Ages 21 to 25
Yvan, 21.08
What is the best age? 21
When do people become old? When you feel old
What makes you sad? Seeing people around me sad
What makes you happy? Still trying to discover that to be honest
What is the best place in the world? London
What do you worry about? What I'm going to do tomorrow. Towards the future.
What do you love? Everything to be honest, in some sort of way
What is next for you? Just more growth
What is life about? Finding out what you're here for
Liya, 21.33
What is the best age? 25, you're not too old, but you're not too young- it's a clean slate
When do people become old? I don' t think it's an age thing. It's mental, you can be 20 and old or 95/100 and young
What makes you sad? When people treat each other in a bad way without a purpose or a reason
What makes you happy? life
What is the best place in the world? For me, I think it's more of a mental thing. Where there are people that love as you love them and where you can follow your dreams.
What do you worry about? Not being good for myself and goals. And that I won't succeed because I'm not trying hard enough
What do you love? Music and art in general, but music first
What is next for you? More music
What is life about? Having fun and also making some kind of difference. You should enjoy as much as possible and also make it better for someone else
Marina, 21.33
What is the best age? Mine
When do people become old?45
What makes you sad? It’s very hard to make me sad
What makes you happy? Drugs
What is the best place in the world? Festivals
What do you worry about? Not progressing
What do you love? Brains
What is next for you? To go back and gets some fucking sleep
What is life about? Finding out what life is about
Ashley, 21.58
What is the best age? Right now because it'll never happen again
When do people become old? When they stop having fun and when you stop learning
What makes you sad? Seeing other people sad and when I'm unable to help people
What makes you happy? Sometimes my friends, going on crazy adventures, doing jiu jitsu
What is the best place in the world? The mats [jiu jitsu]
What do you worry about? People, money and right now my dog. Also the future and the division within the country and all the possibility their is with that
What do you love? Laughing, photography, nerding/geeking out, harry potter and my husband
What is next for you? So many things- in the future some goals- graduation, open a jiu jitsu school and lunch pretty soon
What is life about? Impact and happiness and love is a huge part of life too
Jev, 21.58
What is the best age? I guess right now, maybe a few years earlier but up until now
When do people become old? It's a question everyone will answer differently. I will answer differently from day to day. Some days it might be 40, other days it be 70
What makes you sad? More than anything misunderstanding in communication between you and anyone else. It can hurt, it can be fun but in most cases it will create drama or inconvenience
What makes you happy? Living constantly in non-stop mode. Those little tiny moments where you enjoy the sun and the beach you feel happy and there's no reason to it.
What is the best place in the world? Stranded island with loads of food and drinks
What do you worry about? How the next day will work, how next week will come out, what will happen in the next year
What do you love? A lot of things but to start with it should always be yourself then making everyone else around you happy as well.
What is next for you? Developing myself and making sure that my achievements will actually be worth the effort.
What is life about? There's a lot to it. It begins with loving yourself, learning how to love others, knowing how to love others, How to gain all this knowledge to help you. But lastly its all about enjoying the experience and living the experiences
Evan, 21.92
What is the best age? 22
When do people become old? 30
What makes you sad? Fear in general
What makes you happy? Relationships
What is the best place in the world? New York City
What do you worry about? Being successful
What do you love? The people closest to me
What is next for you? Success first and happiness
What is life about? The people you meet and love
Cecilia, 22.00
What is the best age? 22
When do people become old? 65
What makes you sad? Being let down
What makes you happy? Spontaneity
What is the best place in the world? My backyard in Richmond, VA
What do you worry about? Not getting done everything I dream of doing
What do you love? Exploring, being in new places, having close friends to talk to and spend time with
What is next for you? A cross country motorcycle trip across the US
What is life about? Being uncomfortable and making peace with things that will never be resolved
Maia, 22.25
What is the best age? I feel like any age can be the best as long as you're following your passions. Hopefully it gets better and better
When do people become old? When they stop seeing like a child and seeing the fun in small things
What makes you sad?Not being able to keep my family happy
What makes you happy? Keeping other people happy. If they laugh I laugh.
What is the best place in the world? I like to move constantly so everywhere, could be anywhere.
What do you worry about? Running out of time
What do you love? I have a lot of passions. Things that keep me up at night because I can't stop thinking about them
What is next for you? Getting myself to the point where I'm my own boss and I can travel freely and not have to worry about losing my job or making money
What is life about? For me it’s about following those passions. One of them is helping others. It's hard to keep yourself happy at the same time. Life is about staying alive
Stefanie, 22.33
What is the best age? For me probably that would be 30
When do people become old? I actually don't believe in getting old. Even when you're 90 you're still young at heart. But adulting life is hard
What makes you sad? When I let myself down, sometimes I'm really hard on myself and when I fail it really makes me frustrated.
