This TOTM Face to Face conversation is between Wenceslao and Angel. Wenceslao is the Ever Forward Club’s new Youth Host! You can get to know more about him in episode 123. Angel is a member of the EFC Social Emotional Leadership Academy. In fact, Angel and Wenceslao recorded a podcast together a year ago. As they share their masks, play our Adventure Card Game, and discuss all things friendship, parenting, and even the American dream, the growth they have demonstrated in this episode is staggering.

(1:50) Ashanti’s introduction.

(5:00) Angel introduces himself.

(6:50) Angel shares the front of his mask - cheerful, kind, energetic. Then Wenceslao shares his - happy, smart, explorer.

(7:45) Angel shares the back of his mask - stressed, anxious, worried. Wenceslao shares the back of his mask - anxiety, stress, not sure what to do.

(9:45) Angel and Wenceslao play the Ever Forward: Adventure Card Game.

(11:00) Question 1: A characteristic about yourself that you don’t really talk about much.

(13:40) Question 2: Name a relationship that recently started.

(16:15) Question 3: How are you different when you are alone vs. with others?

(19:05) Question 4: What is something you feel that you wish you’d say out loud?

(21:45) Wenceslao and Angel continue discussing the American Dream, how they define maturity, and the changes they’ve seen in their approaches to mental health.

(30:30) Then, they discuss “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran, and share their thoughts on the purpose of friendship.

(35:15) Wenceslao and Angel share how they handle social media and how they communicate their anxiety to adults.

(47:15) Then, they analyze the poem “Making Love to Captain America”.

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