Meet Alina! Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania she is currently a student at Colorado College.  Alina enjoys hiking and recently attempted to hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.  Unfortunately she developed bone contusions in her knee about half way through the 5-6 month adventure while she was back in Pennsylvania. Still a lover of the mountains, she spent some of her day today painting the beautiful Flatirons while her boyfriend was on a hike.  Read More

Meet Natasha! She works at Navigant Consulting Firm and was taking in the Boulder sun on her break today.  She brought a book, her music, and some snacks and was ready to enjoy the summer weather in front of the Boulder Court House on Pearl!  Read More

Meet Nicole! Nicole is helping raise money for her Young Life to help send kids to camp! While some people think of bake sales or auctions to raise money, Nicole decides to let people pie her in the face! She’s from Denver, however she has heard of the various street performers here on Pearl street and thought Boulder would have the perfect crowd to help out her cause. Her and some friends had only been on Pearl for about an hour and had raised a substantial amount of money.  Go Nicole!  Read More

Meet Michelle, Natalia, and Katie! (left to right) Katie just moved to Boulder from Saint Louis, Missouri for her new job as a graphic designer for a software development company! She’s visited the area before, but is happy to start a new chapter of her life here with her new job. Michelle and Natalia came out to help Katie move and they were all checking out the views at Chautauqua before the clouds rolled in.  Read More

Meet Emma! Originally from New York, she has packed her bags and headed west to Boulder! She’s been in the Boulder area for a little over a year and has been enjoying all of the outdoor activities Colorado has to offer such as biking and running.  She loves ham mocking too and sells them for some extra cash on Pearl street.  She also walks dogs, but explains “only two at a time,” nothing like the crazy dog walkers back in New York City!  Read More

Meet Zach! Zach is originally from Denver, but works around Boulder promoting Greenpeace. This organization is famous for coining the phrase “Save the Whales,” but Zach explains that they do so much more than that! Working for the company for a little under two years, he finds comfort in knowing he is spreading the word on how to help and save our beautiful planet. “I actually found the job on Craigslist. The job listing was like ‘people who love talking to people and like being outside and love the planet, come on in!’ So I went in, and they told me more about it, and I thought it was... Read More

Meet Dan! Dan grew up in a town called Needham, Massachusetts just right outside of Boston. Coming to Colorado to study environmental science, he is working as a ranch hand this summer in Nederland.   Very passionate about music, Dan is also interested in furthering his musical talents with piano, and potentially guitar. One of his biggest influences is Thom Yorke, of Radiohead, and is really inspired by his style. “I first went to a school called Ohio Wesleyan University before I came out here; it was very hard to transfer from that place. But I transferred to CU for the environmental program;... Read More

Meet Chance! Chance works at his family’s wedding dress shop and spends his time learning about the business. The Wedding Seamstress has been a part of his family for the past seven years in Old Town Arvada. Chance is very outgoing and passionate about many things in his life, and his unwavering respect and love for his stepfather is one of those. “On my arm I have two ribbons on my wrist; one is black and that is for melanoma, and one is purple for domestic violence. Also on my forearm I have two sound waves. The one on top, the smaller sound wave, is of the last conversation that I had with... Read More

Meet Andre! Andre was born and raised in Denver, and has been in Boulder for about four years. He works for a real estate developer and he is putting his money toward pursuing his Mathematics degree at Front Range Community College.  In his free time he enjoys practicing yoga and breakdancing.  He took to Pearl street to show off some of his moves! “I got tipped this bagel today.”  Read More

  Meet Seth! Seth is a magician who has performed shows all over the world!  Show to show he uses his earnings to further progress his travel.  From London, to Venice, to Boulder, Seth can truly say he is a world traveler.  After watching his show and seeing how passionate he was about his trade, I asked what started him on this incredible life journey. “The very first time I experienced magic was in Tucson, Arizona. I was nineteen and I thought it was real. I was a waiter at IHOP and I was bringing food to this man, and he was showing me these tricks with these coins. The next day I... Read More