"I just had a baby six months ago. I was living abroad in Chile with my husband for the past five years, so after I had my baby, I decided to come back to the United States. We were living off-grid and it was very isolated, so after I had Lucia I decided that I needed more support, so we came back to the U.S. Actually just my daughter and I came back; my husband's still there. So that has been kind of crazy but wonderful." "Do you miss it?" "Yeah, I miss a lot of things about it, mostly just, like, man, the weather and the beauty of it--we lived on the coast--so that was wonderful, but I'm just so happy to be home with family and friends."
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Volunteer Caitlin Laskey tells all about BaconFest 2014: "There's a ton of events happening: there's over 120 vendors, there's events throughout the day today and tomorrow including cooking challenges, a beauty pageant; there's going to be pig calling and pig racing. So there's lots to do for both kids and adults. There's food to taste and beer to drink. It's family friendly and free--I mean ya gotta pay for your food, but you can just come down and party. We're expecting 50,000 people over the next two days, so that's more than double this city so we're excited to have all these people see how exciting downtown Easton is!" "One day I know I'm going to be able to accomplish my dreams as long as I keep following them and keep believing and having faith." "So tell me about your dream." "My dream one day is to become wealthy and own a whole bunch of businesses internationally." "What would you do if you had all of that money?" "I would try to show some type of better influence in the world, in my own community. I would try to help my family out and be on top of what's important, what matters the most." "I help people every day. Like if they need help carrying something somewhere, I'll carry it. I could give people rides. If they ask for directions, you know, whatever I could do. But the worst thing that ever happened to me was when I lost my mother." "What was the best thing about your mom?" "She was caring and an all-around good person. I strive to be that way. Like helping people out when they need it." "Bite the bullet. Life is like a bow; it draws you back, but eventually you let go and it launches you forward. Things are going to seem bad, but they're always going to get better. Like at States for swimming. I'd just graduated high school so it was going to be my last meet and it was our final event. We were seeded first, but unfortunately we came in third and I felt like I was responsible for that because I was the only one who didn't drop time; in fact, I kinda gained a little bit, but then I just decided to let go of the pain because there's no point in it. I was out at Bucknell University and I was going to go to my hotel room to spend a night of gaming with friends--why let that hold me back?" "Usually things don't go my way. Just in life in general. I always know it could always be a lot worse. When my appendix ruptured and I was in the hospital for all of December and through Christmas and I was only nine at the time? Uh, that was about how bad it got for me and just going through life, nothing could be worse than being on that bed with my appendix ruptured." RE:find, at 437 Northampton Street, is an Easton treasure that is owned by Ron Susser (pictured) and his partner Jon Clark, the artistic director of the store. I asked Ron what people will find when they come in: "Surprises! You never know what you're going to see. We have lots of one-of-a-kind items; we utilize reclaimed materials: glass, steel, I-beams, foundry patterns from Bethlehem Steel, wood from the Bernie Stadium in Allentown, for example. And we also have items that we have gathered from all offer the world: we have teak from Indonesia that's been reclaimed from housing that's defunct but made into beautiful things of high style. (He points behind me) You're now standing right near an underground storage tank which is a dining room table, a unique dining room table; you usually don't see a dining room table with an intake valve. Upholstered furniture is all-new, but sustainably sourced--we're very proud of our resource and we do a lot of custom work with local artists. Our furniture is made by museum quality fabricators." "Tell me about your downstairs gallery." "There's an art show that changes usually every month. During the summer we had an exception: We had an outsider art show and that was up for two months. It was very well-received. So, there are things for your home that can be given as gifts and things to make life delightful." "As a priest, I've experienced a lot of joy in my life from knowing Christ, and if I can help people in that journey and assist them, it's a great joy for me to share in that." "What's one time that you remember helping someone that meant the most to you?" "I don't have a specific moment, but a lot of times in crisis mode, so, for example, you're in the hospital and you're able to offer a person comfort in their dying need. They've just been diagnosed with a terminal disease and kind of help provide assistance in their journey when it seems hopeless and to give them a little comfort as they digest that diagnosis. Things of that nature. I was a teacher, and during the school year you're getting a little frustrated teaching, but at the end of the school year, or a couple years down, a student might say, 'Hey, I remember when you taught me this. Thank you--I really appreciate this. This has helped me a lot!' So, you don't always see the fruits of your work right away, but you know you're planting a seed out there and hope that it takes root and blossoms." |
These are the stories of the people of Easton, PA Archives
August 2018
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