I’m very excited to get started on our documentary projects. One of the many which sounds appealing to me is Center City Thrift. Recently, there’s been this growing popularity of thrift stores. There have been a higher standard of goods that are being donated to thrift stores. But, since the past three years of being in the US, I’ve been surrounded by this thrift store hype. My friends make it a whole 2 hour event of going to the thrift store. For friends, going to the thrift store is a hobby, a major part of their style and identity. Whereas, I’ve overheard conversations between my friends and parents about Goodwill, a longstanding non profit chain with second hand clothing, furniture, jewelry, etc. Other than it being fun to rummage through tons of articles of clothes and jewelry before you find one of value, it’s fun to see how diverse the groups of people are who walk into these stores. When Ayanna mentioned that funds were being set aside to provide communal wi-fi at a thrift store in Allentown, I jumped at the thought. There are plenty of people from various socio-economical backgrounds who must be valuing this in store wi-fi and I think there voices should be heard. My first question would be to the thrift store owner: what made you think of contributing wi-fi at this store? do you believe it’s any good or serving the community in a better way?
Two other topics of interest are Borders of Belonging and The Loss We Can Gain. With regards to B.o.B, I’m aware of the large Hispanic and Latinx community here in Easton. There are several restaurants in the area that are doing really well and I’m curious to know about how these owners feel here in Easton. Has the political environment threatened them in this little town in PA? The Loss We Can Gain is essential to the community as well. Food is taken for granted and unnecessarily wasted when it could go elsewhere for a better cause. I can’t wait to see where these projects go!