have this ankle monitor on. We were basically almost like mentors as well. 2414.0370 1908 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2414.0370 (pause 0.68) 2414.7132 1909 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2414.7132 Um, 2415.2447 1910 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2415.2447 (pause 1.11) 2416.3583 1911 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2416.3583 what else? (whispered) 2416.9738 1912 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2416.9738 (pause 1.34) 2418.3167 1913 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2418.3167 Yeah, pretty much. And like we'll always keep a case load of different things that will go on with the kids. 2423.8544 1914 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2423.8544 (pause 0.58) 2424.4373 1915 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2424.4373 Um, 2425.1273 1916 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2425.1273 (pause 0.32) 2425.4444 1917 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2425.4444 but me, personally, I took the job more serious 2428.3205 1918 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2428.3205 (pause 0.28) 2428.6050 1919 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2428.6050 than everybody else because 2430.0824 1920 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2430.0824 (pause 0.69) 2430.7761 1921 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2430.7761 just watching how some of these kids 2432.8697 1922 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2432.8697 (pause 0.55) 2433.4200 1923 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2433.4200 were living 2434.3059 1924 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2434.3059 (pause 0.14) 2434.4505 1925 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2434.4505 it's like, oh my gosh I wanna help these kids get out their situation. 2437.9747 1926 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2437.9747 (pause 0.33) 2438.3058 1927 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2438.3058 Even if that means like, look 2439.7913 1928 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2439.7913 (pause 0.49) 2440.2819 1929 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2440.2819 telling Jimmy 2441.0729 1930 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2441.0729 (pause 0.32) 2441.3917 1931 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2441.3917 dude, do whatchu have to do. If you need a- 2443.1939 1932 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2443.1939 (pause 0.63) 2443.8202 1933 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2443.8202 a tutor or something, I'll- I'll hook you up with a tutor, you know. I will- I will go over and beyond to help some of these kids. 2449.6097 1934 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2449.6097 (pause 0.54) 2450.1506 1935 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2450.1506 And 2450.9461 1936 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2450.9461 (pause 1.46) 2452.4074 1937 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2452.4074 like this one story, this one kid, 2454.2530 1938 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2454.2530 (pause 1.16) 2455.4141 1939 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2455.4141 none of my coworkers knew he was getting raped. 2457.5004 1940 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2457.5004 (pause 0.69) 2458.1914 1941 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2458.1914 I'm the only person he told 2460.0145 1942 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2460.0145 (pause 0.13) 2460.1404 1943 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2460.1404 that he was getting raped. 2461.0637 1944 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2461.0637 (pause 0.42) 2461.4880 1945 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2461.4880 And- 2462.0238 1946 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2462.0238 (pause 1.04) 2463.0632 1947 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2463.0632 I don't wanna cry again, shut up. (whispered) 2464.7761 1948 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2464.7761 (pause 1.14) 2465.9122 1949 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2465.9122 2466.8075 1950 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2466.8075 (pause 1.69) 2468.4946 1951 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2468.4946 Um, but his mom was a addict, 2470.4672 1952 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2470.4672 (pause 0.35) 2470.8167 1953 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2470.8167 his stepdad- 2471.8425 1954 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2471.8425 (pause 0.56) 2472.4002 1955 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2472.4002 he finally told me at the last minute 2473.9914 1956 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2473.9914 (pause 0.27) 2474.2607 1957 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2474.2607 that his stepdad was raping him. 2475.9006 1958 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2475.9006 (pause 0.42) 2476.3171 1959 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2476.3171 So, um, 2477.3849 1960 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2477.3849 (pause 2.91) 2480.2927 1961 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2480.2927 it took everything in me to not 2482.5982 1962 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2482.5982 (pause 0.51) 2483.1045 1963 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2483.1045 jump on that man, 2484.2247 1964 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2484.2247 (pause 0.26) 2484.4800 1965 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2484.4800 because I've been sexually assaulted when I was young 2487.0017 1966 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2487.0017 (pause 0.40) 2487.4027 1967 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2487.4027 so 2488.0359 1968 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2488.0359 (pause 0.77) 2488.8016 1969 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2488.8016 I called my manager 2489.9012 1970 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2489.9012 (pause 0.33) 2490.2276 1971 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2490.2276 and she called the cops. 2491.5238 1972 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2491.5238 (pause 0.64) 2492.1627 1973 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2492.1627 And 2492.7502 1974 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2492.7502 (pause 1.95) 2494.7021 1975 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2494.7021 to this day, I don't know what happened to that young man because 2497.2836 1976 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2497.2836 (pause 0.36) 2497.6398 1977 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2497.6398 I left the job, 2498.8087 1978 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2498.8087 (pause 0.63) 2499.4396 1979 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2499.4396 but 2499.7987 1980 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2499.7987 (pause 0.38) 2500.1801 1981 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2500.1801 I just pray and hope that he's okay. 2501.8588 1982 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2501.8588 (pause 0.19) 2502.0465 1983 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2502.0465 Because 2502.8193 1984 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2502.8193 (pause 1.82) 2504.6361 1985 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2504.6361 just watching him like, 2505.9430 1986 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2505.9430 (pause 0.57) 2506.5105 1987 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2506.5105 we're not supposed to touch and hug kids, but he 2509.0352 1988 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2509.0352 (pause 0.37) 2509.4015 1989 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2509.4015 actually ran up to me the night 2511.0657 1990 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2511.0657 (pause 1.02) 2512.0865 1991 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2512.0865 after 2512.6304 1992 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2512.6304 (pause 0.23) 2512.8605 1993 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2512.8605 the situation happened. Like, 2514.2818 1994 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2514.2818 (pause 0.86) 2515.1398 1995 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2515.1398 w- not after but during- 2516.4386 1996 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2516.4386 (pause 0.41) 2516.8501 1997 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2516.8501 after the dad did his 2518.7254 1998 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2518.7254 (pause 0.24) 2518.9624 1999 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2518.9624 do with that kid, he actually ran up to me 2521.8037 2000 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2521.8037 (pause 0.22) 2522.0250 2001 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2522.0250 and he grabbed and hugged me. And it's like- 2524.5578 2002 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2524.5578 (pause 2.38) 2526.9333 2003 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2526.9333 it's like, why would you do that to a kid, he didn't ask- 2529.1481 2004 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2529.1481 (pause 0.55) 2529.7030 2005 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2529.7030 he didn't ask for that. Like, 2530.9611 2006 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2530.9611 (pause 2.76) 2533.7253 2007 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2533.7253 the only thing he could say was, 2535.1229 2008 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2535.1229 (pause 0.46) 2535.5858 2009 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2535.5858 Miss /RD-NAME-2/ can you please help me? 2537.9536 2010 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2537.9536 (pause 0.38) 2538.3313 2011 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2538.3313 Can you please help me? And I'm like, what's going on? 2541.5245 2012 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2541.5245 (pause 0.46) 2541.9815 2013 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2541.9815 He was like, he did it again, he did it again. 2544.4109 2014 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2544.4109 (pause 0.61) 2545.0161 2015 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2545.0161 And 2545.5384 2016 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2545.5384 (pause 0.37) 2545.9114 2017 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2545.9114 I was so livid, like I got that kid and I drove off 2549.3797 2018 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2549.3797 (pause 0.24) 2549.6175 2019 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2549.6175 because 2550.3263 2020 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2550.3263 (pause 7.23) 2557.5566 2021 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2557.5566 I probably woulda killed that man, 2559.2017 2022 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2559.2017 (pause 0.14) 2559.3416 2023 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2559.3416 to be honest. 