Today I walked around Morningside University and interviewed two strangers, one about her biggest pet peeve, and the other about her experiences at Morningside, along with her autograph on a Post-It note.

The first person I interviewed was a senior at Morningside named Jaden. She is a student employee at the campus post office. When asked if I could have a few minutes to interview her, she was very open to the idea and readily answered questions. While working in the post office, Jaden is consistently interacting with people, so I think that is why the conversation went so smoothly. When asked about her biggest pet peeve, Jaden said, “When people chew with their mouth open while they’re eating.”

The second person I interviewed was Jodi Strohbeen, a Morningside staff member who has been working in the campus bookstore for five years now. Jodi was also more than happy to participate in an interview, and was ready to answer every question I had. She seemed to be genuinely interested in the topics I asked her about, and was very invested in our conversation.

When asked about her favorite memory of her time at Morningside, Jodi brought up the first football national championship because there was “a lot excitement from people who don’t get to the bookstore everyday but go to the championship game.” She said that it was fun to see everyone get excited about new merchandise coming in.

I also asked Jodi if she was willing to give her autograph, and even though she was wearing a wrist brace, she was more than happy to “make it pretty.”

Overall, I think this was a very productive experience. Both Jaden and Jodi were very pleasant to interview, and we were able to have great conversations.