interview rate

i think the best students made the interview are Sainju, Jasmin, Alabbas, Ahmed A, Negussie, Girum, and ,Mattson, Valerie M.

interview 1

Macedonia is a country in the center of Balkan peninsula in Southeast of Europe. The Republic of Macedonia is bordered from northwest by Kosovo, Serbia from the north, Bulgaria from the east, Greece from the south, and Albania from the west. Most Macedonia are mountains and hills and the highest mountain there is Corbett which rises until 2,751m on the western border of the country, and Vardar river is the largest in Macedonia which is cross the country from the north west highlands to the south. The system of the government is Parliamentary republic and the president name is Gjorge Ivanov.  The religion there is 64.7% Christianity, 33.3% Islam, and 0.3% other. The Area of Macedonia is 25,713 Km2, 1.9% of it is water, and the Capital city of Macedonia is Skopje. The population in 2011 is 2,058,539 people, and the mine language is Macedonian, but also they speak Albanian, Turkish, Roma, Serbian, and Aromanian. The weather there is colder and snowing in the winter and warm in the summer in the mountain valleys and it's still cold in the highlands. The tourism is an important part of the economy of Macedonia, and the natural and cultural areas make Macedonia attractive for the tourists and visitors. Macedonia has around 700,000 tourists each year.

 

i made the interview with Nadia. this interview was my first interview and I like it also I enjoy it with my friend Nadia and learn alot about her and her life exciperince in US. It was intresting to know about Nadia more than i knew and about her culutre. what surprise me is her culture is kind of similar to the Turkish culture.

me: How do you communicate with each other in your home country?

Nadia:   They communicate with each other Though the Skype, Yahoo Massinger, MSN, and ell phone.

me: What is the clothing style for men and women?

Nadia:   It’s very causal for women and men, also they have durational clothes but nobody wear those because it is too old when the Ottoman Empire there. Now the people wear the causal modern as the people wear in the US.

me: How are women and men treated differently?

Nadia:      I don’t think women and men treated differently I mean not in a major way there is different between men and women in my opinion. For example for some jobs more manly for example concretion work women don’t do usually concretion work and I don’t know about other jobs but I don’t think there like a major different between men and women. there is a different but is not that big different between them.  I feel like women  have more traditional roles of their like take care of the house as cook, clean and take care of the family. But with younger generation it’s changing little bit and the becoming more individual not everybody know how to cook and not everyone expect to clean it’s independent to which generation.

 me:How has your experience here helped you interpret and respect cultural differences?

Nadia:     I have meet people from different countries and I lived with people from none different countries so that opinion up my mind a lot and I learn a lot from those people and their culture and countries. Also I learn when I talk to different people what is expectable and what isn’t, and actually I like to learn different cultures in my own.   

 me: Do you enjoy speaking with other exchange students?

Nadia:     yeah I do that on daily basis.

me:How long have you been in the United States?

Nadia:     for almost 10 years

me:.Have you been able to visit any other parts of the United States?

Nadia:      I have been too many places like New York, Chicago, Montana, South Dakota , North Dakota, Las Vegas, Arizona with my roommates.

me:What are your home country’s major religions?

Nadia:     My home Country is Macedonia and the religions are 70% Christianity  and 30% Islam.

me:What influenced you to come to the United States? Especially, Saint Cloud State?

Nadia::     when I always think to come to the United States, so when I was very young I met my American house family they came to Macedonia and they my connection to come to the US. so I have been here before I started the college, and how I end up to SCSU is my first roommate Echo .she is from Nepal and she is the one who point out the SCSU while we were in The UFM and we transfer together
me: Do you have any questions for me? I have asked so many of you!

Nadia:: yeah, what do you like in St.cloud?

me: I like St.cloud because I live with my brother and cousins who I was with every day in my country. so we can do everything and enjoy our time together as usual.    


 

interviewee

Group of Jaffer, Rakan Alolayani, Yu Fan


Challenges:

1. Could not understand their own culture very clear

2. You surprise from something is normal in your culture, but it’s bad thing in others.

3. To get what people say to you because they have different accent.

4. I cannot speak to few people because they didn’t speak the language which I speak and I couldn’t learn about people culture.

5. Some people didn’t accept to talk with you and ignored you.

6. You have to be careful while you ask about religion questions.

Benefits:

1-To get a strong knowledge about cultures and tradition.

2- Know new details about people religions.

3-Make new friends.

4- How people live in others countries and what they wear of clothes.

5-Learn basic words in others languages and that help you when you travel.

6-Get good skills in the way to talk with people.