2560.2136 2024 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2560.2136 (pause 0.70) 2560.9130 2025 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2560.9130 I probably woulda killed him. 2562.4042 2026 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2562.4042 (pause 0.63) 2563.0337 2027 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2563.0337 2563.2109 2028 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2563.2109 (pause 0.14) 2563.3508 2029 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2563.3508 But, um, 2564.0875 2030 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2564.0875 (pause 2.54) 2566.6232 2031 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2566.6232 yeah. 2566.9823 2032 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2566.9823 (pause 0.89) 2567.8682 2033 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2567.8682 Working at /RD-WORK-3/, it was- 2569.7432 2034 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2569.7432 (pause 0.16) 2569.9003 2035 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2569.9003 it was little bit of traumatic, but at the same time 2572.6048 2036 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2572.6048 (pause 0.28) 2572.8874 2037 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2572.8874 I can say I 2573.8247 2038 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2573.8247 (pause 0.31) 2574.1324 2039 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2574.1324 helped a lot of kids, 2575.5173 2040 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2575.5173 (pause 0.21) 2575.7272 2041 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2575.7272 as far as, um, 2576.9651 2042 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2576.9651 (pause 0.48) 2577.4478 2043 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2577.4478 mentoring them and 2578.8656 2044 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2578.8656 (pause 0.26) 2579.1264 2045 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2579.1264 telling them 2579.9555 2046 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2579.9555 (pause 0.15) 2580.1047 2047 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2580.1047 what to do. 2580.9673 2048 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2580.9673 (pause 0.64) 2581.6108 2049 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2581.6108 Um, 2582.1611 2050 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2582.1611 (pause 1.31) 2583.4704 2051 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2583.4704 and how to 2584.1583 2052 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2584.1583 (pause 0.49) 2584.6455 2053 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2584.6455 live their life right. But it's this one kid I still 2587.5869 2054 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2587.5869 (pause 0.22) 2587.8060 2055 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2587.8060 keep in touch with, um, 2589.1354 2056 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2589.1354 (pause 0.84) 2589.9780 2057 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2589.9780 he was 2590.7660 2058 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2590.7660 (pause 0.69) 2591.4608 2059 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2591.4608 strung out on drugs. And 2593.4612 2060 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2593.4612 (pause 1.20) 2594.6624 2061 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2594.6624 his mom, 2595.5064 2062 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2595.5064 (pause 0.30) 2595.8048 2063 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2595.8048 um, 2596.2665 2064 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2596.2665 (pause 0.31) 2596.5742 2065 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2596.5742 text me sometimes and 2598.1409 2066 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2598.1409 (pause 0.80) 2598.9383 2067 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2598.9383 she, um, talks to my sister 2600.8772 2068 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2600.8772 (pause 0.16) 2601.0357 2069 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2601.0357 at times and 2602.0942 2070 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2602.0942 (pause 1.09) 2603.1806 2071 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2603.1806 right now he's doing a whole lot better. 2604.9376 2072 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2604.9376 (pause 0.94) 2605.8749 2073 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2605.8749 He's in college 2607.1650 2074 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2607.1650 (pause 0.17) 2607.3381 2075 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2607.3381 and 2608.0049 2076 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2608.0049 (pause 0.96) 2608.9655 2077 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2608.9655 he's just doing his thing. 2610.1308 2078 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2610.1308 (pause 0.20) 2610.3261 2079 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2610.3261 And I- I couldn't be 2611.5046 2080 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2611.5046 (pause 0.84) 2612.3405 2081 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2612.3405 prouder, 2612.9514 2082 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2612.9514 (pause 1.01) 2613.9585 2083 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2613.9585 but. 2614.2648 2084 VLD_int_01 2616.0271 So how is 2616.9453 2085 VLD_int_01 2616.9453 (pause 0.61) 2617.5565 2086 VLD_int_01 2617.5565 that any different from what I did? 2619.4707 2087 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2619.9998 I- you have a point there. 2622.6055 2088 VLD_int_01 2622.9552 H- how is that any- when you guys needed hugs, 2625.2531 2089 VLD_int_01 2625.2531 (pause 0.17) 2625.4256 2090 VLD_int_01 2625.4256 when we did our a little one-on-one session and we stayed up talking til four AM. 2628.9079 2091 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2629.0665 [Yeah.] 2629.5367 2092 VLD_int_01 2629.1644 [Like how] is that any different from that? 2631.1366 2093 VLD_int_01 2632.1011 It's not. 2632.9690 2094 VLD_int_01 2632.9690 (pause 1.24) 2634.2132 2095 VLD_int_01 2634.2132 It's just we call it something different, right? 2636.2278 2096 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2636.2828 Yeah. 2636.7165 2097 VLD_int_01 2636.7165 But everything that you just- is what I did for you girls. When there was an [issue, you guys] called me at one o'clock in the morning, 2642.6832 2098 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2640.2491 [Mm-hm.] 2640.8786 2099 VLD_int_01 2642.9443 when there- you know, it was beyond that week in the summer, right? [Like,] 2646.2235 2100 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2646.1468 [Right.] 2646.6317 2101 VLD_int_01 2646.5058 [it was] so much more than that, 2648.0620 2102 VLD_int_01 2648.4540 but that's exactly whatchu were doing for those young people. 2650.6251 2103 VLD_int_01 2650.6251 (pause 0.16) 2650.7808 2104 VLD_int_01 2650.7808 And that's- it's- that's the same thing, 2652.6703 2105 VLD_int_01 2652.6703 (pause 0.37) 2653.0414 2106 VLD_int_01 2653.0414 I had to get up early and do my Bible study so that I could be able to teach you guys like, right? That's the same thing that you're doing for- 2658.2583 2107 VLD_int_01 2658.2583 (pause 0.50) 2658.7619 2108 VLD_int_01 2658.7619 what you're doing- whatchu did at the job, also what you're doing for these young people. Like, you're giving them a lifeline, you're making them- that's why I started Girls of Grace, is to get the 2665.8685 2109 VLD_int_01 2665.8685 (pause 0.70) 2666.5649 2110 VLD_int_01 2666.5649 girls excited to come to church. 2668.1969 2111 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2668.3274 [Right.] 2668.7937 2112 VLD_int_01 2668.4711 [Right,] and be- and know each other cause we were all in- and nobody seemed to really know each other. 2672.6957 2113 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2672.9186 [Mm-hm.] 2673.8652 2114 VLD_int_01 2672.9186 [ Like the older children-] like me, /RD-NAME-2/, /RD-NAME1/- like cause we all were cousins, 2677.0960 2115 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2677.1190 [Mm-hm.] 2677.7624 2116 VLD_int_01 2677.3941 [and so] like, we all knew each other cause my mom was the choir director. 2680.3457 2117 VLD_int_01 2680.6656 But then after that group, like y'all's age, nobody really- and /RD-NAME-3/, like we were all in that group, but then nobody- 2685.8135 2118 VLD_int_01 2685.8135 (pause 0.19) 2686.0046 2119 VLD_int_01 2686.0046 the- the next group, y'all didn't know each other so that was the whole point. 2689.0999 2120 VLD_int_01 2689.0999 (pause 0.30) 2689.4030 2121 VLD_int_01 2689.4030 Was- I'm not gonna have y'all sitting in here on [Sundays acting like y'all don't know each other, it's- it's not gonna happen.] 2694.0745 2122 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2691.4957 [] 2693.9577 2123 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2694.1433 [Right.] 2694.5677 2124 VLD_int_01 2694.4651 [And] so that was the whole thing of making it 2697.4811 2125 VLD_int_01 2697.6116 about 2698.2318 2126 VLD_int_01 2698.2318 (pause 0.35) 2698.5862 2127 VLD_int_01 2698.5862 community. 2699.2320 2128 VLD_int_01 2699.2320 (pause 0.33) 2699.5607 2129 VLD_int_01 2699.5607 [And to me,] that's what you're trying to do. 2701.6607 2130 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2699.5785 [Mm-hm.] 2700.3618 2131 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2702.0685 Yeah. 2702.4648 2132 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2702.4648 (pause 1.61) 2704.0773 2133 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2704.0773 [] 2707.3931 2134 VLD_int_01 2704.0773 [We- it's no different. I'm sorry, I just wanted to make sure you understood] that it was, 2707.9651 2135 VLD_int_01 2708.4315 cause I think you miss it. It's no different. 2710.3759 2136 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2710.6510 Right. 2710.9979 2137 VLD_int_01 2711.2526 So, 2711.7765 2138 VLD_int_01 2711.7765 (pause 0.32) 2712.1003 2139 VLD_int_01 2712.1003 this is one thing I've a- stop being afraid to succeed. 2714.8001 2140 VLD_int_01 2714.8001 (pause 0.33) 2715.1303 2141 VLD_int_01 2715.1303 Stop being afraid of being amazing. 2717.8674 2142 VLD_int_01 2717.8674 (pause 0.89) 2718.7524 2143 VLD_int_01 2718.7524 You're the only one standing in your way. 2720.6492 2144 VLD_int_01 2720.6492 (pause 1.51) 2722.1601 2145 VLD_int_01 2722.1601 You're the- and I told you that 2723.4090 2146 VLD_int_01 2723.4090 (pause 0.13) 2723.5403 2147 VLD_int_01 2723.5403 fifteen years ago. 2724.6077 2148 VLD_int_01 2724.6077 (pause 1.00) 2725.6098 2149 VLD_int_01 2725.6098 And I'm telling you now, you're the only one standing in [/RD-NAME-8/'s way.] 2729.6842 2150 VLD_int_01 2729.6842 (pause 0.18) 2729.8652 2151 VLD_int_01 2729.8652 You're the only one. 2731.1894 2152 VLD_int_01 2731.1894 (pause 1.75) 2732.9427 2153 VLD_int_01 2732.9427 And I think 2733.6934 2154 VLD_int_01 2733.6934 (pause 0.13) 2733.8240 2155 VLD_int_01 2733.8240 you have so much to give. 2736.2430 2156 VLD_int_01 2736.2430 (pause 0.73) 2736.9688 2157 VLD_int_01 2736.9688 And you can't be afraid to do that. 2739.0921 2158 VLD_int_01 2739.0921 (pause 3.61) 2742.6994 2159 VLD_int_01 2742.6994 Like, you are one of the most 2744.4612 2160 VLD_int_01 2744.4612 (pause 0.69) 2745.1474 2161 VLD_int_01 2745.1474 amazing, compassionate, 2747.3931 2162 VLD_int_01 2747.3931 (pause 0.66) 2748.0553 2163 VLD_int_01 2748.0553 thoughtful, 2748.9226 2164 VLD_int_01 2748.9226 (pause 0.52) 2749.4396 2165 VLD_int_01 2749.4396 people 2750.1289 2166 VLD_int_01 2750.1289 (pause 0.40) 2750.5266 2167 VLD_int_01 2750.5266 that I know. And I know I haven't chat with you as much, like as you've grown, but just seeing the things that you're doing and 2756.2284 2168 VLD_int_01 2756.2284 (pause 0.36) 2756.5912 2169 VLD_int_01 2756.5912 I think 2757.0995 2170 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2757.3839 2757.7017 2171 VLD_int_01 2757.7017 at the- 2758.0080 2172 VLD_int_01 2758.0080 (pause 0.20) 2758.2093 2173 VLD_int_01 2758.2093 at the essence of who people are, they don't change you they are, right. 2761.3083 2174 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2761.3620 [Right.] 2761.7606 2175 VLD_int_01 2761.4342 [Things] happen to you and 2763.0569 2176 VLD_int_01 2763.2574 you can, you know, life will 2765.0946 2177 VLD_int_01 2765.0946 (pause 0.27) 2765.3650 2178 VLD_int_01 2765.3650 change your path, 2766.4002 2179 VLD_int_01 2766.4002 (pause 0.34) 2766.7397 2180 VLD_int_01 2766.7397 but the core of who you are? An apple is still an apple everyday of the week. A dog is a dog, right? 2771.4750 2181 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2771.4750 Right. 2771.8857 2182 VLD_int_01 2772.0302 A zebra will have stripes everyday of the week, it might put on like a little- you might put something over it, but it will still have the stripes. 2777.4112 2183 VLD_int_01 2777.4112 (pause 0.32) 2777.7321 2184 VLD_int_01 2777.7321 You can't change who you are, so stop being afraid to be wonderful. 2781.0598 2185 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2783.0506 [Yeah.] 2783.6064 2186 VLD_int_01 2783.2138 [You have-] you have so much 2784.6686 2187 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2784.6733 2785.2515 2188 VLD_int_01 2785.9836 to share. 