where: the airport- washington national

where are you going:     to work

where did you start:     home

where are you from:     grenada

name: moregan  "leroy"

age: 27

why did you wear these shoes:

"they're the most comfortable"

Location:

The check-in counter at Delta Airlines.

The Find:

Alligator skin shoes from the main island in Grenada.

where: at a store- lancaster, pennsylvania

where are you going:     target

where did you start:     home

where are you from:     lancaster

name: rosanne

age: 20

why did you wear these shoes:

"i just put them on"

Location:

Near the exit by the cash registers. (That was a close one.)

where: in the driveway- new westminster, british columbia

where are you going:     to bard on the beach 

                                 (vancouver, bc) 

                                                for our 10th anniversary

where did you start:     our house

where are you from:     the cariboo; koots roots

(interpretation: originally from the cariboo region of BC and the kootenay region of BC)

names: renice, mike

age: 33, 36

why did you wear these shoes:

"i like them. they're funky. i like the flowers."

"it was either these or my work boots."

Location:

Standing in the driveway while stopping by a friend's house on route to Vancouver for the big night.

The Find:

The funky flower shoes purchased at an Estate sale for 50 cents; the knock-off-crocs from Walmart for about 4 bucks.

where: the airport- chicago, illinois

where are you going:     honolulu, hawaii

where did you start:     holland

where are you from:     holland

names: wessel, karin, arnold, anouk, romee, jochem

age: apparently i forgot to ask

why did you wear these shoes:

"they're comfortable"

(unanimous)

Location:

The concourse on the other side of the security checkpoint at Chicago O'hare Airport.

The Find:

The Father's shoes are from the island of Malta. Do you think they'd have a link?

where: blackbird restaurant- chicago, illinois

where are you going:   to work

where did you start:     downstairs

where are you from:     chicago

name: mike

age: 31

why did you wear these shoes:

"because they're comfortable"

Location:

I thought a shot in the galley would be fitting, but not wanting to disrupt service far more than I already was, I took the shot at the entry way and could not stand back far enough to see the surroundings.

Blackbird Restaurant, 619 W. Randolph St. Chicago, IL

where: the airport- vancouver, british columbia

where are you going:     the u.s.

where did you start:     caracas, venezuela

where are you from:     the world is my home

name: gustavo

age: 46

why did you wear these shoes:

"because they look like me"

Location:

The food court seating area located just after the security checkpoint for US departures.