We choose this one because its has the most important challenges and benefits that face interviewers while they are in the interviewing.

Interviewee

Actually, I would like to know about many different things. Let me  tell about a few of them:

 Firstly, I love to learn about how people live in the country and what their religions, because I have to respect them and their religions. I choose this first because I don’t like to pass the red line by mistake and they think of me in bad way.

Secondly I love to know how many languages they speak and what their first language is.  Also   I am planning to learn about their culture and their customs and traditions.

 Thirdly, I want to know what the kinds of the food in their country, and I would love to learn how to kame few poplars kinds of their dishes.

Finally, I am going to ask about their life in the country such as what people wear there, how the level of education, and how is the economy there.  

 

Could you give an idea about your culture and your customs and traditions?

How is the level of education in your country?

Do you think in your country have develop education as US, KU? Why or why not?

What their poplar dishes and the kinds of food?

What are men and women wear of clothes?

What are the difference between the living in towns and the cities in your country?

What is your advice to me if I want open new business in your country or should I open it in other country?

 

The Old Man and the sea

            This paper is an article review from the novel “The Old Man and the sea”, and is written by Ernest Hemingway. This is a talk between the boy and the aging fisherman about going out sailing.

            Manolin is the boy, and the fisherman is named Santiago. The boy was not allowed by his parents to go fishing with the old fisherman, as the old fisherman was considered unlucky. Still the boy decided to go sailing with the old man. They had conversation that evening, and were talking about the eyes of the successful fishermen. The boy exclaimed that though going deep into the fishing dries the eyes blind, but the eyes of the old man was perfectly fine at such old age. The old fisherman told the boy that the very next day he will be sailing far deep into the Gulf Stream, and will be catching a large marlin, that will ultimately remove the tag of unluckiness over from the old man.

            They both then picked up the fishing gear from the boat, with old man carrying the mast on his shoulder, and boy carrying the wooden box, the gaff and harpoon. It was obvious that no one would steal the fishing gear from the old man, but still they decided to carry fishing gear to the old man’s shack, especially the gaff and a harpoon. Now begins the description of the old wooden house of the old fishermen, which was made up of tough bud shields of royal palm called guano. The shack was so small in size that the mast almost covered the entire room of the shack. The house was furnished barely with a bed, a table, a chair and a dirty place for cooking with charcoal.

This reflected that the old man only cared the least about the house. On one of the guano wall, hang two sacred pictures, that is, of the Heart of Jesus and of the Virgin of Cobre. The old man had taken down the picture of his wife that once hung over the same place, as seeing the picture made him feel lonely. The only reason for persuading life was the ambitious and determination of the old man towards catching the most largest and violent fish (Valenti, 10-11). Catching a fish which the old man referred to as brother requires strength, suffering and pain. Suffering and pain is well reflected by the description of the wrenched house of the old man (Shmoop, 10-11).          

 
Therefore, the article has been summarized, considering all the featured elements of the novel. In addition, the novel has been linked with other authentic sources as well. This novel reflects enthusiasm and strength.     
 

Shmoop. The Old Man and the Sea: Shmoop Literature Guide. Publisher: Shmoop University Inc., 2010. Print. Retrieved from <www.shmoop.com>

Valenti, Patricia Dunlavy. Understanding The Old Man and the Sea: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents. Illustrated edition. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002. Print.

 

 

The Old Man and The Sea

This paper is an article review from the novel “The Old Man and the sea”, and is written by Ernest Hemingway. This is a talk between the boy and the aging fisherman about going out sailing.

Manolin is the boy, and the fisherman is named Santiago. The boy was not allowed by his parents to go fishing with the old fisherman, as the old fisherman was considered unlucky. Still the boy decided to go sailing with the old man. They had conversation that evening, and were talking about the eyes of the successful fishermen. The boy exclaimed that though going deep into the fishing dries the eyes blind, but the eyes of the old man was perfectly fine at such old age. The old fisherman told the boy that the very next day he will be sailing far deep into the Gulf Stream, and will be catching a large marlin, that will ultimately remove the tag of unluckiness over from the old man.

They both then picked up the fishing gear from the boat, with old man carrying the mast on his shoulder, and boy carrying the wooden box, the gaff and harpoon. It was obvious that no one would steal the fishing gear from the old man, but still they decided to carry fishing gear to the old man’s shack, especially the gaff and a harpoon. Now begins the description of the old wooden house of the old fishermen, which was made up of tough bud shields of royal palm called guano. The shack was so small in size that the mast almost covered the entire room of the shack. The house was furnished barely with a bed, a table, a chair and a dirty place for cooking with charcoal.