2787.0234 2189 VLD_int_01 2787.0234 (pause 0.53) 2787.5541 2190 VLD_int_01 2787.5541 Um, 2788.4587 2191 VLD_int_01 2788.4587 (pause 0.58) 2789.0415 2192 VLD_int_01 2789.0415 so when I talk to you again 2790.9300 2193 VLD_int_01 2790.9300 (pause 0.27) 2791.2042 2194 VLD_int_01 2791.2042 you're gonna tell me that y'all started Girls of [Grace at the- or you can call it whatever you wanna call it.] 2795.8793 2195 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2793.0638 [] 2795.8793 2196 VLD_int_01 2796.4491 Um, [with the kids] I think- because I think ultimately it's about 2800.0339 2197 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2797.2269 [] 2797.9815 2198 VLD_int_01 2800.2102 experience, [right? And] 2801.8749 2199 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2801.2281 [Right.] 2801.7117 2200 VLD_int_01 2802.2479 doing new things and, 2804.1681 2201 VLD_int_01 2804.1681 (pause 0.19) 2804.3593 2202 VLD_int_01 2804.3593 um, or even old things, like we went to the peach field. 2807.3715 2203 VLD_int_01 2807.3715 (pause 0.38) 2807.7539 2204 VLD_int_01 2807.7539 But we went and it was hot, and we wanted to complain, but we had fun 2811.6689 2205 VLD_int_01 2811.6689 (pause 0.18) 2811.8508 2206 VLD_int_01 2811.8508 doing- picking peaches. 2813.1877 2207 VLD_int_01 2813.1877 (pause 1.34) 2814.5310 2208 VLD_int_01 2814.5310 That doesn't take a lot of money, that takes 2816.0519 2209 VLD_int_01 2816.0519 (pause 0.77) 2816.8252 2210 VLD_int_01 2816.8252 five dollars to- for gas to ride down [there.] 2819.2944 2211 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2819.1650 [Right.] 2819.6686 2212 VLD_int_01 2820.3960 Um, 2821.1362 2213 VLD_int_01 2821.1362 (pause 0.32) 2821.4592 2214 VLD_int_01 2821.4592 so 2821.9192 2215 VLD_int_01 2821.9192 (pause 0.25) 2822.1679 2216 VLD_int_01 2822.1679 that's what I think. 2823.1882 2217 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2823.5799 Yeah. 2824.2933 2218 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2824.2933 (pause 0.65) 2824.9452 2219 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2824.9452 I just have to get over the whole f- 2826.4793 2220 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2826.4793 (pause 0.39) 2826.8663 2221 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2826.8663 fear and 2828.1420 2222 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2828.1420 (pause 0.97) 2829.1083 2223 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2829.1083 fear of failing. 2830.6495 2224 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2830.6495 (pause 1.13) 2831.7792 2225 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2831.7792 Because 2832.5760 2226 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2832.5760 (pause 0.45) 2833.0289 2227 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2833.0289 throughout my life, only thing I've seen is 2835.6803 2228 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2835.6803 (pause 2.02) 2837.6955 2229 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2837.6955 failing and failure, it's like, dang girl you can't- 2841.0286 2230 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2841.0286 (pause 0.39) 2841.4156 2231 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2841.4156 you can't even get a simple bachelor's degree. And I guess because 2845.4621 2232 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2845.4621 (pause 0.57) 2846.0310 2233 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2846.0310 I'm- 2846.4227 2234 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2846.4227 (pause 0.18) 2846.5999 2235 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2846.5999 my mom and my dad- 2848.3662 2236 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2848.3662 (pause 0.37) 2848.7392 2237 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2848.7392 well my dad doesn't care. My dad feels like 2850.8653 2238 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2850.8653 (pause 0.38) 2851.2414 2239 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2851.2414 if you have a business and you make money, that's success. 2853.6316 2240 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2853.6316 (pause 0.39) 2854.0205 2241 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2854.0205 But in my mom's opinion, she believes that having 2857.0607 2242 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2857.0607 (pause 0.33) 2857.3955 2243 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2857.3955 degrees means success. 2859.1115 2244 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2859.1115 (pause 0.36) 2859.4705 2245 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2859.4705 And I can understand that because she doesn't have a high school diploma, 2862.0715 2246 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2862.0715 (pause 0.70) 2862.7709 2247 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2862.7709 and she wants the best for her kids. 2865.4419 2248 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2865.4419 (pause 0.46) 2865.8988 2249 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2865.8988 But 2866.4444 2250 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2866.4444 (pause 0.44) 2866.8874 2251 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2866.8874 I try to tell her like, 2868.3096 2252 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2868.3096 (pause 0.40) 2868.7143 2253 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2868.7143 school is not for everybody. (laughing) 2870.6587 2254 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2870.6587 (pause 0.76) 2871.4226 2255 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2871.4226 But, 2872.0031 2256 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2872.0031 (pause 0.88) 2872.8867 2257 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2872.8867 I don't wanna keep saying that to myself because then I wouldn't wanna go back to school, but I feel like me, personally, 2879.0204 2258 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2879.0204 (pause 0.51) 2879.5295 2259 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2879.5295 eventually I'm'a have to go back to school. 2881.3668 2260 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2881.3668 (pause 0.66) 2882.0233 2261 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2882.0233 But 2882.4243 2262 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2882.4243 (pause 1.80) 2884.2195 2263 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2884.2195 just being on this pedestal of 2886.2330 2264 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2886.2330 (pause 0.52) 2886.7552 2265 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2886.7552 you need to do this, you need to do that, you need to be married by this 2890.5763 2266 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2890.5763 (pause 0.14) 2890.7186 2267 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2890.7186 age, you need to have kids by this age- 2893.0538 2268 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2893.0538 (pause 0.87) 2893.9249 2269 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2893.9249 it's a little bit difficult, especially coming from your mom and your grandma. 2898.2119 2270 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2898.2119 (pause 0.52) 2898.7361 2271 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2898.7361 It's like, 2899.5895 2272 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2899.5895 (pause 0.64) 2900.2265 2273 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2900.2265 come on girl get it together. 2901.6153 2274 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2901.6153 (pause 0.72) 2902.3341 2275 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2902.3341 And then when your birth father comes in and 2904.6735 2276 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2904.6735 (pause 0.78) 2905.4527 2277 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2905.4527 puts all that expectation on you, it's like, 2908.3577 2278 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2908.3577 (pause 0.45) 2908.8100 2279 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2908.8100 well Jesus. Can I just be me for once? You know, instead of 2912.8751 2280 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2912.8751 (pause 0.44) 2913.3125 2281 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2913.3125 doing what everybody else wants me to do, can I do what I wanna do for once, so. 2917.9139 2282 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2917.9139 (pause 0.60) 2918.5154 2283 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2918.5154 I'm in that space right now, 2920.8214 2284 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2920.8214 (pause 0.48) 2921.2982 2285 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2921.2982 in my life, 2922.1167 2286 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2922.1167 (pause 0.74) 2922.8598 2287 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2922.8598 so. 2923.2836 2288 VLD_int_01 2923.7454 And what's that? What do you want to do? What is- what do you want to do? 2926.9348 2289 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2927.1390 What I want to is actually what I'm doing a little bit now, 2930.6455 2290 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2930.6455 (pause 0.15) 2930.7929 2291 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2930.7929 as far as misson work 2932.2851 2292 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2932.2851 (pause 0.32) 2932.6021 2293 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2932.6021 and 2933.3249 2294 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2933.3249 (pause 0.41) 2933.7306 2295 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2933.7306 dipping- dipping my toe inside of youth ministry. 2936.6356 2296 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2936.6356 (pause 0.70) 2937.3387 2297 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2937.3387 Um, 2937.8627 2298 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2937.8627 (pause 0.25) 2938.1128 2299 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2938.1128 that's what I really wanna do. 2939.4552 2300 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2939.4552 (pause 0.44) 2939.8978 2301 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2939.8978 I really wanna 2940.9195 2302 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2940.9195 (pause 0.26) 2941.1754 2303 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2941.1754 give back to the community. 2942.4297 2304 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2942.4297 (pause 0.35) 2942.7748 2305 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2942.7748 This might sound crazy but 2944.2847 2306 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2944.2847 (pause 0.24) 2944.5225 2307 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2944.5225 I actually wanna have a organization where I feed the homeless 2947.5860 2308 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2947.5860 (pause 0.26) 2947.8462 2309 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2947.8462 in our city. 2948.6109 2310 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2948.6109 (pause 0.48) 2949.0959 2311 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2949.0959 Um, 2949.6414 2312 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2949.6414 (pause 0.38) 2950.0191 2313 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2950.0191 just stuff like that. That's what I really 2952.2937 2314 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2952.2937 (pause 0.23) 2952.5269 2315 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2952.5269 want to do, but 2953.7677 2316 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2953.7677 (pause 0.78) 2954.5496 2317 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2954.5496 it takes money and that's something I don't have at the moment. 