The Last interview

Preparation for the Interview:

         As the Final interview about the U.S.  The preparation was more comfortable as I got used to it. However , Always I Faced a problem finding American students that have a free time. They always says sorry I do not have time. however this I prepared 2 copies of the question and getting my Phone ready for recording.  

When, where and how did you conduct and record the interview?

       The interview was conducted on a Saturday morning. This was convenient for both of us since we did not have obligations over the weekend. I took with her my mobile phone that I would use as the recording device. I also had a printed copy of the questions that I was going to ask Pam. But this interview I could not bring some snacks that would serve to keep the mood lively throughout the interview.However, I was surprired because she bring some and that was very nice of her .

Whom did you Interview?

   My interviewee was Pam. She is a students at Saint Cloud state University. She is studying Marketing. She was born and raised in Minnesota, Saint CLoud .

Interview Report
 Arriving at the library, I warmly welcomed her to The study room. We spoke casually about our friends.I was happy to meet someone that y I could not find her or him . After we talk about the weather we start the interview. I was surprised by the Snacks that she bring it with her..

Country Report:.(1):  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html

Flag Description: (2) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/flagtemplate_us.html

"13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; the blue stands for loyalty, devotion, truth, justice, and friendship; red symbolizes courage, zeal, and fervency, while white denotes purity and rectitude of conduct; commonly referred to by its nickname of Old Glory

note: the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico

 

Location: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.

Geographic coordinates: 38 00 N, 97 00 W Area - comparative: about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union. (3) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/maptemplate_us.html (3) Climate:    mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of theRocky Mountains                          Natural resources: coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber note:the US has the world's largest coal reserves with 491 billion short tons accounting for 27% of the world's total" .     Interviewer: Tareq Alsomahi Interviewee: Pam Location: University of Saint Cloud, USA, 2.00 PM T- Tareq P- Pam T: First of all , How are you doing ? P: I am good how are you? T:I am fine. How was the weather today? p: I was so surprised about snowing hhhh T: hhhhh me too   T: Ok, Could you tell me about your self ? p: So, mmm I was born in Chicago in Illinoi. I spend all of my life there and then I studied in University not in Chicago but it still in Illinoi like Five Hours from my home town then after that I spent tow years in Japan teaching English and then I Came back and spent one year living with my family and substitute teaching so this mean like if a teacher is missing from a class room they are sick then they call me and I come in just for on days it is not very interesting work hhh. And then I move to Saint Cloud. T: Do you Know Japanese? I mean did you learn Japanese while you were there ? p: It was in my University. SO I do not like learning languages. When I was in high school I had to learn Spanish and I Hated it. And I come to university they say you must learn a language . I think this sounds terrible to me. I do not want to learn anything I could not do this it is too hard. But then I found Japanese well I thought this is interesting very unique I never knew this before and then I learned it and I really enjoy and then there is system program with that university so some Japanese student stay with me and my roommate in our dorm and we are really enjoy in this so from there my interest grow. T: That was very nice. So now you Know Japanese. So when you went to Japan you was teaching English not Japanese. p: Yeah English. T: Would you like to learn Arabic? p:mmmm Actually I wish but I think it is more than difficult. T: I think so too . ok. What are you planning after school ? p: I will finish my master this year I hope If I can and then my husband will go to Loscu probably in the East coast Because he wants do immigration so hopefully I can find a job teaching ESL somewhere in East coast. T: amm why did you chose to study at Saint Cloud University? p:amm For two reason. The first reason was I want to change my job because is not an interesting job for substitute teaching hhhh. So I want to get more Training and but when I deside to do this it is very late to apply to university so many universities I can not apply to. I look at University of Minnesota because I have some friends in Minneapolis but it was too late. But then I find Saint Cloud.and I can apply here later and then also they respond back to me and sau we can give you job and scholarships. So two Reasons. T: ok . Would like to tell me about your country history ? p: Sure ! What specifically would you like? T: For Example Immigration People About United State in general . p: So, my family most of my family my dad side were here since the beginning of America. So, when we had our war with the Great Britain . my relative was fighting in this war so half of my family has been in America for a long long time but them my mom’s family is from Poland and her grandfather came from Poland So he mmm my grandmother Knows Polish But none of us Know Polish now and so that is something I always wishing in America immigrants come and then they kind of adapt to American life and I wish I have more like traditions from Poland and I wish I Knew Polish and things like that in America I think we are very Friendly to immigrants but then we want everybody to change to be the same hhhh . so it is tow ways it is good for immigrants but not so good for immigrants I think. T: What do you do when you have a free time? Like what activity do you do? p:amm when I was A child I played Soft ball so I had many teams Now I do running and also go with friends see movies or music shows . T: Can you tell me about activates that young people do here in Unites State? p:well. When I was in high school and when I was in college the main thing I did was either go to the movies or watch movies with my friends so almost every weekend either renting a movie or going to a movie . T: So the main thing is movie p: yeah hh T: What are the Major holidays in your country ? p:mmm I think The most major Holiday is Chrisms and this is just common for I think any country that was influence by Christianity. So it is like kind of the celebration of Jesus but now even people who are not celebrating for religion .celebrate it for just culture so like giving presents and that kind of thing. Then another main holiday that I think a spicily Americans like to celebrate is Thanks given and this is because it is kind of our idea of America. So the Story of Thanks Given is probably not true well we say but it is our idea. We like the idea we came to America and then the people here helped us in it is this idea of immigrants and being together but the real story maybe is not like this story. T: So, I think Thanks Given Is coming soon Is that right? p: Yes Yes I am looking for going to mu home in Chicago hh T: That is nice ok. How is the Political system of your country structured? p: So, in America the main thing that we talk about with political system is there is three different branches so one is the judges and they decide about our constitution which is the document that the all main laws and then there is the president he or she but not yet any she is leader of the country and they can make a lot of decision and then there is congress and they make the small laws. So the judges decide on the big laws that impact the constitution but the congress they can decide in small lows about just the everyday life. T:ok What are your country major religion? p: I think right now in America has mostly been christens but then there are a lot of Jewish people in America and there is a lot of Moslem people in America my idea is that those are the main religions in America. T: Ok.What do you perceive as differences between your culture and the other culture? p: I think In my mind the biggest different between American culture and other cultures is since America is very powerful we do not learn about other cultures as much as many country so we just expect people want to come to America and so we have a very small view of the world where many other countries Like when I was in Japan. In Japan they know many things about America and they know about our president and I do not know about this in Japanese culture Yeah so I think that is a big different in America we do not try to learn about other countries as much where other countries in the world really try to learn about the rest of the world T:What is the consider offensive in your country ? p:I think even now there is amm a major think that is offensive in America is if people amm attack or say bad thing about Christianity so even though , American says or any religion can come here. The main religion is Christies and there is a lot of people in America who if they feel that their religion is being like move down they are very offended by that so still like Jokes about religion we could save but many people do not want like this ammm and I think that is probably the major think that considered offensive the other things that is very a problem in America is racism and so when people like make joke or say things about people of another race that is big problem but we still have I think many problem with this. T: now amm Is there anything you would like to add before we end our interview? Or Do you have any questions for me, now that I have had the pleasure of asking you about so many things? p: I do not think so Yeah . ammm So How did you come up with these questions and why did you decide to ask these questions? T: Actually I come up with these question by My class mates and I chose this question because I am interesting to hear the answer for it . p:It is interesting to hear people’s ideas instated of like we can read news and read books but sometimes individual people have different idea so that is interesting T: Ok . so thank you for Let me answering my questions .     Work Cited: (1) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html (2)https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/flagtemplate_us.html (3) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/maptemplate_us.html