Ava

When I first met Ava to have our interview I noticed that she was pretty laid and back quiet, but when we began to talk I realized that she was full of opinions and stories that really showed me how her thoughts were shaped. Origlinally from Altanta, Ava went to one of the best private schools in Georgia until her father lost his job and had to settle for a simlar job that paid less. Because of this, her and her younger sister transferred to a smaller private Christian school. Ava tells me that most of her strong religious beliefs developed while at this school, because her parents weren’t ‘showy in their religious practices.’ When she was in 7th grade her father was laid off, however this news wasn’t startling to her because she had seen her dad, who had graduated with a master’s degree, been laid of many times before. Some jobs were better that others. With some, her family had a company car and could afford lavish European vacations, with others, they were struggling just to make ends meet. One summer her father had to do manual labor at Home Depot because no other jobs were available. She told me (almost in a tone of embarrassment) that her family had received unemployment checks during the stretches in between her dad’s jobs. When her dad was finally offered a job, it was up in Minnesota, and have been living here since. However, in the 6 years they’ve lived in Minnesota, her dad has already gone through 3 jobs.