2957.9978 2318 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2957.9978 (pause 0.47) 2958.4656 2319 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2958.4656 And 2959.0127 2320 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2959.0127 (pause 0.32) 2959.3375 2321 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2959.3375 I already owe like, 2960.2095 2322 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2960.2095 (pause 0.16) 2960.3680 2323 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2960.3680 twenty thousand for school. (laughing) 2962.2603 2324 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2962.2603 (pause 0.35) 2962.6053 2325 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2962.6053 And I guess that's another reason why I haven't been back to school, because 2964.9636 2326 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2964.9636 (pause 0.88) 2965.8405 2327 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2965.8405 it's just too much. 2966.9318 2328 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2966.9318 (pause 0.55) 2967.4865 2329 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2967.4865 But 2967.8548 2330 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2967.8548 (pause 0.26) 2968.1160 2331 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2968.1160 that's what I really want to do. I wanna 2970.2880 2332 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2970.2880 (pause 0.39) 2970.6797 2333 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2970.6797 continue to do mission work and, 2972.5029 2334 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2972.5029 (pause 0.80) 2973.2984 2335 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2973.2984 um, 2973.8354 2336 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2973.8354 (pause 0.77) 2974.6087 2337 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2974.6087 do th- youth ministry and, 2976.8002 2338 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2976.8002 (pause 1.66) 2978.4649 2339 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2978.4649 um, 2979.0570 2340 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2979.0570 (pause 0.52) 2979.5738 2341 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2979.5738 homeless- 2980.2921 2342 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2980.2921 (pause 0.63) 2980.9213 2343 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2980.9213 homeslessness stuff, like feeding the homeless, 2983.0523 2344 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2983.0523 (pause 0.15) 2983.1997 2345 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2983.1997 so. 2983.5668 2346 VLD_int_01 2986.3285 Why did you say, it sounds crazy, when you said 2988.7066 2347 VLD_int_01 2988.7066 (pause 0.33) 2989.0321 2348 VLD_int_01 2989.0321 whatchu wanted to do. That doesn't sound crazy. 2990.9477 2349 VLD_int_01 2990.9477 (pause 0.79) 2991.7412 2350 VLD_int_01 2991.7412 Sounds amazing. 2992.7643 2351 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2993.8992 I guess it sounds crazy- I don't know. 2996.4685 2352 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2996.4685 (pause 0.45) 2996.9199 2353 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2996.9199 I don't know. 2997.5454 2354 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2997.5454 (pause 0.13) 2997.6799 2355 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2997.6799 2998.2517 2356 VLD_int_01 2998.3327 Once again, [stop- stop] being in your own way. 3001.4340 2357 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 2999.1525 [] 2999.6188 2358 VLD_int_01 3001.6425 Because think 3002.4958 2359 VLD_int_01 3002.4958 (pause 0.18) 3002.6767 2360 VLD_int_01 3002.6767 all the things that you're trying to do, right, you- 3004.6398 2361 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3004.6398 [Mm-hm.] 3005.0241 2362 VLD_int_01 3004.9569 [it's] clear, like all of them have the same message. You wanna 3007.3410 2363 VLD_int_01 3008.0606 3008.2231 2364 VLD_int_01 3008.2231 (pause 0.32) 3008.5409 2365 VLD_int_01 3008.5409 help people. 3009.4682 2366 VLD_int_01 3009.4682 (pause 0.36) 3009.8325 2367 VLD_int_01 3009.8325 You wanna, you know, make people lives as 3012.2059 2368 VLD_int_01 3012.2059 (pause 0.38) 3012.5836 2369 VLD_int_01 3012.5836 much- better as it- as you can, like whatchu, you know, you can only control whatchu can control. 3017.1158 2370 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3017.2549 Mm-hm. 3017.6961 2371 VLD_int_01 3017.6961 Um, 3018.4043 2372 VLD_int_01 3018.4043 (pause 0.15) 3018.5541 2373 VLD_int_01 3018.5541 and I think- I think it's part of- 3020.8156 2374 VLD_int_01 3020.8156 (pause 0.21) 3021.0301 2375 VLD_int_01 3021.0301 and then the definition of success, I think that was really interesting what you said, you know, for you dad it was really about making money, 3026.1257 2376 VLD_int_01 3026.1257 (pause 0.22) 3026.3495 2377 VLD_int_01 3026.3495 and then for your mom. 3027.3660 2378 VLD_int_01 3027.3660 (pause 1.20) 3028.5681 2379 VLD_int_01 3028.5681 Our parents want us to be better than they were, right? 3030.4893 2380 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3030.4893 Right. 3030.8622 2381 VLD_int_01 3030.8940 And because she didn't graduate from high school, 3033.1536 2382 VLD_int_01 3033.1536 (pause 0.27) 3033.4204 2383 VLD_int_01 3033.4204 um, she wants 3034.5908 2384 VLD_int_01 3034.5908 (pause 0.16) 3034.7493 2385 VLD_int_01 3034.7493 you- like the definition of success [for her. Like,] 3037.3885 2386 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3036.7591 [Mm-hm.] 3037.4382 2387 VLD_int_01 3037.5517 these pieces of paper. 3038.7023 2388 VLD_int_01 3038.7023 (pause 0.83) 3039.5372 2389 VLD_int_01 3039.5372 Um, 3040.2693 2390 VLD_int_01 3040.2693 (pause 0.11) 3040.3766 2391 VLD_int_01 3040.3766 I have a lot of pieces of paper, 3041.9526 2392 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3042.2455 [Mm-hm.] 3042.7853 2393 VLD_int_01 3042.2455 [doesn't mean I'm] successful. 3043.6807 2394 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3043.8075 Mm-hm. 3044.2039 2395 VLD_int_01 3044.2039 Um, 3044.9127 2396 VLD_int_01 3044.9127 (pause 0.57) 3045.4806 2397 VLD_int_01 3045.4806 d- you know, cause definitions are gonna change, 3048.0841 2398 VLD_int_01 3048.0841 (pause 0.31) 3048.3987 2399 VLD_int_01 3048.3987 and so what I want you to do 3050.5017 2400 VLD_int_01 3050.5017 (pause 0.36) 3050.8607 2401 VLD_int_01 3050.8607 is 3051.3991 2402 VLD_int_01 3051.3991 (pause 0.98) 3052.3752 2403 VLD_int_01 3052.3752 think about what defines success 3054.3103 2404 VLD_int_01 3054.3103 (pause 0.29) 3054.6041 2405 VLD_int_01 3054.6041 for you. 3055.3035 2406 VLD_int_01 3055.3035 (pause 1.53) 3056.8367 2407 VLD_int_01 3056.8367 And I get it, I totally get it, you- you know, you want your parents to be happy, all that. 3061.4008 2408 VLD_int_01 3061.4008 (pause 0.76) 3062.1646 2409 VLD_int_01 3062.1646 I want my mom to be happy, 3063.3720 2410 VLD_int_01 3063.3720 (pause 0.25) 3063.6194 2411 VLD_int_01 3063.6194 you know, 3064.0773 2412 VLD_int_01 3064.0773 (pause 0.86) 3064.9344 2413 VLD_int_01 3064.9344 but at the end of the day 3066.0981 2414 VLD_int_01 3066.0981 (pause 0.39) 3066.4909 2415 VLD_int_01 3066.4909 you're only going to be successful 3068.0132 2416 VLD_int_01 3068.0132 (pause 0.19) 3068.2068 2417 VLD_int_01 3068.2068 when you define your success and you're working toward that. And when you're really 3071.2508 2418 VLD_int_01 3071.2508 (pause 0.41) 3071.6565 2419 VLD_int_01 3071.6565 like, living your best life. 3073.1817 2420 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3073.3986 [Right.] 3073.7856 2421 VLD_int_01 3073.4032 [In-] in the path that you're like, this is where I feel good, 3076.1780 2422 VLD_int_01 3076.4061 right? 3076.7791 2423 VLD_int_01 3076.7791 (pause 0.13) 3076.9097 2424 VLD_int_01 3076.9097 We talked about the mission trip, like that and- or doing mission work. 3080.1365 2425 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3080.3118 [Mm-hm.] 3080.6529 2426 VLD_int_01 3080.3118 [And so how'd] you get into mission work, and then what do you have coming up that's exciting? 3083.4044 2427 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3083.5199 Um, 3084.8884 2428 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3084.8884 (pause 0.59) 3085.4783 2429 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3085.4783 when did I get into mission work? 3087.3575 2430 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3087.3575 (pause 0.94) 3088.3022 2431 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3088.3022 I can say it started with Girls of Grace, 3090.3259 2432 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3090.3259 (pause 0.34) 3090.6663 2433 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3090.6663 my first experience with (laughing) mission work. 3092.9931 2434 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3092.9931 (pause 0.38) 3093.3746 2435 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3093.3746 It always go back to Girls of Grace. 3094.6842 2436 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3094.6842 (pause 0.37) 3095.0579 2437 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3095.0579 But, um, Girls of Grace, um, 3097.2672 2438 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3097.2672 (pause 0.19) 3097.4537 2439 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3097.4537 but more recently 3098.8666 2440 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3098.8666 (pause 0.10) 3098.9645 2441 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3098.9645 I got into mission work two years ago 3100.9730 2442 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3100.9730 (pause 0.43) 3101.4060 2443 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3101.4060 with 3101.8283 2444 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3101.8283 (pause 0.14) 3101.9656 2445 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3101.9656 our pastor. 3102.8610 2446 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3102.8610 (pause 0.48) 3103.3458 2447 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3103.3458 We change pastors at that church like drawers. (whispered) 3105.6306 2448 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3105.6306 (pause 0.35) 3105.9757 2449 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3105.9757 But, (laughing) 3106.6751 2450 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3106.6751 (pause 0.28) 3106.9502 2451 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3106.9502 we, um, 3107.7469 2452 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3107.7469 (pause 1.08) 3108.8229 2453 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3108.8229 3109.0327 2454 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3109.0327 (pause 0.49) 3109.5270 2455 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3109.5270 our old pastor, she would go to Mexico or, um, 3114.0780 2456 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3114.0780 (pause 1.08) 3115.1542 2457 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3115.1542 where else did she go? (whispered) 3115.9982 2458 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3115.9982 (pause 0.14) 3116.1381 2459 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3116.1381 Panama, 3116.7287 2460 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3116.7287 (pause 0.60) 3117.3262 2461 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3117.3262 and two years ago she went to the Dominican Republic. 3120.0820 2462 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3120.0820 (pause 0.41) 3120.4923 2463 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3120.4923 And in the Dominican Republic, the United Methodist Church 3123.3298 2464 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3123.3298 (pause 0.24) 3123.5680 2465 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3123.5680 has, um, 3124.8132 2466 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3124.8132 (pause 1.18) 3125.9927 2467 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3125.9927 ties 3126.8460 2468 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3126.8460 (pause 0.36) 3127.2097 2469 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3127.2097 with the United Methodist Church, 3128.7379 2470 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3128.7379 (pause 0.15) 3128.8875 2471 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3128.8875 um, 3129.4564 2472 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3129.4564 (pause 0.72) 3130.1791 2473 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3130.1791 with an- nother church in the Dominican Republic, I think that's how it goes. 3133.6754 2474 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3133.6754 (pause 0.53) 3134.2023 2475 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3134.2023 But, um, 3134.9526 2476 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3134.9526 (pause 0.43) 3135.3858 2477 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3135.3858 our district basically 3137.0504 2478 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3137.0504 (pause 0.26) 3137.3115 2479 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3137.3115 sends them money 3138.4306 2480 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3138.4306 (pause 0.35) 3138.7850 2481 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3138.7850 and 3139.5701 2482 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3139.5701 (pause 0.27) 3139.8417 2483 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3139.8417 sometimes they send people to show them how to build certain things. 