Stories Close to Home: Conversations With Friends and Family Posted on December 26, 2018September 21, 2020 by Media Milwaukee staff In StoryCorps style, journalism students recorded intimate interviews over Thanksgiving weekend. Photo: Cynthia Maduka Cynthia Maduka talks with close friend Jeffrey Rivera-Prado about the challenges of coming to the United States from Colombia. Photo courtesy the Filenius family Jodie Filenius talks with her dad, Mark, about the differences between living in a more populated area like Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin versus a rural area like Prentice, and how a move affected him and his family. Photo courtesy the Nelson family Long time Milwaukeean Bette Kendall tells her granddaughter, Molly Nelson, about her formative years and meeting her beloved husband. Photo: Kaitlyn Herzog When you pick up and leave the only place you’ve ever known, you don’t realize you can find yourself surrounded by love 10,000 miles away. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)