Alex Valladaies
cashier
“Malaysia. That’s where my dad’s from. I don’t get to go there very often because it’s very expensive to travel there.”
Miguel Acevedo
dishwasher
“School. School teaches you life lessons and improves you to become a better person.”
Nicole Butler
student
“Heaven. Nobody on the surface has seen it, and it could be different for everybody.”
Rebecca Shen
student
“The Bay Area because I’m from there.”
This article appears in Oct 9-16, 2014.