3143.8238 2484 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3143.8238 (pause 0.58) 3144.4020 2485 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3144.4020 So the first time I went down there, 3146.5816 2486 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3146.5816 (pause 0.34) 3146.9228 2487 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3146.9228 we went to do Bible study, 3148.4382 2488 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3148.4382 (pause 0.29) 3148.7320 2489 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3148.7320 um, 3149.1950 2490 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3149.1950 (pause 0.15) 3149.3429 2491 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3149.3429 and Vacation Bible School 3150.8863 2492 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3150.8863 (pause 0.45) 3151.3339 2493 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3151.3339 with the kids. Um, 3152.9846 2494 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3152.9846 (pause 0.60) 3153.5796 2495 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3153.5796 We also did a little bit of building too, but they didn't want the women 3156.8856 2496 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3156.8856 (pause 0.43) 3157.3193 2497 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3157.3193 to do too much building because of, 3159.2823 2498 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3159.2823 (pause 0.38) 3159.6638 2499 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3159.6638 you know, they feel like women shouldn't 3161.1000 2500 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3161.1000 (pause 0.32) 3161.4217 2501 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3161.4217 have a hammer in they hands. 3162.7227 2502 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3162.7227 (pause 0.21) 3162.9278 2503 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3162.9278 And I can understand that, you gotta respect their culture. 3164.9087 2504 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3164.9087 (pause 0.50) 3165.4076 2505 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3165.4076 But, um, 3166.0476 2506 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3166.0476 (pause 1.03) 3167.0751 2507 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3167.0751 that's what we were doing there last time. This go around, we're going back 3170.8147 2508 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3170.8147 (pause 0.47) 3171.2857 2509 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3171.2857 and we're basically doing the same thing, 3173.1723 2510 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3173.1723 (pause 0.39) 3173.5658 2511 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3173.5658 um, 3174.0788 2512 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3174.0788 (pause 0.22) 3174.2961 2513 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3174.2961 but I'm gonna teach the kids how to make jump ropes out of t-shirts. 3177.9985 2514 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3177.9985 (pause 0.62) 3178.6186 2515 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3178.6186 Where they can make the jump ropes and they can possibly sell the jump ropes, 3182.7387 2516 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3182.7387 (pause 0.43) 3183.1640 2517 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3183.1640 because 3183.7844 2518 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3183.7844 (pause 0.20) 3183.9894 2519 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3183.9894 they need to learn how to 3184.8978 2520 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3184.8978 (pause 0.33) 3185.2241 2521 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3185.2241 build their economy down there. 3186.6230 2522 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3186.6230 (pause 0.59) 3187.2152 2523 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3187.2152 Um, I'm also gonna teach them how to make 3189.4245 2524 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3189.4245 (pause 0.28) 3189.7089 2525 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3189.7089 homemade maracas. 3191.2255 2526 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3191.2255 (pause 0.46) 3191.6898 2527 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3191.6898 And, 3192.3298 2528 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3192.3298 (pause 0.22) 3192.5524 2529 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3192.5524 um, we're gonna do Bible studies with 'em. 3194.1937 2530 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3194.1937 (pause 0.55) 3194.7393 2531 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3194.7393 Um, then we're gonna go to, um, two of the poor schools. 3197.4569 2532 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3197.4569 (pause 0.40) 3197.8579 2533 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3197.8579 We're gonna build I think six benches 3200.6454 2534 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3200.6454 (pause 0.40) 3201.0417 2535 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3201.0417 and nine tables? 3202.8920 2536 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3202.8920 (pause 0.71) 3203.5999 2537 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3203.5999 I think, 3204.0890 2538 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3204.0890 (pause 1.12) 3205.2048 2539 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3205.2048 so. 3206.4582 2540 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3206.4582 (pause 0.43) 3206.8919 2541 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3206.8919 Yeah. 3207.3162 2542 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3207.3162 (pause 0.16) 3207.4794 2543 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3207.4794 That's what we're doing 3208.3347 2544 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3208.3347 (pause 0.11) 3208.4484 2545 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3208.4484 down there. 3208.9706 2546 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3208.9706 (pause 0.45) 3209.4229 2547 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3209.4229 Um, two of the poor schools, they are really poor. They don't have 3212.7933 2548 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3212.7933 (pause 0.52) 3213.3109 2549 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3213.3109 running water, 3214.6351 2550 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3214.6351 (pause 0.95) 3215.5817 2551 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3215.5817 I don't- I don't even think they have a outhouse 3217.5112 2552 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3217.5112 (pause 0.69) 3218.2060 2553 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3218.2060 in their facility. Um, 3219.8464 2554 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3219.8464 (pause 1.19) 3221.0355 2555 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3221.0355 3221.1707 2556 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3221.1707 (pause 0.15) 3221.3246 2557 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3221.3246 but we did help them buy, uh, 3223.6437 2558 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3223.6437 (pause 1.35) 3224.9887 2559 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3224.9887 this like- some type of, uh, 3226.9276 2560 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3226.9276 (pause 1.13) 3228.0597 2561 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3228.0597 I don't know how to describe it, but it's like, basically they back their breads in it. 3231.5569 2562 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3231.5569 (pause 0.35) 3231.9066 2563 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3231.9066 It's like, some type of clay 3233.3755 2564 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3233.3755 (pause 0.24) 3233.6114 2565 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3233.6114 dome. 3234.2969 2566 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3234.2969 (pause 0.39) 3234.6839 2567 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3234.6839 We did help them, um, 3236.2797 2568 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3236.2797 (pause 1.25) 3237.5283 2569 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3237.5283 buy that. 3238.3863 2570 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3238.3863 (pause 0.55) 3238.9318 2571 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3238.9318 But, um, 3239.7039 2572 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3239.7039 (pause 0.42) 3240.1199 2573 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3240.1199 we're gonna go down there and help them do that, and we probably gonna 3243.5052 2574 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3243.5052 (pause 0.15) 3243.6582 2575 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3243.6582 give them some money 3244.7120 2576 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3244.7120 (pause 0.28) 3244.9871 2577 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3244.9871 so they can buy an outhouse. 3246.6735 2578 VLD_int_01 3246.8768 Mm. 3247.3068 2579 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3247.3410 So they can go to the bathroom at least, instead of digging a hole somewhere and 3251.1823 2580 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3251.1823 (pause 0.29) 3251.4714 2581 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3251.4714 using the bathroom 3252.6651 2582 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3252.6651 (pause 0.34) 3253.0008 2583 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3253.0008 God knows where. 3254.0173 2584 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3254.0173 (pause 0.54) 3254.5611 2585 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3254.5611 So, um, 3255.3631 2586 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3255.3631 (pause 0.99) 3256.3563 2587 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3256.3563 that's what I'm gonna be doing in the next 3258.2867 2588 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3258.2867 (pause 0.75) 3259.0328 2589 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3259.0328 two weeks. 3259.8815 2590 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3259.8815 (pause 0.98) 3260.8644 2591 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3260.8644 Yeah, I'll be leaving in two weeks. 3262.3659 2592 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3262.3659 (pause 1.40) 3263.7647 2593 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3263.7647 So, yeah. 3264.4135 2594 VLD_int_01 3264.5061 What's your ultimate dream job? 3266.1746 2595 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3267.2610 Oh, man. (sighing) 3269.3864 2596 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3269.3864 (pause 1.16) 3270.5465 2597 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3270.5465 3270.6888 2598 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3270.6888 (pause 0.40) 3271.0874 2599 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3271.0874 My ultimate dream job 3273.0925 2600 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3273.0925 (pause 1.66) 3274.7562 2601 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3274.7562 /RD-NAME-2/ why you got me doing this? 3276.8545 2602 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3276.8545 (pause 2.44) 3279.2961 2603 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3279.2961 My ultimate dream job, I would say is to have an organization where- 3284.0103 2604 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3284.0103 (pause 1.65) 3285.6554 2605 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3285.6554 just a building where I can have 3287.5289 2606 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3287.5289 (pause 1.15) 3288.6769 2607 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3288.6769 people to come in if they're hungry, if they need supplies, if they need help 3293.1072 2608 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3293.1072 (pause 0.76) 3293.8696 2609 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3293.8696 applying for college, if they need help 3296.3587 2610 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3296.3587 (pause 1.70) 3298.0597 2611 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3298.0597 with anything. With living assistance, anything, they can come in for free 3302.1864 2612 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3302.1864 (pause 0.97) 3303.1554 2613 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3303.1554 and we'll help them with that. 3304.7314 2614 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3304.7314 (pause 1.32) 3306.0501 2615 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3306.0501 That's my dream job. (crying) 3307.3697 2616 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3307.3697 (pause 8.34) 3315.7136 2617 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3315.7136 So, 3316.3217 2618 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3316.3217 (pause 2.13) 3318.4554 2619 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3318.4554 yeah. 3319.1346 2620 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3319.1346 (pause 10.32) 3329.4525 2621 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3329.4525 [] 3330.8551 2622 VLD_int_01 3330.3608 [You know there's] money out there for that, right? 