What makes you happy? Whenever I feel success and whenever I make people happy or laugh
What is the best place in the world? For me the best place in the world is what you consider home. Not a place but what you consider home and the people you're with
What do you worry about? If I'm going to reach my dreams, my future financial wise and dream wise. The path I've chosen to take is very hard.
What do you love?My life right now. No matter how hard it seems to be.
What is next for you? I want to get serious when it comes to my acting but first focus on my financial goals.
What is life about? What you want to do, not what others expect you to do. Try not to let others decide for you. Take the wheel
Melvyn, 22.50
What is the best age? 20
When do people become old? For me around 26
What makes you sad? Time goes by so fast when you're enjoying yourself but when you're not it just extends
What makes you happy? Seeing progress
What is the best place in the world? Where your family is
What do you worry about? Failing
What do you love? Seeing the results of hard work
What is next for you? Another goal
What is life about? I've never thought about that...committing mistakes until you get it right, just learning
Alaina, 22.50
What is the best age? My best age was probably 15, I got away with everything
When do people become old? When they feel old. My Dad's 54, he's not old, he still acts like a kid
What makes you sad?When I don't see my family for a while. Makes you feel alone
What makes you happy? Keeping busy
What is the best place in the world? South Carolina, Myrtle Beach. My grandma lives there, she used to take care of me
What do you worry about? Not making enough money to support myself
What do you love? My family
What is next for you? Hopefully to start a career, establish myself
What is life about? Being unique. Finding out who you really are
Nathan, 22.83
What is the best age? 10
When do people become old? 50
What makes you sad? Long times of isolation
What makes you happy? Family
What is the best place in the world? My bedroom
What do you worry about? Finances
What do you love? My fiance
What is next for you? Expanding my career, more exposure in my career
What is life about? Just to be happy. A lot of people are too upset for too long of a time
Allison, 23.17
What is the best age? 25
When do people become old? [not asked]
What makes you sad? Current state of the world
What makes you happy? My friends and family
What is the best place in the world? London, England
What do you worry about? Everything
What do you love? Traveling
What is next for you? I am not sure
What is life about? Finding meaning for yourself
Sage, 23.17
What is the best age? It's a hard question to answer when I haven't been every age. I want to say 28. You're still young but old enough that most people respect you.
When do people become old? Societally most people would say 30s, you're not actually old until late 50s. In modeling probably 20.
What makes you sad? A lot of things, what probably makes me most sad is losing good friends and it's not always my fault.
What makes you happy? Creativity, movies that have surreal new worlds. Things I haven't seen before, esoteric stuff.
What is the best place in the world? Different places have different things. I'd have to say Austin (people are better)
What do you worry about? I am worried about black magic but I'm also prepared
What do you love? Doing the things I love, music and being treated well
What is next for you? Keep doing what I'm doing. To get a new day job
What is life about? Whatever you want it to be about. It's whatever you make out of it.
Kendyl, 23.25
What is the best age? So many good ones- when you're 5 or 6 and you can first start understanding things but you have all your innocence and are stress free. Second best is 20 because big parts of life are just getting started.
When do people become old? At 65 when you're literally a senior and can get into the movies for cheap
What makes you sad? Feeling lonely or hearing about something happening to someone that doesn't seem fair
What makes you happy? Being with people I love and trying new things
What is the best place in the world? Somewhere warm, probably with a beach, like Hawaii
What do you worry about? I plan too much for the future, I worry about how to get from spot A to spot G. Acknowledging there are a lot of spots in between but I don't know what they are yet which worries me.
What do you love? So much. Living near a city, going for hikes in the mountains, being with family and friends, trying new foods, seeing new places.
What is next for you? I grew up in Seattle and I love it but I want to try living somewhere else for a while, moving to a new city.
What is life about? I don't know, I feel like it could be about a lot of different things. For me now- I just graduated and traveled all summer so now it's still about adventure and also planning a job and career. Things you didn't think about before are now more important, that will change even more too.
Roxann, 23.50
What is the best age? Probably mid/early 20s, it's when you find yourself
When do people become old? I'm not thinking of a number, when your body gives up on you
What makes you sad? Death and when people think of you in a different way and you can't change their perspective of you
What makes you happy? Seeing people, making others happy
What is the best place in the world? Home, sitting on the couch with your kids and your dogs
What do you worry about? If I'm raising my son the right way. They don't give you a pamphlet on that.
What do you love? My family
What is next for you? Success, hopefully
What is life about? Finding yourself. Because if you don't find yourself you can't be happy. Do what makes you happy.
