I interviewed a woman in a cafe in New Paltz and took her photo on 9/15/15.

Do you think that being sensitive is strength or a weakness?

I think it’s strength but many people in business and politics would consider it a weakness.

I’m a vegan because I have sensitivity and empathy towards animals, creatures and other people. I watched footage of factory farming and it was painful to watch but it informed decisions for me to become vegan.

In June 2013, I was in Beirut Lebanon and on a drive through town I saw refugees in a camp. I never saw anything like that before, I was terrified. They were living in tents in the middle of the city. Other’s who were living there were so used to it, they barley blinked an eye. The people who were living there became insensitive to the situation because they were so used to it. They were surprised by my reaction.