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Immigration Interview Reflection

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Have you ever interviewed someone on immigration? Maybe, but I just did. I interviewed my dad by making questions related to immigration and then I interviewed him. I will be telling you about the process of preparing and my experience.

The process of the interview was hard and fun. We did many things to prepare. First we came up with the person we wanted to interview. The person had to be an adult or someone over 18 and someone who immigrated. You had to have some sort of relationship with them. I chose my dad. After we came up with the person we started to think about questions we might ask. When we were making questions we had to think about if it was a one worded question. It had to be related to there immigration experience and you couldn’t do questions like how old are you, whats your name, where are you from if you knew the answers. After you came up with 10 – 15 questions you could do your interview. Before we did it Mrs. Cooper checked our questions. When I had a lot of questions I found it hard to do more because they all would have the same answer. When I did my interview I was typing while listening but another way I could’ve done it was recording but I thought it would be to much work. Now that I finished my interview we have to do 2 blog posts, the actual video and the script. That’s the process of preparing for the interview

Next I’m gonna talk about how conducting my interview went. When I was interviewing my dad I just typed while he was talking but another way I could’ve done it was record. Once I asked all the question it had taken around 15 minutes. It was really fun but at times when I asked a question he didn’t really answer what I needed. Some questions had a short answer and some had a long answer. I had the interview in person and it was but at the same time wasn’t what I expected. I thought my dad’s answers would be a bit different but I knew how it would go. I think I should have recorded the interview because I couldn’t write everything he said so it took longer. I learned that conducting an interview is easier then I thought. I thought it would be harder but all I did was pull up the questions on the chrome book and he answered them. I learned my dad came here for a masters program in business and many other things like how his journey was and what it was like. The most interesting thing I learned was probably that he came for a masters program in business administration.

Now that I’ve told you how the process of preparing for the interview and how it was conducting the interview I think it was really fun.

Identity Map Reflection

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Have you ever made an identity map? If not, I can tell you all about them. An identity map is basically a map or web with aspects about yourself, such as hobbies, favorite foods or favorite colors. I will share parts of my identity map and some of the parts of my classmates identity maps.

There are so many aspects on my identity map, if I had to choose the three things that are most important to me on my identity map they are my camp Pocono Springs, Skiing and Shopping. For instance, I really like Pocono Springs because I made new friendships and had a lot of fun. I also got to try new things and do all the new activities that I’ve never done before. It was my first year at camp and everyone was so welcoming. Additionally, I get a break from my brother because he doesn’t go to camp. Another thing that is important to me is skiing because I’ve gotten really good at it. Also I’ve been skiing since I was five. Another reason is I go every year to Vermont mostly and I have a lot of fun. To add on, it’s really fun learning new techniques and going on new slopes especially in new places that I don’t always go to like Colorado where there’s a lot of snow.I really like shopping because I like getting new clothes and things like that. Also I like going to the mall and stores because I like looking around for random things to buy. Another reason is I get to do something that involves me getting stuff and there’s so many things I want so I get it and I don’t want to be with my brother and he hates the stores I shop at.

 Now that you know what’s important to me I’ll tell you what connections I have with my tablemates.My tablemates are Zoe, Nico, Andrew and Juan and I learned a lot of things about them I also learned that we have a lot of connections. I learned that Zoe likes reading. She likes Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, The Olympians, Heroes of Olympus and Keepers of the Lost Cities. She likes many other books and likes to read chapter books. A connection that we have is that we both have a brother. Also we are both girls. I learned that Nico has a family of four. He has his brother, his mom, his dad and himself. I also learned he’s Brazilian and loves pizza. A connection is that we both have a family of four and both have a brother. I learned that Andrew likes the FC Barcelona soccer team. He likes it because his brother would watch it a lot and he likes how they play. To add on, he likes to see how he can improve and play soccer. A connection that we have is we both have brothers. I learned that Juan plays hockey. He started when he was four and still plays it. I also learned that he likes sports cars. A connection that we have is that we both have younger siblings.

In conclusion, I think working on this project helped us learn some things that motivate each other and brought us closer together as a community. I also learned that I have a lot in common with my classmates. Now that you know all about identity maps, maybe you can make one yourself!