Gina visiting the fifth floor walk up tenement apartment she lived in when she immigrated 30 years ago.
The 911 tribute walking tour is very moving. #never forget #movingstories (at World Trade Center)
The right dose of exercise for a longer life.
#movingstories barre workout on the East River.
Anne Marie explains her bike history from Trinidad to the Lower East Side.
Today #movingstories walked 29,685 steps
#movingstories warming up before the walk. (at Seward Park)
Hector tells #movingstories about his spiritual lunch at The Primitive. (at Primitive Christian Church)
Collectively #movingstories walked 3906 steps today.
Virginia standing at the place of her first kiss.
Scenes from today’s walking group.
Moving Stories →
Moving Stories: a storytelling walking group
Mock up: Participants may engage with a senior led walking tour online by selecting a guide and connecting to their story on a map. Choose your own route through the Lower East Side based on location, storyteller or topic. Play the moving stories game and exercise your memory skills.
Mendy and the Laundered Shul
Ruthy’s Dinner →
The most awesome story about a grandmother who shares wisdom (and a beer) with her grandson. I cried.
Mendy did the laundry at his former synagogue and told the story of the laundered soul.
We visited the place on Stanton Street where Phyllis’ dad bought his Saturday suits. It is now a lot used as a community garden.
Larry Rosen from The Moth prompted the seniors to share:
I am the type of person who________
I will never forget_______.
The best thing about me is_______.
What my friends would say is the worst thing about me_______.
…and what changed as a result?
Warming up moving storytellers