My top 3 for the second interview are:

1.Barron Justine, L 19
2.Tiffany Smith 18
3.Tyler Patterson 17

The first and second interview

My second interview was much better than the first one; in the first I interviewed a classmate from china.it was really difficult because I dint know how to proceed or how to approach my interviewer, it’s true that after the first questions it got a lot easier but at the beginning we were not that comfortable. For my second one it took place at the library the place is quite, I did a student from Somali.

The differences were huge; of course china is different from a small country in east Africa, while I have china this huge country from Asia, the world most powerful country after the United States. The culture was different, the religion, politics, governments, way of living, everything was different from the first interview. Somali is a small country in east Africa, Somali has been having a civil war for more than 20 years now, the capital city Mogadishu is a town where most of the things, towns, buildings, schools, and hospitals have been destroyed by the rebels during the civil war. Somali is a collapsed state, the government is based in a Nairobi city, the capital of Kenya another east African country that shares the border with Somali, this same Kenya has been receiving refuges from Somali for about 10 years, so many Somalia’s people live in refugee camps in Kenya. The country is not improving in any way, the situation still the same ever since.

What I liked most about this second interview was the comfort, because my questions were really simple, but my interviewer dint have any problem sharing personal issues, like it was not a problem for him to tell me about the situation in Somali, the refugee camps where he spent 5 years with his family waiting to come to the united states. The problems he had, his life over here how it is different from Kenya or Somali. Which was really cool for me, I learnt a lot in how to interview people, how to proceed with my questions, when to stop or when to continue. I really had a good experience, first of all this helps me to know more about countries in war as am majoring in international relations, I really appreciate knowing about other cultures, I’m pretty sure this will help me for my future job hopefully which is working with refugees if I work for the United Nations. Overall it has been a good experience for me.

my top interview are

1.Karna Ashley
2.Gedara Pakara.
3.Wang Yue

Review of class interviews

My spreadsheet is here.
My top three interviews are:
1
2
3

first interview part 2

In 1986, China set the long-term goal of providing compulsory nine-year basic education to every child. As of 2007, there were 396,567 primary schools, 94,116 secondary schools, and 2,236 higher education institutions in China. In February 2006, the government advanced its basic education goal by pledging to provide completely free nine-year education, including textbooks and fees.Free compulsory education in China consists of elementary school and middle school, which lasts for 9 years (ages 6–15); almost all children in urban areas continue with three years of high school.

Religion:In mainland China, the government allows a degree of religious freedom to members of state-approved religious organizations. An accurate number of religious adherents is hard to obtain because of a lack of official data, but there is general consensus that religion has been enjoying a resurgence over the past 20 years.A 1998 survey found that 59% over 700 million of the population was irreligious.
                                              
                                                        The  interview
Hi my name is Ariane Muhimpundu i'm doing tjis interview for my class would you give about 30 minutes of your time if it is not too much to ask.
AM: Hi,what's your name?
girl: my name is MengyaoDing
MD: Mengyao Ding
AM: Ariane M

AM: Do you have any daily rituals in regards to your religious beliefs?

 

MD:  For my religious beliefs, I require to self-examination every night. It is a very important progress that requires in my religion. They think self-examination is the best tool to review your day. During the self-examination, you will know what thing you did right for the day and you will keep it up. For the thing that you should improve, you will be reminded by yourself everyday. Then, you won't have the same mistakes again.

 

AM: Could you tell me a secret about yourself that very few people here know about and that shows us well, who you are and what you stand for?

 

MD: There was a secret that very few people know, which is i often ran away from home when i was young. Everytime i ran away from home, my dad and mum would find me and bring me home. However, one time, i ran away from home again. But, this time, my dad didn't come out and find me. In a stormy night, i was very scared and cold. Suddenly, i wished my dad and mum would come and bring me to my warm home. I cried terribly at that time, because my dad haven't find me yet. After several hours later, i saw my dad with wet clothes ran around and yelled my name. At that time, my tears ran out again, ran towards him and hug him as hard as i can. He said that he have found me all night and he was very worry about that i got kidnapped by strangers or bad guy. From that time, i promised to him that i never run away from home as i can feel how hard to be a parent and how worry is he when i ran way form home.

AM: At what age do you start school? Are you under a lot of stress in school??

 

MD: I started school at age 6. I wasn't under a lot of stress in school. It is because the school was kindergarten, and we only learnt basic stuffs. In my memory, we had nap time when we were in the kindergarten. We had lot of fun during the class. We can draw and color everything in our creativity.

AM:  What kind of government is in charge of your home country, how did it affect your life and how has democracy in America been a change?

