100 STRANGERS

#9. Amanda

#9. 'People ask me that all the time.' That is, how a native Hawaiian moved from a place surrounded by oceans to Madison - far from any oceans - to study Oceanography? However, that's exactly what Amanda did.

She is in her first year of the oceanography graduate program. When I meet up with her on Memorial Union's Terrace she was reviewing some of the basics of the science. Someday she wants to work on using the ocean as a form of alternative energy, and told me that Hawaii just started doing it.

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#8 Ben

#8.  'Kind of a late bloomer' Ben replied when I asked him how long he's been skateboarding.  The 21 year old UW Student started 4 years ago.

When I first started talking to him Ben assumed I wanted some action shots of him and he directed me where to stand in order to get the best view.  He told me he skated "Goofy" which means his right foot is forward.

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#7.  Travis

#7.  "Like a Leprechaun?"  Travis asked me that when I asked him if he could sit on that ledge.   I stopped him because of his awesome hat, and of course it's St. Patrick's Day.

Travis was on his work break, taking a stroll because it was so nice today.  He's a bartender at Zanders and had a couple hours to spare between shifts.

I also asked him about his shirt, if it said anything on the back.  He said no, and that his mom gave it to him.  Kind of funny.

As you can tell I'm back at this project.  I haven't posted a stranger for a while, but now I'm recommitted to this project.

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