Interview

For this assignment I interview Michelle. Michelle volunteers at West Middlesex Hospital in the IT department with me. Our working schedules aren’t very similar so I only see her occasionally when I am working.  When I asked Michelle about her family the only person she really talked about was her dad. She seemed hesitant when I was asking about her family so I didn’t want to press the issue. I do know that her dad is a pilot though, but I don’t know about anyone else. When asked about marriage she thought marriage was a good thing and it is very important to her. She admitted to being a hopeless romantic and wanting the whole fairytale. She didn’t have a problem with having children outside of marriage. She said that she thinks it is becoming more and more common these days and she thinks people are more hesitant to get married because they don’t want to take the chance of having to go through a divorce. When I asked her about what she issues she thought were effecting youth today she had plenty of say. She mentioned that the cost of school is becoming a problem for a lot of youth. Even if people have the money to attend school there is a lack of jobs so then they face the issue of paying all that money and then not even being about to find a job. Another thing she said that I thought was really interesting was how the internet and social networks are causing problems with youth today. They are relying too much on the internet and they aren’t doing thinks on their own, and aren’t becoming independent enough.  She also thought the internet and social networks were causing youth to lack in respect. They are more concerned about what is happening on Facebook and with themselves that they don’t take the time to think about others anymore. I tried asking her a little about her faith but she didn’t really say much. She doesn’t see church and religion as a huge deal in England like it is in the United States. She doesn’t regularly go to church but like most British people she will go on Easter and Christmas.

When I asked her about what she thought about being British she had to stop and think for a few minutes. She commented how British is more related to politics for her but when she thinks and looks at herself she thinks of herself as English, not British. When it comes to politics she didn’t have much to comment on besides that she liked that the United States and England work together. However she isn’t a huge fan of David Cameron. When I said I wasn’t ready to go back to the US she was really surprised that I wouldn’t want to go back right away. She really likes the states. She didn’t really say many specifics about what she liked about the US besides that she liked Obama and like how much of a family man he was, while still being about to the President.

When asked about her friends and what she liked to do in her free time she got a lot more excited. She really enjoys going to the cinema with her friends and hanging out in a pub somewhere socializing with friends and other people. When she is alone at home she likes to read and listen to any kind of music. As for her volunteer job at West Mid, she really likes it but did make a comment about being ready to move on in her life and do something more fulfilling.