You know what I love about the storytelling work I get to do? The human connections.
I think my interview with Don Carlos in Oaxaca was one of my strongest connections yet. Maybe it was a benefit of Spanish allowing us to talk with fewer barriers, or the simple fact that we seemed to share a sense of humor and a penchant for oscillating between joking and deeper talk.
Don Carlos’ story includes a three year stint in the US back when he didn’t think his farm could make it. (This our ability to joke around about Taco Bell)
Connections like these happen in a moment but stick in my memory forever.
Interviewing Don Carlos
