Yajie Hu

Naja : “Hi!” [00:00:00] Yajie : “Hi!” “ Who is the important person in your life? ” Naja : “The important person in my life is my dad. He’s very strong, carrying, heartbreaking fella.”   Yajie : “ Why you say like heartbreaking? ” Naja : “Well, ever since the recession in 2009, when the housing market crashed, that was exactly the business that my father was in. So, when the market crashed, a lot of people suffered but specially like I feel like my family suffered a lot because of it when we went from, you know, [01:00:00] we went from being a middle-class family to, you know, falling down the financial. That was the points away are the lights would be shot off, the cable was off. The electricity people would come or coming to like shot it off for us. It was really bad like eating with candle lights. We do it. That was the principal we didn’t have hot water. Yeah, I just remember my dad like he doing whatever he could. Walking to get gas, so that he can have the generato...

      While I was walking in the park,  there are many sounds. Such as people's steps, children's laughs, and birds' singings. Then, when I try to close my eyes, I could hear some low sound. I heard wind's voice, l eaves' shake, and the flag's flutter. Moreover, I even could hear the cars' voice on the road and gooses' voice while they are eating and playing. As the soundwalk I have done, I think it's a fantastic experience. To do the soundwalk made me calm down from my inner heart to feel the surrounding that I forgot to pay attention to in general.  

For the place of the interview, I plan to interview Naja in a piano room because it's soundproof room. For the content, I plan to present Naja's background. Meanwhile, the audiences can discover that how Naja's personality builds. (A small body with a big soul) 1. Who has been the most important person in your life? Can you tell me about him or her? 2. What was the saddest moment of your life? 3. When in life have you felt most alone? 4. Who has been the kindest to you in your life? 5. What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life?