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.
Winter 2024-25
Faces of Howe
68 stories
Winter 2024-25Meet Selena, Lili, Garrett a& Michael, from Texas
Meet sisters Selena and Lili, and their significant others, Garrett and Michael, from Texas. Selena and Lili are of Guatemalan and Japanese heritage. Before…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Jordan and Katie, both from Upstate NY
Recently, they were talking about their bucket lists. As Jordan was running through her list, she mentioned that she had never seen a cave before and wanted to…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Tracy and Eddie from Richmondville, NY
They met on Facebook dating this past year. They chatted for a couple of weeks and then Eddie finally got the nerve up to ask Tracy out for a cup of coffee.…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Brianne & Val fromLong Island
Val is first generation Mexican American. He said, “My parents are very hardworking. When they came to this country, they had absolutely nothing. My Dad started…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Hailey and Marcelline from Queens, NY
Marcelline is of Chinese and Indonesian descent. She was born and raised in Indonesia At 17 years old, she and her family immigrated to NYC. She said, “It was a…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Mayuri, Prajakta, Hiteshee, & Roja from India
These lovely friends came from NYC for an underground adventure on this gorgeous sunny afternoon. Closed-toe shoes are required to take a tour and as you can…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Andrés, Ocean, and Namya from Ecuador
Namya came to the United States when she was three years old. Andrés came to the United States only two years ago. They met on the street in Brooklyn. He was…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Werner and Mark from Lake Ontario
They have been together for 38 years! They met in New York City, in 1987, when Werner immigrated to the United States from Germany. The two met at a local pub…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Joseba and Isabel from Spain
Joseba is from Bilbao which is world famous for the awe- inspiring Guggenheim Museum, rich Basque cuisine, and strong industrial heritage. Isabel is from…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Lamar from Bronx, NY
He said, “Growing up in New York City is a pretty fast paced life. Because of that, my soul is still pretty fast paced. I have six siblings. I’m a middle child.…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Annette from Norway
She is a professor of chemistry education and historian of chemistry at NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She holds a masters degree of…
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Winter 2024-25Meet Rinaldo from France
He is a world renowned chemist and researcher. On his days off, he enjoys visiting caves to study their profound history and chemistry. He was born and raised…
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