“I worked in a marina during the winter. That was pretty lonely.”

— Chelsea Meyer, tutor, Lawrence

“I worked in a library but it wasn’t as lonely as I would have liked.”

— Jack Wright, bank teller, Lawrence

“I was a hostess at Ole Tapas, which used to be a restaurant on Mass. Street. I was the only high school student. All the college students had a lot in common and I didn’t have anything to talk to them about.”

— Lily Boyce, geography major, Lawrence