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I saw her sitting on the coffee shop patio on campus on this wet, overcast fall day. She was at her laptop, earbuds plugged in, with her cup of coffee at hand. It struck me that this was a classic student scene and that there can’t be too many more patio days in Toronto before the snow flies. I approached her to participate in my Human Family photo project and told her that I thought she would make a very nice “street portrait.” She removed an earbud with a smile and registered surprise at my wanting to photograph her but when I explained my project she was happy to help out. Meet Kate.
I made use of the coffee shop windows for the background and proceeded to make several photos, followed by a pleasant conversation. Kate is 20 and came to Toronto 3 years ago from St. Catherines, a city not far from Niagara Falls. She came for school and said she liked Toronto right off because there is so much happening and there is so much to discover. The diversity of the city is, in fact, a source of attraction for many.
Kate is a 3rd year student in the Creative Industries program. The university website describes the program as follows: "Unique among Canadian universities, Ryerson’s Creative Industries program studies the creative fields from the perspective of enterprise development and entrepreneurship, and blends artistic, media, communication, cultural and business studies to prepare students for employment opportunities or advanced education in today’s creative economy."
Kate’s primary interest is music and although she has not yet decided just how this interest will be shaped into a career, her program will give her a strong foundation for developing her creativity into a marketable enterprise. Her message to her younger self is to “worry less about what others think and embrace your uniqueness.” Her challenge is staying motivated and focused on her studies. When I asked how she is approaching this challenge she smiled and said “I’m simply telling myself to buckle down and I have adopted an exercise regime.” When I wished her luck with this she replied “Actually, I feel like I’m on my way with it.” Kate’s message to the project is to simply be as nice as you can to the people you come in contact with every day. When I asked her how she thought her friends might describe her she laughed and said “Probably caring, nervous, and (I hope) bright.” I could see all of these words fitting. I would probably add the word "gentle."
I experienced a friendly warmth in Kate. Chatting with her on the patio was both easy and fun. I was glad our paths had crossed and I hope her coffee didn’t turn cold as we talked. I also hoped I hadn’t interrupted her studies. She smiled and said she was studying accounting on her laptop when I had stopped by. As a creative person, she said she was struggling with the nuts and bolts of accounting. I told her it reminded me of my own experience many years ago as a social sciences student trying to grasp statistics. We have all experienced a required course or two that were difficult because they were at odds with our interests and talents.
We shook hands and bid each other a friendly goodbye and good luck.
This is my 782nd submission to The Human Family Group on Flickr.
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Follow-up: I passed by the coffee shop patio a couple of hours later and discovered that the tables and chairs were being loaded up into a truck to be taken to winter storage. It was one more signal that summer is over in Toronto. Kate and I were lucky to have savored the last hours of patio season on campus.
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From my office window. Kate's old room..