Speller Space Interview

For this post, Danny suggested that we give our readers a chance to learn more about each speller. From there, the idea evolved into an interview where spellers got a chance to ask each other questions. Some questions sparked such big conversations that we'll save them for future posts of their own and the rest are presented here as a Q&A.

We had so much fun learning more about our spellers and hope you enjoy their questions, answers, and insights!

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What makes you happy? - Joe

Jack: My family is my happiness.

Rose: Spelling my true thoughts makes me happy.

Maudey: I am happy when I feel love.

Christopher: Happiest when I make my mom laugh saying silly things when I spell.

Joe: Having music that listening to soothes my brain.

Alex D: Always excited to see Rose.

Chad: Spelling

What is a place you are most at peace? - Rose

Sam: I am at peace in the car.

Joe: My home.

Maudey: Anywhere really quiet.

Sam: Seeing my calm mom get excited.

Chad: Outside.

Alex D: At the hill with Rose

Jack: I feel most at peace in the water. I feel like my truest self in the ocean.

Christopher: I believe my OCD makes it hard to have peace but I am most close to peace when having McDonalds. Just kidding. When with my family.

Rose: Laying on the earth in the summer sun.

What really is your most good memory? - Maudey

Joe: Learning to do RPM with Soma.

Jack: My best happy memory is the first time I went skiing.

Rose: Meeting my sister Cora.

Sam: All times with other spellers.

Christopher: Every minute I spent in Italy.

Maudey: Having time with mom.

Alex D: It is hard to choose.

Was your particular voice something you found after spelling or always in your head to you? - Danny

Maudey: Great question. Yes, my voice is the same in my head as in typing.

Jack: My voice has always been the same.

Joe: Danny, I kind of think both those are true for me. My voice has always been my voice. I think spelling made me refine it. My thoughts have not changed but before they were only for me. Now my goal is to make others understand so the way I express them is different.

Rose: Wow. Story time. Joe that is exactly how I feel. Sometimes I think in colors. Spelling translates them into words. That is my story.

Sam: Applying that logic each person thinks in other ways then really has to translate it for others to perceive it.

Christopher: Love that answer, Sam. I agree that each of us has our own internal language. Expressing it means translating it for others.

Danny: My voice in my mind is the same but it flows easier.

Alex D: Feel like this is hard to explain. Always think in love. Like emotions not words. Others explained it well.

Who is your best friend? - Jack

Sam: Can't have only one.

Alex D: Rose always.

Christopher: My sisters. Have to say both of them or I will be in trouble.

Jack: My best friend in school is Maudey. The best friend outside of school is Janel.

Rose: My best friend is my sister.

Joe: I love all my friends.

Maudey: I feel like I am lucky to have many good friends.

Who is your biggest supporter? - Joe

Jack: My mom is my biggest supporter.

Rose: I have so many but Alex is the best.

Sam: Myself and my mom.

Maudey: My mom has supported my always.

Christopher: My whole family support me. I am very lucky.

Joe: Mom always takes my side.

Alex D: All my family

What makes you laugh? - Christopher

Rose: I get happy with others' happiness. That makes me laugh.

Jack: I laugh when I answer a funny question.

Joe: Maudey makes me laugh the most.

Chad: Mom.

Maudey: Little kids make me laugh. They are so funny.

Christopher: Making other people laugh!

Alex: Feeling others I love at peace.