3332.1612 2623 VLD_int_01 3332.3162 3333.1119 2624 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3333.4756 No I did not. 3334.4535 2625 VLD_int_01 3335.6197 There is. 3336.4628 2626 VLD_int_01 3336.4628 (pause 1.27) 3337.7310 2627 VLD_int_01 3337.7310 There's a lot of money, um, private and 3341.4138 2628 VLD_int_01 3341.4138 (pause 0.52) 3341.9361 2629 VLD_int_01 3341.9361 government- 3342.9806 2630 VLD_int_01 3342.9806 (pause 0.51) 3343.4926 2631 VLD_int_01 3343.4926 Mm, /??/ goes with the government right now, but 3345.7587 2632 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3346.0726 [Right. ] 3347.7687 2633 VLD_int_01 3346.0758 [They were-] 3346.5468 2634 VLD_int_01 3347.9541 Um, there is a lot of money out 3350.5466 2635 VLD_int_01 3350.5466 (pause 0.14) 3350.6903 2636 VLD_int_01 3350.6903 there to do those types of things and [get that] support. Especially, 3354.1035 2637 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3352.7183 [Mm-hm.] 3353.0690 2638 VLD_int_01 3354.3124 um, because the ROI is going to be high, right? 3356.6121 2639 VLD_int_01 3356.6121 (pause 0.26) 3356.8770 2640 VLD_int_01 3356.8770 When you're saving someone's life, 3358.6714 2641 VLD_int_01 3358.6714 (pause 0.27) 3358.9371 2642 VLD_int_01 3358.9371 there's money, you know, cause people want- 3360.7836 2643 VLD_int_01 3360.7836 (pause 0.89) 3361.6780 2644 VLD_int_01 3361.6780 well you have to l- get like, the 3363.0955 2645 VLD_int_01 3363.0955 (pause 0.14) 3363.2401 2646 VLD_int_01 3363.2401 s- humanitarian centers and things like that, but people 3365.8504 2647 VLD_int_01 3365.8504 (pause 0.43) 3366.2824 2648 VLD_int_01 3366.2824 give money to help 3367.3172 2649 VLD_int_01 3367.3172 (pause 0.17) 3367.4918 2650 VLD_int_01 3367.4918 do those types of things. 3368.8580 2651 VLD_int_01 3368.8580 (pause 0.37) 3369.2292 2652 VLD_int_01 3369.2292 And so I think, ultimately, 3371.1736 2653 VLD_int_01 3371.1736 (pause 0.55) 3371.7239 2654 VLD_int_01 3371.7239 when you decide 3372.7683 2655 VLD_int_01 3372.7683 (pause 0.19) 3372.9595 2656 VLD_int_01 3372.9595 how you wanna succeed, 3374.4441 2657 VLD_int_01 3374.4441 (pause 1.99) 3376.4362 2658 VLD_int_01 3376.4362 then 3377.3035 2659 VLD_int_01 3377.3035 (pause 0.73) 3378.0356 2660 VLD_int_01 3378.0356 you can start looking for 3379.4345 2661 VLD_int_01 3379.4345 (pause 0.33) 3379.7655 2662 VLD_int_01 3379.7655 things that help you get to that 3381.2790 2663 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3381.4442 [Mm-hm.] 3381.8350 2664 VLD_int_01 3381.5421 [level of] success. When your definition of success is what 3384.2142 2665 VLD_int_01 3384.5674 is your definition of success, 3386.0927 2666 VLD_int_01 3386.0927 (pause 0.34) 3386.4354 2667 VLD_int_01 3386.4354 and you're working and you're walking in 3388.2306 2668 VLD_int_01 3388.2306 (pause 0.17) 3388.3985 2669 VLD_int_01 3388.3985 your light and your path, 3389.9571 2670 VLD_int_01 3389.9571 (pause 0.36) 3390.3196 2671 VLD_int_01 3390.3196 there's money there, right. And so all these things that you're doing now are just setting you up for that, setting you up for that, right? Because [now you're learning] how to- 3397.0557 2672 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3395.7361 [Right.] 3396.1105 2673 VLD_int_01 3397.4894 like you're teaching these kids how to make money so they can go and have money in their pockets or give to their families. 3402.9301 2674 VLD_int_01 3402.9301 (pause 1.05) 3403.9783 2675 VLD_int_01 3403.9783 What's something that like- that 3405.1509 2676 VLD_int_01 3405.1509 (pause 0.25) 3405.4051 2677 VLD_int_01 3405.4051 at the end of the day, all of them will have old, ratty t-shirts, right, or [old, ratty] clothes. 3409.2511 2678 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3408.2346 [Right.] 3408.7237 2679 VLD_int_01 3409.4703 Okay, so turn that into something that can be profitable. 3411.6703 2680 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3411.7309 Mm-hm. 3412.2485 2681 VLD_int_01 3412.7614 You're giving those skills, right. People with pay- 3415.1945 2682 VLD_int_01 3415.1945 (pause 0.13) 3415.3251 2683 VLD_int_01 3415.3251 for like, work for- that's like you're teaching them kind of how to be entrepreneurs. How to, 3419.4182 2684 VLD_int_01 3419.4182 (pause 0.22) 3419.6420 2685 VLD_int_01 3419.6420 um, make money, /say/ to stimulate the economy. All those things are available to- 3423.6092 2686 VLD_int_01 3423.6092 (pause 1.02) 3424.6295 2687 VLD_int_01 3424.6295 there i- there is money to help, so I mean you'll have to frame it differently, right? Like you'll have to think about 3429.1385 2688 VLD_int_01 3429.1385 (pause 0.26) 3429.3941 2689 VLD_int_01 3429.3941 how, you know, you have to say, what is this person want to hear for them to give me the money. 3433.3287 2690 VLD_int_01 3433.3287 (pause 0.20) 3433.5292 2691 VLD_int_01 3433.5292 So they're- if this person's more interested in 3435.7991 2692 VLD_int_01 3435.7991 (pause 0.41) 3436.2048 2693 VLD_int_01 3436.2048 me feeding the homeless, well part of my facility 3438.9736 2694 VLD_int_01 3438.9736 (pause 0.22) 3439.1975 2695 VLD_int_01 3439.1975 will be, um, 3440.3889 2696 VLD_int_01 3440.3889 (pause 0.16) 3440.5497 2697 VLD_int_01 3440.5497 you know, homeless outreach. If this [person's more] interested in making sure that, you know, people 3444.7859 2698 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3442.5436 [Mm-hm.] 3442.9353 2699 VLD_int_01 3444.9916 have job skills, part of my facility will be 3447.6821 2700 VLD_int_01 3447.6821 (pause 1.35) 3449.0335 2701 VLD_int_01 3449.0335 resume writing and interview skills, 3452.0762 2702 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3452.0821 [Right.] 3452.3572 2703 VLD_int_01 3452.3012 [right.] And it could- all those things, it could be like you take one guy, 3455.4898 2704 VLD_int_01 3455.6110 you know, you take Bobby 3456.7114 2705 VLD_int_01 3456.7114 (pause 0.12) 3456.8280 2706 VLD_int_01 3456.8280 and Bobby comes in. Bobby's homeless, he doesn't have any food, you give him food, and- 3460.1900 2707 VLD_int_01 3460.1900 (pause 0.16) 3460.3523 2708 VLD_int_01 3460.3523 and then he goes to workshops like, you know. 3462.5102 2709 VLD_int_01 3462.5102 (pause 0.21) 3462.7201 2710 VLD_int_01 3462.7201 All those things could be housed under one thing, it's really just about how you're going to market 3466.4868 2711 VLD_int_01 3466.4868 (pause 0.35) 3466.8365 2712 VLD_int_01 3466.8365 yourself and your ideas, so people will give you money. Because it's not- these aren't thing that- 3470.9842 2713 VLD_int_01 3470.9842 (pause 1.47) 3472.4591 2714 VLD_int_01 3472.4591 that are like, you're trying to, you know, 3474.4353 2715 VLD_int_01 3474.4353 (pause 0.20) 3474.6358 2716 VLD_int_01 3474.6358 take this water bottle to Mars tomorrow. 3476.5429 2717 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3476.6119 [Right.] 3477.1248 2718 VLD_int_01 3476.7565 [Like these are] things that are very tangible 3478.6263 2719 VLD_int_01 3479.3071 things that will be very helpful to the community, and I [think you can do] it. 3482.6961 2720 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3481.9733 [Right.] 3482.4490 2721 VLD_int_01 3482.9805 Actually I- no, I know you [can do it.] 3485.0188 2722 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3484.3459 [] 3485.3675 2723 VLD_int_01 3485.5946 When- when you're ready to really get serious about it, 3488.6162 2724 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3488.7421 [Mm-hm.] 3489.1804 2725 VLD_int_01 3488.7421 [let's have a] conversation. 3489.8239 2726 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3490.4151 [Mkay.] 3490.8068 2727 VLD_int_01 3490.4151 [Um,] and let's think about 3492.3408 2728 VLD_int_01 3493.0021 ways that we can get you, you know, you're a non-profit so you can do- you can get your five-o-one C three so you can get- apply for grants, 3499.7298 2729 VLD_int_01 3499.7298 (pause 0.40) 3500.1262 2730 VLD_int_01 3500.1262 and- and start thinking about like, h- 3502.0426 2731 VLD_int_01 3502.0426 (pause 0.18) 3502.2236 2732 VLD_int_01 3502.2236 like, what- 3502.9043 2733 VLD_int_01 3502.9043 (pause 0.19) 3503.0909 2734 VLD_int_01 3503.0909 even to start small and then, you know, build up and build up. 3505.9483 2735 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3506.3493 [Right.] 3506.7194 2736 VLD_int_01 3506.4799 [How did] you get into- one of the things- cause I know that 3509.7197 2737 VLD_int_01 3510.3492 food and like, 3512.0007 2738 VLD_int_01 3512.0007 (pause 1.02) 3513.0248 2739 VLD_int_01 3513.0248 um, 3513.5517 2740 VLD_int_01 3513.5517 (pause 0.38) 3513.9294 2741 VLD_int_01 3513.9294 fellowship around food is really important to you. 3515.9227 2742 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3515.9428 [Mm-hm.] 3516.3205 2743 VLD_int_01 3516.2599 [How] did that come about, was it a family tradition or something that you, just? 3519.4677 2744 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3519.8867 It was a family tradition. In growing up, 3522.1194 2745 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3522.1194 (pause 0.19) 3522.3059 2746 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3522.3059 that's all we did. Like, um, 3524.7306 2747 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3524.7306 (pause 0.84) 3525.5690 2748 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3525.5690 of course, you know, my mom used to be a caterer. 3527.3969 2749 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3527.3969 (pause 0.42) 3527.8165 2750 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3527.8165 And 3528.6046 2751 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3528.6046 (pause 0.49) 3529.0979 2752 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3529.0979 during the holidays sometimes my mom, 3531.1064 2753 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3531.1064 (pause 0.53) 3531.6345 2754 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3531.6345 she would make this big spread and she would invite the entire family over or 3536.0536 2755 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3536.0536 (pause 0.32) 3536.3740 2756 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3536.3740 neighbors over, 3537.4305 2757 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3537.4305 (pause 0.13) 3537.5630 2758 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3537.5630 but 3537.8475 2759 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3537.8475 (pause 0.16) 3538.0060 2760 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3538.0060 that's where it started at. It started at home 3539.8758 2761 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3539.8758 (pause 0.35) 3540.2255 2762 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3540.2255 and 3540.7843 2763 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3540.7843 (pause 0.80) 3541.5824 2764 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3541.5824 yeah. 3542.0207 2765 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3542.0207 (pause 0.97) 3542.9897 2766 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3542.9897 Mom, thanks mom. 3544.0296 2767 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3544.0296 (pause 0.15) 3544.1834 2768 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3544.1834 [] 3545.2059 2769 VLD_int_01 3544.8036 [Did she teach you] how to cook? 3545.8285 2770 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3545.8285 Oh yeah, I learn everything from my mom. 3547.7543 2771 VLD_int_01 3548.7475 Tell me about- 3549.7053 2772 VLD_int_01 3549.7053 (pause 0.56) 3550.2658 2773 VLD_int_01 3550.2658 do you have like, a memory of like, when you first- or even 3553.0542 2774 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3553.3480 Mmm-hm. 3553.5718 2775 VLD_int_01 3553.5718 one of your favorite times cooking with your mom? 3555.1653 2776 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3555.3204 3555.4463 2777 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3555.4463 (pause 0.69) 3556.1364 2778 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3556.1364 Um, 3556.9708 2779 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3556.9708 (pause 3.03) 3560.0001 2780 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3560.0001 I can say when I was younger I enjoyed cooking with my mom. Like, my first time- 3564.7501 2781 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3564.7501 (pause 0.37) 3565.1191 2782 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3565.1191 I think the first dish she taught me how to cook was macaroni and cheese. 