-Hi. I'm Amanda.
it's nice to finally meet you.
Hey. I'm Amanda.
Are you excited for college?
Hey. It's Amanda.
It's great to meet you.
So do you like to keep your room clean?
What am I saying?
[ Computer chiming ]
-Amanda. Oh, my God. I love your hair.
-Oh! Thanks. I -- -This is so cool
we could do this before school starts.
My brother Ryan says that video chat didn't even exist
when he was in college, but he could be lying.
My mom and dad said they met their roommates
the day they moved in, but, whatever, they're crazy.
Oh, my God. I love that shirt.
-Oh, this? Thanks. I --
-I'm the last to do everything in my family.
I have two older brothers and one older sister.
I'm the baby. What about you?
-Oh, I -- -Oh, my God!
I love your Facebook pictures.
Sorry. I have totally been stalking you.
Not really, I mean we're already Facebook friends,
but what about you?
Tell me about your family? I mean, whatever.
My family is nuts, but I don't know.
I feel like family sort of tells you lot about someone,
you know. What about yours?
-Well I have a really big family.
They're a lot of fun, so there're that.
I don't really know where to start.
[ Circus music playing ]
-My family is kind of like a circus.
Together they make sense,
but outside the tent, they probably all seem crazy.
I have three older brothers and three younger sisters,
but I guess I should start with my parents.
-Guys, we're taking a family photo.
-You need to fix your hair --
-You speak for yourself. -Okay, come on.
-We'll be right back -We'll be right back.
-My parents have been together for 30 years.
They're total goofballs.
Look at the camera.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
I used to want to play trumpet like my brother Jacob,
but he's just so good at it.
I let him do his thing and I do mine.
Instead of playing the trumpet I can play the MP3.
[ Jazz music playing ]
I'm pretty good at it.
[ Jazz music continues ]
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
My brother Ralph is getting his PhD
in nanoengineering,
so he is the smart one.
Don't get me wrong. I know pi is 3.1415 something-something.
Our whole family is smart.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
My oldest brother John is a stay-at-home dad,
which I think is so cool.
His wife is a fifth-grade teacher,
and his son, my nephew, wants to be a garbage man
or a space guy when he grows up.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
My sisters Wendy and Katie are twins.
They are not identical and they're not at all alike.
Wendy is a dancer and Katie is a bookworm.
Or it is Katie the dancer and Wendy the bookworm?
And then there's my sister Fiona.
Technically, she's adopted
but she's my best friend in the entire world
because we're both weirdos.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
Oh, yeah, and then there is my grandma,
my dad's mom.
She lives with us, too. She is really into video games.
[ Circus music resumes ]
I've been studying photography for a while now
and I would love to continue that in college.
I'm the middle child, which I think is cool,
because it's like I'm surrounded by love.
I don't believe in myself sometimes.
Is everybody ready?
Not everyone has such a big loving family.
I guess that's why it's so hard to believe.
The truth is that I never really knew my father.
He was never really around.
I don't have any siblings and my mother
has been in and out of jail her entire life.
I bounced around homes
with friends and distant relatives,
but I doubt anyone ever wants to hear about that.
-I mean, whatever, my family is nuts, but I don't know.
I feel like family sort of tells you a lot about someone.
You know? What about yours?