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I'm not doing this project to necessarily make new longterm friends, or go have a drink with these people. Nor is it to pass any judgements on ones life. My goal is to simply meet interesting, and maybe not so interesting strangers who I wouldve never taken the time to talk to otherwise. One that may differ, or perhaps relate to my own life. So many times, you walk past someone, and they wont even raise their head in the slightest to say hello. I'll never understand why. The challenge to myself is not only to surpass that simple hello with one person a day, but to convince them to look into my lens and tell me something about themselves. My name is Amanda Surkin, and this is my journey of meeting 100 new faces. Take the time to listen, you may learn something :)

Monday, February 20, 2012

Stranger #8-




Stranger #8-

Those who personally know me are probably thinking "yep, she definitely went up to this guy because he had a dog." Truth is, if you were betting, you would've won big time! I cant help it, but my love for animals, dogs amongst all, is something that I could never deny. Regardless of the dog, it's not every day that you walk down a street, and you happen to run into a marine who has served in Iraq. More importantly, you wouldnt know unless you took the time to stop, say hello, and conversate. I know this may not be realistic for all, but I'm happy that I did.

Meet Brian. Again, a man who once served our country as a Marine in Iraq. Currently, Brian is a nurse and works at the University of Penn in an ICU unit. He has lived in Rhawnhurst all of his life. He introduced me to Rocky, yes the dog, and went on to tell me that he got him online 6 years ago from a rescue group. Rocky (which happens to also be my favorite movie, and oddly enough is on TV as I write this) was left stranded in front of a hospital in Virginia. At this point, my heart may have been melting a little bit. Brian also told me that his fiance works in a rehabilitation hospital for animals!

As we stood on the street and talked, Brian proclaimed that his friend went to Arcadia. I recognized the last name, and I actually happened to know his bother. What a small world it can be! You never know who you are going to run into which keeps this project a great eye-opening experience for me!
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