Even though we spent a fairly short time in the city of Brotherly Love, I met a fair amount of people and was able to learn a bit about them just through brief conversations.
Nick was born in New York and lived there for 20 years. He then went to Oregon for a year, but eventually settled in Philadelphia. He goes to school at Temple University and studies social work while working at a deli in Reading Terminal Market. He gave us samples of food and smiles everytime he came over.
Another man currently works as a tour guide for a Ghost Tour in Philadelphia. He's lived in Philadelphia for many years and has worked as a tour guide for seven or eight of those years. Even though he likes his job, he dreams of doing improv comedy in Chicago. He has some family that lives there and joked that even though he hasn't been there in 30 years, he still loves Second City.
A Ghost Guide co-worker went to college to teach English and even worked with 7th graders for a while. He changed his mind and has been giving tours recently.
So many of these people have more stories than what I found out by talking to them for a few brief moments. I would love to delve into more feature stories, especially during traveling, and meet new people and find out their stories.
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