NOAH (whose whole
attitude is, “Let's get this over with”)
What is your favorite
memory so far?
The time in Chicago when we
took a walk by the fountains.
Why do you like that one so
much?
I liked finding the secret
passageway back to the hotel.
What is something you
couldn't do before but now you can?
I
can touch that basement rafter.
What do you want to be
when you grow up?
A
physical therapist?
Do you think it's
possible to change the world?
No.
Why
not?
Too
many people, too many different opinions for one person to do.
If you could go anywhere
on vacation, where would you go?
Probably
on a cruise to Alaska, or somewhere like that, because I don't like
hot weather.
What is your favorite
book?
Last
Shot by John Feinstein
If you had a pet dragon,
what would you name it?
Noah: What
color is it?
Me:
Orange.
Noah:
Big or little?
Me: Big.
Me: Big.
Noah:
Something to do with fire maybe, because it's orange. I don't really
know what I'd name a dragon. I might call him Halitosis, because he
has fire breath.
Describe yourself in one
word.
Awesome.
If you lived in space,
what would you miss on Earth?
Probably
real food, because they eat freeze dried stuff.
If you were a teacher and
could teach your students anything, what would you teach them?
[After
much deliberation] Probably how to build stuff and fix stuff.
What was the best part of
2015?
The
cruise was the best part, obviously.
[I
offered him the opportunity to speak freely at the end of my list of
questions. He declined.]
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SARAH (whose whole
attitude is, “Oh my gosh I'm on camera! I love being the center of
attention!)
What is your favorite
memory so far?
My
first gymnastics meet.
What is something you
couldn't do before but now you can?
My
round off back handspring, and my aerial. A bunch of gymnastics
moves, basically.
What do you want to be
when you grow up?
I
have a list of things: a baker, a hairstylist, a home designer (like
a decorator), an artist, an actor, a movie writer, oh my goodness the
list goes on and on.
Do you think it's
possible to change the world?
Yes!
How?
Like
when I grow up, I want to become the first female grand master. IF
gymnastics doesn't take over my life. Which it probably will.
If you could go anywhere
on vacation, where would you go?
I know
this really isn't an option, but I would go inside a TV for vacation.
Lots of things you can do inside a TV.
What is your favorite
book?
I
like a bunch. Harry Potter, Clementine, The Benedict Society,
Phantom Tollbooth, all the Middle Schools, I Funny, and just
recently, Good Call. Oh, and all the Ramonas! I forgot about those.
I like a lot of books.
Do you
like Beverly Clearly or James Patterson better?
Ooooh,
that's a hard one. I like James Patterson better, because it's very
versatile for a bunch of kids and it has perspectives from girls' and
boys' view from junior high.
If you had a pet dragon,
what would you name it?
[without
hesitation] Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback. Yes! Yes.
Describe yourself in one
word.
Supercrazyfreakyextremeawesome.
If you lived in space,
what would you miss on Earth?
My
house and everything in it. Not my house, the contents of it. And
probably gymnastics too.
[At
this point we had a side discussion about the possibilities of
gymnastics in space.]
If you were a teacher and
could teach your students anything, what would you teach them?
What
not to do during life. How to have a good life. A good life class.
Everything I missed during my life and what I would revise if I had
to redo my life as a child.
What was the best part of
2015?
That's
a hard one. Probably the cruise. I'd probably say the cruise. Or my
birthday.
[At
this point, my battery died, but I offered her the opportunity to
speak freely, and she did, for quite some time. One gem of hers that
I wrote down was, “Live life to the fullest because you only get to
live life once.”]
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