"Where are you from?" In this special bonus episode, students from the Columbus Metro Early College Middle School (6-8th grade) answer this question as a part of their January-term project. With the idea that "Where are you from" means so much more than what is your family background, students take the time to tell us about what shaped them as who they are today, including: stories of their parents' home countries; ancestral stories shared by family members; what it means to move; different food traditions within their families; and the influence of art, games and reading. We are excited to share their stories as a part of our podcast, and hope that you enjoy them too. An index of topics is listed below:

SECTION 1: "Home" (4:33)
Mariah (4:43): Family trips to Maryland
Saleh and Omar (6:24): "The Horn of Africa," Somalian history and language
Pradnya (12:00): "The World Inside Ohm", Hinduism and Yoga
Marguerite (15:23): "Mobile Home" What it means to move
Jillian (17:24): European Roots from Family tales
Holden (19:15): "Zoomin' As A Human", Family traditions and cycling

SECTION 2: "Food" (20:51)
Paolo and Graham (20:57): "The Meals that Made Us", Food traditions from Germany and Poland (plus Pizza!)
Austen (24:48): Snacking and friendship
Oumar (26:16): Influence of Dad's African culture

SECTION 3: "Hobbies" (29:42)
Jacob (29:50): Dungeons and Dragons, and creativity
Loic (32:31): "Comic Origin: Batman" The history of Batman
Ali (33:45): Life lessons and impact of Anime
Isra (37:47): Reading and Harry Potter
Iza (40:04): Art and reading books
Zaiden (42:59): Art and culture

CONCLUSION (44:19)