interview 2

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  crosses  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 main  language is Macedonian, but also they speak Albanian, Turkish, Roma, and Serbian. The climate is  continental, so 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. Most of the tourists visit the town called Ohrid because of its lake. The Ohrid lake is UNESCO protected because it is one of the cleanest lake on the Balkan peninsula and there are certain kind of fish called "pastramka" . Other popular town if Krushevo, it is the place where the first republic of Macedonia was created. The place is of historical importance to Macedonians and they are very proud of their history. The capital Skopje also attracts a lot of tourists, especially now because of the 2014 project implemented by the government. There are a lot of now monuments and buildings which makes the city attractive place for people to see. Macedonia is agricultural country, most of their economy boost comes from grapes and various vegetables.

I asked my friend Nadia about I want to meet anyone from her country.
she called her one of her friends her name is Kristina. we planned for the meeting in a Café ship in the downtown on Tuesday 10/29/2013

Hello Kristina thank you for coming and helping me in my English class.

me :actually I have few questions I would to feel free if you don’t like to answer any of them, and ask me to go to the next question.   

would you like to start the interview

she: Yeah sure.

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

she:My home country is Macedonia and the mean religion is Christianity.

me: Since you are from Macedonia How do you communicate with each other in your home country?

She: There are many ways and the easier is by cell phone, calling or texting. also we communicate  in Facebook, Skype, Tango, and Facetime.

me: how usually you communicated your family and friends back home?

she: by the Skype, and some time my Father call me at my American number.

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

she: we wear a normal clothes jeans and t-shirt, or dress for celebration or important parties.

me: how many language do you study in the school there?

she: we study English, French, Macedonian, and Latino.

so how many language do you speak?

she: I speak Macedonian, English, French, Latino, and Spanish.

me: wow that cool.

me: What is the popular food there?

she: there are many dishes but the most popular are Mousaka, Ajvar, Kebap, Burek,

me: can you tell me how you can make one of them?

she: yeah sure the Mousaka is meat and prefer the beef with potato and tomato souse. you need to leave it in the oven around an hour.

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

she:Meeting new people and getting to learn new things specially when I work in the restaurant I met many people from many different nationality. So I learned a lot about people cultures.  

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

She: around two years.

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

she: I have been in Chicago and I worked there in many different jobs. after that I left to Duluth around a year working in a restaurant as a waiter.   

me: have you been in any country beside US?

she: I went to Turkey when I was 21 and I worked there for six months and I stayed with my cousins in Istanbul and it was my wonderful time

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

she: I came to Saint Cloud because my best friend studies at SCSU, so I decided to start my master degree in biochemistry next spring.   

me: So what are you doing right now in St.Cloud?

she: I work now in a hairdressing saloon. 

me: Do you have any questions for me? I have asked so many of you!

She: yeah how many language do you speak?

me: I speak Arabic my own language and English.

why you came to study in SCSU?

me: I have my cousin here so he recommend it for me

she: what is your major and why you chased it?

me: My major is Mechanical Engineering and I chose it because I like mechanical stuff so I think I will do well on it.

She: oh that sound great.

me: Kristina  I really appreciate your help and nice to meet you.

she: you are more than welcome and nice to meet you too.


I really like this interview more than my first one because it with someone new person to me.
it was more ceruse than my first. I feel I did well on it.