Click, click, click, goes your keyboard as you write down the answers to your questions. You are interviewing an immigrant about their story. Have you ever done this? Probably not. But I have and it was a very enjoyable experience preparing and actually conducting the interview.
Preparing for the interview was a very fun experience. I had to write 10-15 questions on my interviewee’s story. When brainstorming my questions, I considered things that I was very curious about. I also considered what might bring more personal responses from the interviewee. Also, because we only had 15 questions, I looked back through old projects and made sure that I didn’t ask things I already knew. A helpful resource was the list of exemple interview questions that we could look at for inspiration.
Conducting the interview was very enjoyable as well. I conducted the interview in person and it went just as expected. I learned about how you have to make sure to record all the details about the response and how important it is to ask what you know a little bit to get more detail. The most interesting thing I learned about my interviewee was that she didn’t want to come to america.
In conclusion, I thought that my interview was a lot of fun. I loved learning more about my grandmother and can’t wait to continue the project.