3568.8485 2783 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3568.8485 (pause 1.15) 3569.9947 2784 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3569.9947 When I was younger, 3570.9785 2785 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3570.9785 (pause 0.17) 3571.1511 2786 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3571.1511 aroung thirteen, fourteen- it was fun. But now 3573.6109 2787 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3573.6109 (pause 0.34) 3573.9535 2788 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3573.9535 it's so aggravating, because my mom like, no you don't do that you do this, you know. 3577.8603 2789 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3577.8603 (pause 0.46) 3578.3161 2790 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3578.3161 It's a little different now, it's like- 3580.1393 2791 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3580.1393 (pause 3.58) 3583.7242 2792 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3583.7242 like, mom lemme do this I'm an adult now. I- I know my taste buds, let me- let me do it, mkay, you just sit back now. 3589.8215 2793 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3589.8215 (pause 0.49) 3590.3111 2794 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3590.3111 But, um, 3591.0571 2795 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3591.0571 (pause 0.64) 3591.6950 2796 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3591.6950 making macaroni and cheese at the time, 3593.5742 2797 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3593.5742 (pause 0.79) 3594.3669 2798 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3594.3669 it was really fun because 3596.1359 2799 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3596.1359 (pause 2.21) 3598.3416 2800 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3598.3416 she was also 3600.0622 2801 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3600.0622 (pause 0.37) 3600.4353 2802 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3600.4353 talking to- well she was teaching me how to make the recipe 3603.1304 2803 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3603.1304 (pause 0.34) 3603.4661 2804 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3603.4661 but she was also telling me things about life. 3606.2910 2805 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3606.2910 (pause 0.26) 3606.5474 2806 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3606.5474 You know, it's almost like a 3608.0454 2807 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3608.0454 (pause 0.57) 3608.6131 2808 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3608.6131 counseling session, I guess. 3610.3849 2809 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3610.3849 (pause 0.37) 3610.7515 2810 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3610.7515 Like, you- we would cook and talk about life, 3613.5912 2811 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3613.5912 (pause 0.53) 3614.1228 2812 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3614.1228 and 3614.7149 2813 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3614.7149 (pause 0.89) 3615.6010 2814 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3615.6010 that's one the things I can remember about 3617.7543 2815 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3617.7543 (pause 0.49) 3618.2439 2816 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3618.2439 making that dish with my mom. I- I remember most the things that we were 3621.2832 2817 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3621.2832 (pause 0.36) 3621.6423 2818 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3621.6423 talking about, instead of 3623.2920 2819 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3623.2920 (pause 0.23) 3623.5252 2820 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3623.5252 the recipe of the mac and cheese. 3625.4902 2821 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3625.4902 (pause 0.32) 3625.8146 2822 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3625.8146 Granted, I still remember the recipe, but 3627.9930 2823 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3627.9930 (pause 0.44) 3628.4343 2824 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3628.4343 just 3629.0917 2825 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3629.0917 (pause 0.75) 3629.8378 2826 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3629.8378 talking to her about 3631.0111 2827 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3631.0111 (pause 0.48) 3631.4960 2828 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3631.4960 you know, growing up and 3633.1795 2829 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3633.1795 (pause 0.58) 3633.7575 2830 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3633.7575 talking about how to be a woman. Talking about, 3636.1207 2831 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3636.1207 (pause 0.10) 3636.2186 2832 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3636.2186 you know, whatchu gotta do when you get married and have kids, like, stuff like that I remember. 3640.9552 2833 VLD_int_01 3641.7806 How old were you when your mom got remarried? 3643.5151 2834 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3643.8779 3644.0411 2835 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3644.0411 (pause 1.20) 3645.2442 2836 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3645.2442 Mm, 3646.2775 2837 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3646.2775 (pause 2.18) 3648.4560 2838 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3648.4560 3649.4912 2839 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3649.4912 (pause 0.92) 3650.4135 2840 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3650.4135 I think I was four, 3651.9383 2841 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3651.9383 (pause 0.53) 3652.4699 2842 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3652.4699 four or five 3653.6216 2843 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3653.6216 (pause 0.68) 3654.3061 2844 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3654.3061 around that time. 3655.2714 2845 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3655.2714 (pause 0.50) 3655.7750 2846 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3655.7750 Because me and /RD-NAME-3/ are four years ap- 3657.1093 2847 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3657.1093 (pause 0.10) 3657.2111 2848 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3657.2111 no, 3657.4583 2849 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3657.4583 (pause 0.31) 3657.7698 2850 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3657.7698 five years apart, 3658.8785 2851 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3658.8785 (pause 0.24) 3659.1220 2852 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3659.1220 so I think around that time. 3660.4034 2853 VLD_int_01 3660.4500 Do you remember it? 3661.2250 2854 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3663.3457 Not [really.] 3663.9929 2855 VLD_int_01 3663.8810 [Not] really? 3664.5292 2856 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3664.5385 Not really. 3665.3452 2857 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3665.3452 (pause 1.34) 3666.6881 2858 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3666.6881 [Mm-mm.] 3667.4099 2859 VLD_int_01 3666.6881 [Do you have a close relationship] with Mr. /RD-NAME-1/? 3668.3705 2860 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3670.5341 Um, 3672.2025 2861 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3672.2025 (pause 1.31) 3673.5174 2862 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3673.5174 somewhat. It's not as close like 3676.0718 2863 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3676.0718 (pause 0.10) 3676.1697 2864 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3676.1697 him and /RD-NAME-3/. 3677.0579 2865 VLD_int_01 3677.4380 [Mm.] 3677.9439 2866 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3678.0153 You know, it's- it's different. 3679.4041 2867 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3679.4041 (pause 1.20) 3680.6032 2868 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3680.6032 Um, 3681.2980 2869 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3681.2980 (pause 1.68) 3682.9804 2870 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3682.9804 I wish it was closer, but it's- it's just not. 3686.2762 2871 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3686.2762 (pause 0.71) 3686.9896 2872 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3686.9896 But, um, 3687.5631 2873 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3687.5631 (pause 0.27) 3687.8373 2874 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3687.8373 he still my dad and I still love him. 3689.7123 2875 VLD_int_01 3691.0734 Um, 3691.7816 2876 VLD_int_01 3691.7816 (pause 0.35) 3692.1309 2877 VLD_int_01 3692.1309 so 3693.0309 2878 VLD_int_01 3693.0309 (pause 0.29) 3693.3200 2879 VLD_int_01 3693.3200 talk about- 3694.2712 2880 VLD_int_01 3694.2712 (pause 0.42) 3694.6909 2881 VLD_int_01 3694.6909 how did you- mm. 3695.7822 2882 VLD_int_01 3695.7822 (pause 0.51) 3696.2940 2883 VLD_int_01 3696.2940 Let me back up. 3697.0541 2884 VLD_int_01 3697.0541 (pause 0.31) 3697.3618 2885 VLD_int_01 3697.3618 Thinking about kind of 3698.8653 2886 VLD_int_01 3698.8653 (pause 3.17) 3702.0322 2887 VLD_int_01 3702.0322 being 3703.0208 2888 VLD_int_01 3703.0208 (pause 0.28) 3703.2959 2889 VLD_int_01 3703.2959 like, the family dinners [and things] like that, 3705.9392 2890 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3704.8346 [Mm-hm.] 3705.2963 2891 VLD_int_01 3707.9346 how do you- do you think that made you guys stronger 3710.4646 2892 VLD_int_01 3710.4646 (pause 0.10) 3710.5626 2893 VLD_int_01 3710.5626 as a family, or was it just something you had to do because your mom said we gonna do this? 3715.0030 2894 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3715.1089 That's a good question. 3717.1690 2895 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3717.1690 (pause 0.47) 3717.6400 2896 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3717.6400 Um, 3718.4607 2897 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3718.4607 (pause 1.01) 3719.4678 2898 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3719.4678 3719.6171 2899 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3719.6171 (pause 0.66) 3720.2792 2900 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3720.2792 I can say it made us stronger even though 3722.7303 2901 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3722.7303 (pause 0.35) 3723.0844 2902 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3723.0844 today now, we 3724.1743 2903 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3724.1743 (pause 0.36) 3724.5299 2904 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3724.5299 don't eat together. 3725.4952 2905 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3725.4952 (pause 0.18) 3725.6724 2906 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3725.6724 But, 3726.0407 2907 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3726.0407 (pause 0.37) 3726.4082 2908 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3726.4082 you know, we still will go to war for each other. 