“The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ‘truth’”
This episode is one of particular importance to us. We've been students for many years and so our teachers have been some of the most influential figures in our lives. We discuss some of our favorites, the work they put in and how teachers impact their students.
“Amazon.com strives to be the e-commerce destination where consumers can find and discover anything they want to buy online.”
“In e-commerce, your prices have to be better because the consumer has to take a leap of faith in your product.”
With online sales increasing annually, we wanted to look at the trend and discuss some of our own experiences. We also examine some of the positive and negative aspects of shopping online.
“When I was growing up, there was a feeling in one’s living room as much as in one’s local gallery that a little elitism was good for the soul.”
In this episode, we felt it pertinent to be a bit more abstract with our discussion. We chose to discuss the spaces we live in and the spaces around us; how we conceive of space and what the relationship is between people and space.
“We don’t know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don’t always appreciate their fragility.”
With a new school year well underway, we felt it would be appropriate to discuss first impressions. In our frequent encounters with new names and faces there is a lot to consider when it comes to first impressions, we look at our first impressions and what we think about when we first meet others.
“Public transit situates us so that we are given license to accept what’s right in front of us, but will likely arouse our desire to compare our narrative to someone else’s, to give ourselves permission to speculate upon a person’s private space, or life, with no fear of recourse or punishment.”
We've both had interesting experiences and thoughts on public transportation. Especially for college students, many of whom will live in or visit cities, we felt this would be a pertinent topic.
