Inspired by NPR’s StoryCorps and to capture the spirit of Thanksgiving, the North Star News staff created several audio stories framed around this question: “What was a moment or event in your life that at the time seemed small, but ended up having a large impact or effect on you later in your life?” The staff sought people of different generations and crafted these pieces.
Growing up in an average American middle-class upbringing, my mom was taught early on the values and importance of dedication and perseverance. These values appear in a story told to me about my mom’s first experience with swimming, a sport that would be a large part of her life all the way through college and into today.
