Last part of the “Coming to America” story by Carlos Fillies. This is the story of an immigrant who didn’t allow anything to stand in his way. These 3 episodes are the #1 inspiration for this podcast. Everyone has a story and we all deserve to be heard. Be moved. Be inspired. And this was not the end of their story, just another chapter in the story they're still making. Special thanks to Julianna Jackson for recording this story around the kitchen table in Peru where Carlos and his wife Maruja now reside again. St. Louisan’s will find a lot of the places in this story familiar. Enjoy!

Go listen to Part 1 and then join us around the kitchen table with Carlos, Maruja and Julianna (their granddaughter) as she interviews them on their "Coming to America" story. Follow them on their journey from Peru to Connecticut to Puerto Rico to St. Louis, MO. Listen as they are challenged with several obstacles only to miraculously get through it every time.

Listen to a raw interview with Threads' original inspiration: Carlos "Heinz" Fillies. I, Carol Lara, was given the best gift ever with this interview that my daughter Julianna recorded of my father telling their "Coming to America" story. Sit down with both of my parents at the kitchen table as they sip coffee and tell their story.

The ghostly trouble with some hand-me-downs. This story will make you rethink thrift shops all together.

Listen as we follow a girl's journey through love, loss and redemption.

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A story about a foreigner, a brat and battle scars (sort of).

This is a story about a boy crazy girl with an overactive imagination who created a world inside her own mind about love and the heartbreak that ensued.