[CHAR] Americana: A Magic Realist Roadtrip

[WanderBug]

The Photojournalist

Name: Anis A. Müller

Age: 28

Appearance: Anis is short and slightly plump at 5’ 3’’, but has a easy grace in her movements. She has long hair which is normally pinned up in a bun, and often wears her mother’s longyi, orange with blue lining, or other variations of the traditional Burmese dress. She has olive skin with brown eyes, and people often say that they feel comfortable around her. Is clearly asian.

Background: She was born and mostly raised in Philadelphia to a Malaysian-Burmese mother (who immigrated as a teenager) and a American-Swiss father, both faculty at University of Pennsylvania. Her father is an economist and her mother was a chemist. Growing up, Anis lived with her family in Myanmar and Switzerland for a few years at a time, before they moved back to Philadelphia.

[Fisticuffs]

The Writer

Name: Thomas "Tommy" M. McClellan

Age: 27

Appearance: Thomas is tall and lanky. He moves ungracefully, awkwardly, as though he doesn't know what to do with himself. His skin is pale, with dark circles usually adorning the underside of his eyes. His face is all hard lines and edges. Sharp, alert, green eyes are just a bit too wide for his face. He has messy, medium-length brown hair.

Background: Thomas was born in Iowa, to a 1st generation American-Irish father and a second-generation American-Scottish mother. His parents both worked menial jobs, and wanted more for their son. They pushed him relentlessly in school and, for a while, it seemed like it was working. Then, to his parent's surprise, he dropped out of high school just before graduating, moving to Berkeley with a group of friends. They made friends with university students, and partied like punks. One by one, the group split apart. Tommy ended up in Seattle for a while, working oddjobs. He lived in Portland for a while before heading East. He met up with a friend in Boston, but they soon parted ways, and Tommy ended up Northampton.