Interview someone — a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman — and write a post based on their responses.

Today, I wanted to try something different.

The blog prompt was “interview someone.” I thought, why not just approach a random stranger on the street and start a conversation?

So as I walked, I observed the people around me:

an office worker holding coffee, a student with a backpack, an auntie buying breakfast… each one of them seemed like they had a story worth telling.

But when it came time to actually speak, I hesitated.

I kept thinking: “How should I start? Would I be bothering them? Should I offer to buy them a drink first?”

Step by step, even though they were right in front of me, I backed down.

Maybe that was my “first interview.”

It didn’t really happen, but I still learned something—

that everyday life is full of stories, just waiting to be recorded.

So instead, I turned to the person closest to me: my travel partner.

That’s how this “Kobe Travel Interview” happened.

Q: What stood out the most during this trip?

A: The grilled eel was so good.

Q: Anything else?

A: The domestic beef was so good.

Q: One more?

A: The yakitori at the izakaya was so good.

Q: How about drinks?

A: The beer was so cheap.

Just a few simple answers, yet they perfectly summed up our trip.

Food and beer—that was pure happiness in its simplest form.

I listened and couldn’t help but smile.

Maybe my blog interview didn’t need to be with strangers after all.

Because the most important stories are already happening right beside me.