Fraser Doherty, 19, from Davidson's Mains, runs SuperJam, a fruit jam company supplying major supermarkets. He also provides tea parties for elderly people in the city
1 What is your earliest memory of Edinburgh? I can remember being blown away by the penguin parade at Edinburgh Zoo as a small child. Kids love that.
2 What are your memories of school? I went to Davidson's Mains
primary and the Royal High. I am grateful that I got an education at such good schools, with peers who I enjoyed being friends with and teachers who were very encouraging of my fledgling jam business. They'd even buy jars of my jam at the end of classes.
3 Where is your favourite place in Edinburgh and why? I like it around the Meadows, where there are cool little delis, nice places to walk about and some quirky pubs.
4 What are the best things about Edinburgh? Aside from its obvious beauty, it is very compact and extremely clean in comparison to other cities.
5 What would you change about the city? We could become a more optimistic city – I hear a lot of moaning when I'm sitting on the bus. There's a lot here to be positive about, even when they're digging up the roads and it's raining!
6 Describe a perfect Edinburgh day/night out. When friends are visiting from abroad, you can show them around the places you would otherwise take for granted. I like to take them up Arthur's Seat for a view of the city and they always love the folk pubs Sandy Bells and the Royal Oak for the 'craic'.
7 Which sports interest you? I recently watched a shinty match for the first time; that was quite entertaining.
8 What was your most embarrassing moment? There are lots. When I first started university, I naively 'volunteered' to go on stage at the students' union for a very silly competition.
9 What is your greatest achievement? A few weeks ago, an elderly person came up to me and said that after coming to a few of the SuperJam tea parties they "felt like a person again" because they'd made friends and interacted with young people – something they hadn't been able to do for a long time. That felt pretty good.
10 Sum up Edinburgh in three words. Calm, charming, safe.
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