The paper discusses an Oral History project undertaken from 2009 to 2012 in Cyprus. As Cyprus is a politically volatile and geographically divided country with a Turkish-Cypriot north and a Greek-Cypriot-dominated south, this project attempted to show ways in which the two sides might be able to re-approach each other by claiming a common past. It also attempted to find a common intercultural and ethical language in which individuals were able to talk about their past, and especially about the good times they shared in their daily lives and how these memories might be utilised to build a common future. (Contains 17 notes.)