Das Projekt – nun „umbenannt“ auf „Humans of Vienna“ - war durchaus gelungen, was auch die Reflexionen der SchülerInnen zeigen.
MMag. Verena Schörkhuber
Weitere Informationen:
www.humansofnewyork.com/
www.psychologytoday.com/blog/open-gently/201310/36-questions-bring-you-closer-together
On Tuesday 24 January we got the assignment to interview random people on the streets in English and take their photograph if it was okay for them. My group interviewed young people who were alone, which worked out very well. I think it was interesting that none of the five people we interviewed wanted to be famous. (Niki)
"Humans of Vienna" was a very interesting project because you had to overcome your shyness to walk up to strangers and ask them things about their life. Even though it was challenging we had lots of fun doing it. Some people’s stories were really funny, others were quite touching. The most touching moment was when a 78-year-old woman told us that the most terrible moment in her life was when she was diagnosed with breat cancer. Fortunately, she is fine now. Another woman (a taxi driver) told us she once got a call from a man who wanted to catch a cab. He flirted with her on the phone, but didn’t ask to get her private number. Next time he needed a cab he called her again by chance and finally asked for her number. Since then they’ve been on a couple of dates and he’s her boyfriend now. We really enjoyed this project, and I’d love to do a similar project again. (Andrea)
Some people (especially tourists) were very talkative, and it was a pleasure talking to them. I think the project was very interesting and also a great way to overcome your initial shyness even though at the beginning it was a bit embarrassing to approach random people and ask them questions. We interviewed several people from different age groups and walks of life - it was amazing to meet new people and talk to them. (Leopold)
We never approached anyone from behind. We always started with a short explanation why we were doing this project. Of course, we were very polite and never asked questions that were too personal. It was interesting to see that when we asked people whom they wanted as a dinner guest, many said they would like to eat with their families. I really enjoyed interviewing people because it was a great experience to see how to communimcate with complete strangers best. I hope we’ll do more exciting workshops and assignments like these in the future. (Anna)
We spent two hours in the first district and asked a few people. We tried to come across as calm and serious because otherwise people might think we are just making fun of them when they’re about to tell us something very serious. The chattiest person we interviewed was our taxi driver to the city centre. The first few questions were hard to ask and answer but after a few minutes we all – including her - felt very comfortable. She told us some very interesting things about her life as an employer and manager as she hears a lot of stories and gossip from her customers during her rides. Another person we interviewed was a woman from Peru, whose most precious moments was when her nephew was born. I really enjoyed the project even though at the beginning it was hard to overcome one’s 'fear' of approaching a complete stranger and of getting to know them better. However, it was fun because we would probably not have done anything like that if it hadn’t been for the project. (Toni)
“Humans of Vienna“ is a good exercise to grow more self-confident. A Polish girl spoke to us about friends. In her view the most important ‘condition‘ for a friendship is to support each other no matter what kind of situation you are in. We also asked some university students who told us they wanted to meet Friedrich Nietsche. An elderly woman‘s greatest achievement was her child. She was the friendliest person we met that day. I really enjoyed the project and hope we’ll have some more fun projects. (Maria)
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