Humanity & Connections Series
Every visitor brings a story underground.
Proposals on the heart, reunions decades in the making, and first visits from around the world. Meet our guests who make Howe special.
Fall 2024
Faces of Howe
81 stories
Fall 2024Meet this beautiful group of four families
Ayubowan” (ආයුබෝවන්) is a Sinhalese greeting that means “may you live long”. It’s a common way to greet people in Sri Lanka, and is more than just a “hello.”…
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Fall 2024Meet Linda & Rick from Narragansett Bay, RI
Years ago, Linda’s uncle set them up on a blind date. Rick was not very fond of the idea of dating his friend’s niece so he wasn’t overly excited about the…
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Fall 2024Meet Karen from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
She’s a serial entrepreneur and loves to travel. She was born in Chicago and raised by immigrant parents from Italy. She says that working a structured 9 to 5…
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Fall 2024Meet Bride, Natania & Groom, Jordan, from Brooklyn, NY
They are celebrating their upcoming NYC wedding! This is their combined wedding party- no one wanted to take the bride or groom’s side They chose this group of…
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Fall 2024Meet Helen from Quebec, Canada
Helen has been enthralled by caves since childhood. She is a geologist/speleologist/teacher that has explored around 50 caves all over the world – so many that…
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Fall 2024Meet Roland, Bastian, and Julia from Germany
Betsy enjoyed a short conversation with them before their tour. Betsy does not speak German and they spoke very little English. The most that they were able to…
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Fall 2024Meet Christine & Joe from the Utica area
Andrew met Christine & Joe today and wanted to share their story: Andrew: So tell me a little bit about what brought you to the cave today. Joe: This is the…
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Fall 2024Meet Ravi from India
Ravi immigrated to Queens, New York when she was young. Her parents are entrepreneurs and from very early on, instilled the belief in Ravi that “if you are…
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Fall 2024Meet Tabatha and Seth from Connecticut
They met at the height of the pandemic on Tinder. They said that during that time, it was the only way to meet people and they were fortunate to have met one…
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