Blog Post #2
Conducting The Interview
I interviewed my dad today and it went smoothly. I asked 15 questions and I got all the answers I was looking for. My video was a little over 5 minutes.
Before I did the interview, I thought I would knew everything about my dad but it turns out I was wrong. I knew where my dad landed, when and where he was born and why he came to the United States. But some of the answers that were new to me were my dad’s favorite new foods and what he had heard about America before he came.
Before moving to the U.S., my dad lived in a tropical climate where the temperature never dropped below 70 degrees. When he moved to America, he was really amazed to see that the Charles river froze during the winter. Since he was not used to the freezing temperatures he bought a really big coat/parka. One aspect of the interview that I agreed with was when my dad said he had mixed feelings about leaving India. He was sad about leaving his family behind and was excited because he was starting a new chapter in his life. If I were in that situation, I would also sad and excited at the same time. The interview was really fun and was a great experience because when I was asking questions, I felt like I was a journalist.
Interviewing my dad was an amazing experience and I can’t wait to make my dad’s story on spark video about coming to The States. Since my dad was really fun to interview, I would want to interview him on another topic.
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