Final Question

Thus far, Andrew and I have done about 25 interviews. Which is spectacular because in the beginning we thought that maybe we would be doing an interview each day. Little did we know that so many people are willing to take about their stories. The biggest thing that we've noticed is the last question that we ask at the end of each interview. Which is "so do you have anything else to tell us or add?" Initially, Andrew and I added this question on at the end just in case the person felt like we missed part of their story and wanted to add some detail about their children, or something along those lines. But to our surprise everyone has taken this question as "what advice can you give us?" This turned out to be a better question than we anticipated. Most interviewees have some thoughtful advice to share with us, which is a nice way to wrap up the interview as well. A lot of the advice turns out to be the same, most of it is along the lines of "stay out of trouble" and "drugs aren't where it's at." It's still very interesting that each man took the question in the same context. You can really tell that these guys are reflecting on their past, and are learning from it. It makes the situation a lot more seem more real. Although that may sound strange, I feel like a lot of the time at private schools that we are confined to a sort of "bubble." Where we don't see how drugs and alcohol can effect people so much. But at places like 2100 and Northpoint and many of the men have over come their addiction. Although some still struggle through it everyday and are trying to quit so that they can find a job.