Gabrielle Kromer
Grand Ledge High School
When I was thinking about some possible ways to write my story and create my whole package, I was mainly thinking about where I would find someone that had an interesting story to tell. I decided I would walk around campus, mainly by the businesses, to see if I could find anyone that would fit my description. I passed many buildings before building up the courage to just walk right in and interview a stranger. I ended up walking into a bookstore-forgot the name of it actually, but that doesn’t matter-and asked an older looking lady if I could ask her a few questions. She said no. I asked another lady and she told me to ask a younger looking woman that was standing nearby. I asked her a couple of questions, wrote down some notes and found what I was looking for. She had said that her mom had found out she had breast cancer earlier this year and it was something that had changed her life. I wanted to ask her more, but a man walked out and said they needed to get back to work and I figured that was my cue to leave. I got some good information and was back on my way to the lab to create my package. Once I got going, it was fairly easy and I just have to remember the next time I have to interview a stranger, is that all it takes is a little time, patience and confidence.
