Friendships at EXPLO are everywhere. Meet Ari, Taleah, and Zuri — or, as they call themselves: Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3. They're students, artists, and really great friends.
What are you up to right now?
Zuri: We’re decorating shirts in the Art Room!
Taleah: Yeah, we draw on shirts with Sharpies, and then we spray rubbing alcohol on the designs for the colors to rub out and disperse.
Ari: We all three made Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3 shirts — like The Cat in the Hat. We’re really close friends, so that’s why.
Did you know each other before EXPLO?
Zuri: Me and Ari knew each other before EXPLO, and then we met Taleah.
Taleah: But it’s like we’ve been friends all along.
Ari: Yeah!
What did you do this weekend?
Taleah: We ate breakfast, we…
Ari: We drew Shrek!
Taleah: Oh yeah! We did that drawing thing.
Zuri: I went to the Ville and I bought a lot of snacks from CVS.
Taleah: I went to the Ville too! I bought donuts.
Ari: I bought cotton balls in the Ville!
What’s the best store in the Ville?
Zuri and Ari simultaneously: CVS.
Taleah: Topps Bakery.
Ari: Topps? At CVS you can get snacks and what you need — like cotton balls.
Taleah: Yeah! It’s a bakery! When you walk in, it smells so good. And the donuts — they have cereal ones. I was even going to buy a whole cake, but it was too expensive.
How are you all liking EXPLO so far?
Zuri: It’s super fun. Especially when you find your group of people to hang with — like this group.
Taleah: I agree. It’s a lot of fun. The Beach Fest the other day was my favorite.
Ari: I like the activities a lot. The lip-dub videos that we made were so funny. Thank you, Mom, for sending me here!
Taleah: Yeah, same! Thank you!
Zuri: Thank you!
Savannah Norris