Evan Kalish, a 25-year-old graduate student, is trying to visit as many as possible before they disappear.
Self-study activity:
Watch this BBC video clip and answer the questions below.
1 When did Evan get his degree?
2 How did he travel?
3 How many states has he visited so far?
4 Complete this sentence: ... are a way of documenting time and place
5 What does Evan say about the 1600s?
6 What are Evan's favourite post offices as far as architecture is concerned?
7 What does the post office symbolise?
8 How does Evan feel he's helping with his project?
You can read the transcript here.
Key:
1 2008 2 by road 3 twenty-nine 4 postmarks 5 postmarks have been around since then 6 those of the depression era, in the 1930s 7 the (embodiment of the) community 8 To preserve history (through the postmarks, the photographs he takes and making other people aware of the post offices in their area)