Manigandan, 24.08
What is the best age? 35
When do people become old? [not asked]
What makes you sad? Boredom and financial instability
What makes you happy? Financial stability and exercise
What is the best place in the world? New Hampshire
What do you worry about? Work
What do you love? Lifting
What is next for you? Getting a dog
What is life about? Finding your own happiness
Isaiah, 24.08
What is the best age? 14
When do people become old? 35
What makes you sad? Death
What makes you happy? Life
What is the best place in the world? Anywhere with your loved ones
What do you worry about? Death
What do you love? My family
What is next for you? Freedom
What is life about? Prosperity
Daisy, 24.33
What is the best age? 18
When do people become old? When they've lived it and experienced it all
What makes you sad? Being away from my son and family
What makes you happy? Spending time with my family
What is the best place in the world? Disneyland
What do you worry about? Going back to the same lifestyle
What do you love? My son
What is next for you? Freedom
What is life about? Experiencing new things, love
Sonia, 24.58
What is the best age? 21
When do people become old? When they slow down
What makes you sad? Not doing what I want
What makes you happy? Believing in myself
What is the best place in the world? It's wherever my husband is
What do you worry about? Not being able to provide for my family
What do you love? Art, dancing, music, modeling, going to museums
What is next for you? Traveling
What is life about? For me it's about love and family, meeting people
Haley, 24.67
What is the best age? 10
When do people become old? In their mind
What makes you sad? Modern medicine
What makes you happy? People
What is the best place in the world? Grandma’s house
What do you worry about? People’s health
What do you love? People
What is next for you? A new door
What is life about? Finding what works for your temple and not disturbing others'
Akilah, 24.67
What is the best age? 18 was my favorite age
When do people become old? When they feel old, I feel like it's all in the mind
What makes you sad? A lot of things. Feeling like I won't be able to reach my potential (or that my family and friends won't be able to). Also injustice
What makes you happy? Sun and being with family and friends, spending time with them
What is the best place in the world? Wherever you feel safe and secure and comfortable. Whatever that means to you (to me it's my bed)
What do you worry about? Not doing/achieving the things I want in life. I worry about being older and looking back at failed opportunities
What do you love? Anything that makes you feel good, music, summer, laughing, spending quality time with the people that you love
What is next for you? I hope that I'll be further along my journey to just be generally content, whatever that means
What is life about? Experiences
Meghan, 25.25
What is the best age? 8
When do people become old? When they give up on new things, especially their own dreams
What makes you sad? Social injustice and ignorance (relational ignorance) human suffering
What makes you happy? Kindness, my husband, music
What is the best place in the world? Zion National Park
What do you worry about? Mediocrity, my effect/influence on others, making sure it's positive instead of negative. How people are feeling
What do you love? My husband, Jesus, incredible comeback stories and people overcoming seemingly helpless circumstances
What is next for you? Today starting piano lessons. Maybe next adding to the saturated Austin market and releasing an album
What is life about? From a Christian perspective, in my personal faith the main goal is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. To love people sacrificially
Nikki, 25.25
What is the best age? Maybe 30
When do people become old? When they have kids
What makes you sad? Heartbreak
What makes you happy? Chocolate
What is the best place in the world? Singapore
What do you worry about? Career
What do you love? Flowers
What is next for you? London
What is life about? Happiness
Teddy, 25.58
What is the best age? The best age is 25 and 7 months, If I could stay this age I would
When do people become old? As soon as they allow themselves to get old. when they become disinterested.
What makes you sad? Sad movies or sometimes for no reason. Can't always be happy unfortunately.
What makes you happy? Almost everything, the smallest things
What is the best place in the world? My father's boat, he lives on it on the dutch ocean
What do you worry about? Not being successful, about wasting time
What do you love? Music
What is next for you? More music, I'm actually not sure what's next
What is life about? I don't know
Daria, 25.75
What is the best age? Your current age, there's always something good
When do people become old? When they forget their inner child, when they're not curious about life anymore
What makes you sad? People's arrogance and violence
What makes you happy? So many things, nature, the good in everything
What is the best place in the world? Where you're feeling good ro where your friends are
What do you worry about? Not achieving my potential in the working sphere
What do you love? People, animals
What is next for you? Inner peace
What is life about? Being a better person and helping others
Rebecca, 25.83
What is the best age? Up until now- right now- I know I can change the direction of my life
When do people become old? I'm not really sure, I guess it's when you feel that way
What makes you sad? Being away from my kids
What makes you happy? Making new choices to change my life and knowing that's possible
What is the best place in the world? At home
What do you worry about? Repeating the past
What do you love? Feeling serenity, being at peace
What is next for you? To do right by my kids when I leave here
What is life about? In general success and being happy doing what you love and want to do
Elijah, 25.92
What is the best age? 20s
When do people become old? 40 and up
What makes you sad? When things happen to my family and kids that I can't control
What makes you happy? Success
What is the best place in the world? Home
What do you worry about? My family
What do you love? My family
What is next for you? Get out and get back to my family
What is life about? Finding a purpose