3728.8236 2909 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3728.8236 (pause 0.48) 3729.3038 2910 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3729.3038 Um, 3729.8916 2911 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3729.8916 (pause 0.61) 3730.5060 2912 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3730.5060 not only that, I am grateful that we had that experience 3733.9472 2913 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3733.9472 (pause 0.46) 3734.4023 2914 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3734.4023 of sitting at the table and eating around each other, because 3737.3213 2915 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3737.3213 (pause 1.47) 3738.7901 2916 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3738.7901 it did make us stronger. It did make us, you know, 3741.4960 2917 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3741.4960 (pause 0.34) 3741.8388 2918 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3741.8388 unified, and we 3743.0796 2919 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3743.0796 (pause 0.38) 3743.4568 2920 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3743.4568 actually learned a lot about each other, sitting at the table and fellowshipping. 3747.1154 2921 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3747.1154 (pause 0.48) 3747.5956 2922 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3747.5956 Where now it's like, 3748.9572 2923 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3748.9572 (pause 0.10) 3749.0551 2924 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3749.0551 okay well I know she's gonna eat this last piece of pork chop, or if she wants hocks on the pork chop, 3753.3254 2925 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3753.3254 (pause 0.24) 3753.5679 2926 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3753.5679 so I'm just gonna leave it there on the side for her. 3755.3669 2927 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3755.3669 (pause 0.28) 3755.6513 2928 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3755.6513 But, 3756.5512 2929 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3756.5512 (pause 0.46) 3757.0082 2930 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3757.0082 we- 3757.8630 2931 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3757.8630 (pause 0.31) 3758.1739 2932 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3758.1739 it did make us stronger 3759.3901 2933 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3759.3901 (pause 0.13) 3759.5159 2934 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3759.5159 growing up, 3760.1128 2935 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3760.1128 (pause 0.75) 3760.8589 2936 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3760.8589 because 3761.5070 2937 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3761.5070 (pause 0.84) 3762.3445 2938 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3762.3445 kids nowadays 3763.4356 2939 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3763.4356 (pause 0.29) 3763.7247 2940 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3763.7247 they- they don't even experience that, 3765.7158 2941 VLD_int_01 3765.9862 Mm-hm. 3766.6117 2942 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3766.6117 you know. 3767.1893 2943 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3767.5250 But, um, 3768.1638 2944 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3768.1638 (pause 1.44) 3769.5991 2945 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3769.5991 yeah. 3770.0887 2946 VLD_int_01 3771.6554 So I'm gonna ask you a serious question, then I'm [gonna ask you some-] 3773.8026 2947 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3773.0627 [Mm-hm.] 3773.5710 2948 VLD_int_01 3773.9570 couple of fun questions. 3775.4541 2949 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3775.4541 Mm-hm. 3775.9112 2950 VLD_int_01 3777.1456 Was there ever a time 3778.5398 2951 VLD_int_01 3778.5398 (pause 0.57) 3779.1133 2952 VLD_int_01 3779.1133 that you were like, oh my God I'm about to die? 3781.0217 2953 VLD_int_01 3781.0217 (pause 0.67) 3781.6873 2954 VLD_int_01 3781.6873 This is it. Like, something's gonna happen to me, I'm about to die. [Tell me about it.] 3785.0949 2955 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3784.4048 [Mm-hm.] 3784.9084 2956 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3785.9809 Um, 3786.8720 2957 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3786.8720 (pause 1.54) 3788.4140 2958 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3788.4140 I was- I think I was in middle school, I had 3791.5606 2959 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3791.5606 (pause 0.13) 3791.6865 2960 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3791.6865 the strep throat, and my temperature was like- 3793.7512 2961 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3793.7512 (pause 1.93) 3795.6770 2962 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3795.6770 it was up there. It was like, one o three 3797.7015 2963 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3797.7015 (pause 0.17) 3797.8723 2964 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3797.8723 I believe, to where the point 3799.3458 2965 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3799.3458 (pause 0.47) 3799.8168 2966 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3799.8168 where they thought I was gonna die. 3801.0721 2967 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3801.0721 (pause 0.19) 3801.2613 2968 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3801.2613 Um, 3801.8209 2969 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3801.8209 (pause 1.44) 3803.2617 2970 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3803.2617 only thing I remember is 3804.8509 2971 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3804.8509 (pause 0.11) 3804.9628 2972 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3804.9628 blacking out and not 3806.2370 2973 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3806.2370 (pause 1.79) 3808.0301 2974 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3808.0301 feel anything. Like, I thought I was sleep but 3810.9282 2975 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3810.9282 (pause 0.20) 3811.1300 2976 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3811.1300 apparently 3811.9693 2977 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3811.9693 (pause 1.22) 3813.1910 2978 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3813.1910 something else was going on. 3814.5044 2979 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3814.5044 (pause 0.49) 3814.9900 2980 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3814.9900 But, um, 3815.6847 2981 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3815.6847 (pause 2.72) 3818.4070 2982 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3818.4070 yeah. 3818.9618 2983 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3818.9618 (pause 0.26) 3819.2183 2984 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3819.2183 I remember going to the hospital 3820.7338 2985 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3820.7338 (pause 0.27) 3820.9995 2986 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3820.9995 and 3821.6794 2987 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3821.6794 (pause 0.83) 3822.5141 2988 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3822.5141 the doctors was- wa- rushing in, and they was like, we gotta get her temp down because something 3827.2451 2989 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3827.2451 (pause 0.61) 3827.8513 2990 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3827.8513 bad is gonna happen. And m- I just remember my mom, 3830.7396 2991 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3830.7396 (pause 0.93) 3831.6693 2992 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3831.6693 you know, having her hands on me and 3833.4500 2993 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3833.4500 (pause 0.99) 3834.4381 2994 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3834.4381 praying over me, and I- 3836.2153 2995 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3836.2153 (pause 0.75) 3836.9654 2996 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3836.9654 yeah. 3837.4081 2997 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3837.4081 (pause 0.62) 3838.0286 2998 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3838.0286 That's all I r- remember really, but, 3840.2192 2999 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3840.2192 (pause 0.62) 3840.8432 3000 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3840.8432 um, 3841.3934 3001 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3841.3934 (pause 0.65) 3842.0462 3002 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3842.0462 I remember leaving the hospital. My mom, (laughing) 3844.3310 3003 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3844.3310 (pause 0.42) 3844.7544 3004 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3844.7544 she said, girl you almost died on us, you know, and 3847.6594 3005 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3847.6594 (pause 0.41) 3848.0697 3006 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3848.0697 I'm happy I prayed over you cause 3849.8272 3007 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3849.8272 (pause 0.27) 3850.1019 3008 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3850.1019 they didn't think you were gonna make it out. (laughing) 3851.8082 3009 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3851.8082 (pause 0.20) 3852.0127 3010 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3852.0127 [And,] (laughing) 3852.9538 3011 VLD_int_01 3852.4138 [Hm.] 3852.9966 3012 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3853.0983 But, um, 3854.0576 3013 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3854.0576 (pause 0.23) 3854.2920 3014 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3854.2920 yeah. That's- that's pretty much all I remember. 3857.1899 3015 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3857.1899 (pause 0.62) 3857.8078 3016 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3857.8078 Um, 3858.4275 3017 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3858.4275 (pause 0.57) 3858.9960 3018 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3858.9960 but before going to the hospital, I do remember passing out several times. 3862.3672 3019 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3862.3672 (pause 0.51) 3862.8793 3020 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3862.8793 Um, 3863.3828 3021 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3863.3828 (pause 1.52) 3864.9076 3022 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3864.9076 but yeah. It was almost 3866.4445 3023 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3866.4445 (pause 0.30) 3866.7430 3024 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3866.7430 like a blur, 3867.6149 3025 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3867.6149 (pause 0.23) 3867.8434 3026 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3867.8434 to be honest. 3868.6373 3027 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3868.6373 (pause 0.69) 3869.3262 3028 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3869.3262 And I was almost a little bit at peace. 3871.5612 3029 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3871.5612 (pause 0.99) 3872.5483 3030 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3872.5483 You know, I really- honestly I felt like I didn't wanna 3875.0654 3031 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3875.0654 (pause 0.23) 3875.2938 3032 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3875.2938 leave that peace 3876.5724 3033 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3876.5724 (pause 0.29) 3876.8588 3034 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3876.8588 If that makes any [sense.] 3878.0898 3035 VLD_int_01 3877.5116 [Mm-hm.] 3878.3975 3036 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3878.6633 But, um, 3879.3860 3037 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3879.3860 (pause 0.56) 3879.9456 3038 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3879.9456 yeah. 3880.3868 3039 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3880.3868 (pause 0.89) 3881.2745 3040 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3881.2745 That's what 3882.0206 3041 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3882.0206 (pause 0.17) 3882.1885 3042 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3882.1885 I remember 3882.9065 3043 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3882.9065 (pause 0.20) 3883.1070 3044 VLD_se0_ag2_f_01 3883.1070 almost dying. 3885.0226 3045 VLD_int_01 3885.0972 Wow. (whispered) 3885.9215