Viva Voce

On the 15th of August 2017, I set out to learn more about the students and people at Open Window through replicating the Humans of New York Instagram photographer Brandon Stanton. I was helped by my friend Samantha to be my trusty photographer for this task. "I'm struggling the most with my love life. Boys are liars. Every guy I meet has a girlfriend and lies about it. I have been cheated on. I didn't love him, love is a big word that I don't really use much. I'm still good friends with him right now and I'm good friends with most of my exes. I forgive easily. " (Centurion, South Africa) "The biggest thing I'm struggling with is dedication to studies. I tend to put a  lot of other things first. My relationship is always going to come first for me. No matter what, she is always coming first. I'm also struggling to stay fit because of the lack of time, working, studying and maintaining a healthy relationship is difficult. B...

On the 3rd of August 2017, I had an informal interview with Dr. Stavros Halvatzis (an expert). Dr. Halvatzis has a PhD in Narrative studies and has published 4 books. Dr. Halvatzis has t aught screenwriting and digital media in Australia and is currently a screenwriting lecturer at Open Window Institute. As a child I had always wanted to meet Jacqueline Wilson (an English author who wrote the Tracy Beaker books). I used to write tons of fan mail to her and had dreams of sitting down causally for a cup of tea with her. Even thinking about my love for her books now gives me nostalgia. I feel so privileged to have sat down with Dr. Halvatzis and to learn more about how his passion for writing and reading that started at a young age, and even more privileged to know that he is my lecturer. I can honestly say that this experience reconnected me to my past and reaffirmed my love for reading and writing that I have lost over the years.   ...