 

MD: In China, we are governed by communist party. From long time ago, there were a revolution in China. It was between democracy and communisty, and at last, communism won. Communism make us share everything together,therefore, wealth and poor won't be too diverse. Also, it affected our life. If there was no communism take part, our country's economy won't improve in high speed, which surprise everyone. Democracy changed United States, too. It gave American the freedom of speech and freedom of many things, like owning our own property. Those are forbidden by Chinese government.

AM: What could SCSU do to make your stay on campus better?

MD: I think food's choices are too limited, therefore Gavery should develop more various recipts.  As St.Cloud State is a cultural diversity, people from different countries are hard to familiar to American food. Sodexo can try different kind of food, then we can have choices to choose whatever we want.

AM: What different modes of transportation are used in your country?

MD: In my country, we have many different kinds of transportation. First of all, we have buses that run everyday. People ususally ride the buses to work or attend school.  Some people may have a motorcycle, too. Motor cycle are very popular transportation in China, because they don't take a lot of gas and they are faster than vehicles. Taxi is one of the transportation, but it isn't used a lot by the citizens, but it is mostly for the tourists. Recently, China built train, too. It is more convienent for the citizens, as there are no traffic underground.

AM: What religious holidays or other cultural events do you or others celebrate; can you explain your traditions for each? 

MD:  We have Chinese New Year that we put in a very important place. Chinese New Year are not like the normal new year. Chinese New Year is the first day of the year that based on our own chinsese calendar. Every year's Chinese New Year started in a different date. Two days before the Chinese New Year, we have to clean our house and put the useless thing into garbage. It represents bring the good luck into the home and the bad thing will be removed. On the first day, all the people need to wear the new clothes to welcome the good luck and new year. People usually wear red color, as it represents luck in China. During the Chinese New Year, we will eat a lot of traditional food with all the family members, that represents family reunion in China.

AM: Which country`s food do you like the most? What are the similarities and differences between it and your own culture`s food?

 

MD: Janpanese food.is one of my favorite in various traditional cusine. In my own countries, i ate chinese food everyday. People may think chinese food is simliar to japanese food. Actually, they does. For example, both of them require fresh ingredients such as fresh raw fish and vegetables. Also, both of them are concentrated on the beauty of the food like how the food set on the dish. However, they still have differences between them. Japanese food are mostly cold food, on the other hand, chinese food are mostly done in a warm temperature. 

AM: How would you describe famous sports in your country?

MD: In China, we did a very good job in Diving and Gymnastics. We won a lot of prizes in Olympics game and most of them are champion in both men and female. People in China will practice very early when they were young. They usually practice diving and gymnastics at age 5 and 6. This is because these two sports requires the flexibility of the body, therefore, the earlier you start practice, more flexible you get. This is one of the reason why our athlete are very young and in a good condition.

AM: Can you describe a typical day for a child in your country?

MD: A typical day that i have in my childhood is like this. First, i get up at 6, then my mum will help me to brush my teeth and wash my face. Then, i dressed up and were ready for the school. At 7, my school started. At first, we required to do a healthy fitness before we started the class. After tha, we went back to our classroom and started the day for the class. First, we would have 2 classes, and then, we would eat lunch. After lunch, we would watch a movie or tv show to relax for a little bit. Following activity would be nap time for 2 hours, after the nap time, we will have classes again. After finishing class, my mum would help me on the homework. Then at 10, i would have to go to bed.

my first interview

my first interview
1.for my first interview i chose to approach people in the library some were really cool and willing to help but others were a little bit more unhelpful as if i was bodering them,maybe wrong timing,because most of the time i did it between class hours and people were a little bit too busy,but overall everything went well.i'm interviewing a girl from chiana.

2.the interview went really well,we had fun doing it,there were no ackwardness or anything like that,i learned lots of things about china.ther were no many surprise,maybe some facts on china but that will be it.the interview developed a friendship and we were relaxed during the interview as if i was interviewing a friend.
                                                    
 Interview report

China is the world's most-populous country with a population of over 1.3 billion.The People's Republic of China is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four directly controlled municipalities and two mostly self-governing.

Economy:Since the introduction of market-based economic reforms in 1978, China has become the world's fastest-growing major economy.As of 2012, it is the world's second-largest economy, after the United States, by both nominal GDP and purchasing power parity (PPP),and is also the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods.

social facts:

Hu Jintao with former US President George W. Bush in 2006.

