Recently I started hanging out with my old college friend Andrew Wasmuth. I just remembered how we ironically met.
I had transfered to the University of Rochester and saw that he was wearing a CICF shirt. I had told him that my family owned the CICF and asked him if he liked our ice cream. He replied that he had never even tasted our ice cream but loved our logo. I found out that Andrew literally wore our shirt everyday while working out. What a strange coincidence.
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What’s cool about working at CICF is that we have so many people that come in and out, that I am always reconnecting with old friends and there are tons of familiar faces. This is mostly a good thing.
Here’s a funny or not so funny anecdote of the day for me.
So I’m at work and who comes in? The hottest boy from my high school! Back in the days of attending Benjamin Cardozo HS (which was ages ago), I had the biggest crush on this boy. I think most of the school had a crush on him because our boy to girl ratio for my year was like 2:8.
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Christina on March 22, 2007
Today I received an email from Will who has been the Communications Director for the
Museum of the Chinese in the Americas (MOCA). He’s actually leaving to Cali to follow his dreams of pursuing a career in the performing arts.
He wrote that he would be “sad to leave the MOCA family”. I told him that he hasn’t realized that he has also been part of a bigger family; our “Chinatown Family”.
Will is about my age (more or less), and we don’t hang out or anything, but I am going to miss him so much!
When I was doing my radio diary for WFUV , I interviewed Will as a representative for the MOCA. I went on thinking that the MOCA was just going to be one of many interviews. Will proved me wrong, because he shared with me a personal story of how 9/11 had affected his family’s business…
After over two decades of being in business, they were forced to close because the aftermath of 9/11 on Chinatown’s economy was just so harsh. I was deeply moved by his family’s experience and inspired by their strength to move on. I think that was one of the interviews I learned the most from.
Sometimes in our jobs, we wonder if we make a difference. This holds true whether you’re a doctor or a scoopologist. During his time at the MOCA, I have seen Will in action; trying to help the MOCA as well as the greater Chinatown community with all of their events. This blog is dedicated to Will. All of your work really made a difference in our community and I am sure that it’ll continue on.
By the way…when you make it in Cali and you’re some fabulous celebrity, tell them that the best ice cream is from CICF. Just kidding. =)
