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Emma Stewart<br />
Age 22, Grand Rapids, grew up in the Middle<br />
East in Muscat, Oman<br />
“My parents are both American and they encouraged<br />
me to study in an American college<br />
in Holland, Michigan. I’m living on my own for<br />
the first time in an apartment and working in a<br />
restaurant. A very good restaurant, Marie Catrib’s.<br />
I’m cooking there. I’m burning myself out<br />
early on, working 50 hours a week.<br />
“I really like (Immanuel) Kant, the philosopher.<br />
He’s German. I think the coolest thing about him<br />
is he never travelled more than 10 miles away<br />
from his home town in Germany and yet he<br />
was able to describe the way the world works<br />
in words that still affect us today. We think that<br />
now we have to get around (travel) and experience different things to get to know things. He knew it<br />
all just from staying in his home town. Sometimes when I get up I try to think about his words.<br />
“There was a quote once that I liked a lot that went something like, everywhere you go you’ll always<br />
miss someone and that’s the richness of knowing more than one people or place.”<br />
Reporting and photo by Matt Smith<br />
Eddie Brown<br />
Age 39, Detroit<br />
“I had to go to work to take care of these<br />
kids. I have car notes and rent to pay. I have a<br />
good job as well. I been with them for 11 years.<br />
I can’t complain.<br />
“The money’s decent. It’s not real yet. It can<br />
do better. I just have a lot going on right now.<br />
Trying to get my credit up. You can’t live in this<br />
world without credit anymore. I need to buy us<br />
a house because paying rent isn’t life.”<br />
Reporting and photo by Dawan Brown<br />
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