Ryan Richter, who lives in Western Springs, answered these questions while working on his laptop in the Starbucks in downtown Hinsdale.
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: Willow Springs
Q: What did you want to be when you were growing up?
A: A scientist. I saw “Back to the Future,” and I wanted to build a time machine.
Q: If you could live in a different time period, when would you have liked to live?
A: In the ’70s, because of the music.
Q: Do you play a musical instrument?
A: I’ve played the drums since I was 4 and I play bass and guitar and I sing.
Q: Do you have a favorite movie?
A: “Wayne’s World”
Q: What’s the last book you read that you would recommend?
A: “Modern Romance” by Aziz Ansari
Q: Do you have a favorite television show?
A: “Chuck,” it’s not on anymore. It was about a guy who works at the equivalent of Best Buy and becomes a spy.
Q: Where do you work?
A: I’m a barista at the Starbucks in La Grange. I work part time and I’m in college.
Q: What are you studying?
A: I’m a business major, and a media communications minor.
Q: Where is your favorite place to vacation?
A: Anywhere on the West Coast. My friends and I drove up and down the coast from Seattle to San Diego. It was the trip of a lifetime.
—Kimberly Fornek, Pioneer Press
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