People walk among and around us and, as often as not, we don’t even know their names, what matters to them or what brings them joy.

This column’s goal is to do exactly that — bring our many personalities together so we can know more and relate more to the people we see every day.

Everyone has a story; we’ve all had good days and bad days.

We’ve walked different paths and seen different things, but we’re all still neighbors. We have more in common than we have differences.

Today I talked with Sara Christensen.

Q: As a parent, what do you think a child should get out of a public school education?

A: Our children should learn good life skills — skills that will help them solve problems as they go through life — including skills like banking, checking and individual life skills.

Q: What do we, as a town full of people, owe each other?

A: We need to learn to respect each other, find the good in everyone. Celebrate the growth and accomplishments of each and never knock each other down.

Q: What has happened that made you feel that you were on the right path?

A: I‘ve taken a lot of left turns to get to my right turn. I think at least part of my path was learning about healthy selfishness.

Q: Who was your best teacher in life?

A: My Dad. He taught me to love each day regardless of what was going on around me, and that everything was going to be OK and to love life.

Q: How have you found peace in your daily life?

A: By giving myself time and permission to just stop and realize that everything is going to be just fine.

Q: Where do you go to get away from your busy daily life?

A: I get my blanket and some gummy worms and jump in bed with a good book.

Q: When did you realize that you weren’t a kid anymore?

A: I was 10 years old, and I was cooking dinner for my whole family.