China has diplomatic relations with 171 countries and maintains embassies in 162.hina was also a former member and leader of the Non-Aligned Movement, and still considers itself an advocate for developing countries.The languages most spoken in China belong to the Sino-Tibetan language family. There are also several major linguistic groups within the Chinese language itself. The most spoken varieties are Mandarin (spoken by over 70% of the population)

1. Do you have any daily rituals in regards to your religious beliefs?

    For my religious beliefs, I require to self-examination every night. It is a very important progress that requires in my religion. They think self-examination is the best tool to review your day. During the self-examination, you will know what thing you did right for the day and you will keep it up. For the thing that you should improve, you will be reminded by yourself everyday. Then, you won't have the same mistakes again.

2. Could you tell me a secret about yourself that very few people here know about and that shows us well, who you are and what you stand for?

    There was a secret that very few people know, which is i often ran away from home when i was young. Everytime i ran away from home, my dad and mum would find me and bring me home. However, one time, i ran away from home again. But, this time, my dad didn't come out and find me. In a stormy night, i was very scared and cold. Suddenly, i wished my dad and mum would come and bring me to my warm home. I cried terribly at that time, because my dad haven't find me yet. After several hours later, i saw my dad with wet clothes ran around and yelled my name. At that time, my tears ran out again, ran towards him and hug him as hard as i can. He said that he have found me all night and he was very worry about that i got kidnapped by strangers or bad guy. From that time, i promised to him that i never run away from home as i can feel how hard to be a parent and how worry is he when i ran way form home.

3. At what age do you start school? Are you under a lot of stress in school??

    I started school at age 6. I wasn't under a lot of stress in school. It is because the school was kindergarten, and we only learnt basic stuffs. In my memory, we had nap time when we were in the kindergarten. We had lot of fun during the class. We can draw and color everything in our creativity.

4. What kind of government is in charge of your home country, how did it affect your life and how has democracy in America been a change?

    In China, we are governed by communist party. From long time ago, there were a revolution in China. It was between democracy and communisty, and at last, communism won. Communism make us share everything together,therefore, wealth and poor won't be too diverse. Also, it affected our life. If there was no communism take part, our country's economy won't improve in high speed, which surprise everyone. Democracy changed United States, too. It gave American the freedom of speech and freedom of many things, like owning our own property. Those are forbidden by Chinese government.

5. What could SCSU do to make your stay on campus better?
    I think food's choices are too limited, therefore Gavery should develop more various recipts.  As St.Cloud State is a cultural diversity, people from different countries are hard to familiar to American food. Sodexo can try different kind of food, then we can have choices to choose whatever we want.


6. What different modes of transportation are used in your country?
  In my country, we have many different kinds of transportation. First of all, we have buses that run everyday. People ususally ride the buses to work or attend school.  Some people may have a motorcycle, too. Motor cycle are very popular transportation in China, because they don't take a lot of gas and they are faster than vehicles. Taxi is one of the transportation, but it isn't used a lot by the citizens, but it is mostly for the tourists. Recently, China built train, too. It is more convienent for the citizens, as there are no traffic underground.


7. What religious holidays or other cultural events do you or others celebrate; can you explain your traditions for each?
   We have Chinese New Year that we put in a very important place. Chinese New Year are not like the normal new year. Chinese New Year is the first day of the year that based on our own chinsese calendar. Every year's Chinese New Year started in a different date. Two days before the Chinese New Year, we have to clean our house and put the useless thing into garbage. It represents bring the good luck into the home and the bad thing will be removed. On the first day, all the people need to wear the new clothes to welcome the good luck and new year. People usually wear red color, as it represents luck in China. During the Chinese New Year, we will eat a lot of traditional food with all the family members, that represents family reunion in China.

8. Which country`s food do you like the most? What are the similarities and differences between it and your own culture`s food?

   Janpanese food.is one of my favorite in various traditional cusine. In my own countries, i ate chinese food everyday. People may think chinese food is simliar to japanese food. Actually, they does. For example, both of them require fresh ingredients such as fresh raw fish and vegetables. Also, both of them are concentrated on the beauty of the food like how the food set on the dish. However, they still have differences between them. Japanese food are mostly cold food, on the other hand, chinese food are mostly done in a warm temperature. 

9. How would you describe famous sports in your country?
    In China, we did a very good job in Diving and Gymnastics. We won a lot of prizes in Olympics game and most of them are champion in both men and female. People in China will practice very early when they were young. They usually practice diving and gymnastics at age 5 and 6. This is because these two sports requires the flexibility of the body, therefore, the earlier you start practice, more flexible you get. This is one of the reason why our athlete are very young and in a good condition.


10.Can you describe a typical day for a child in your country?
     A typical day that i have in my childhood is like this. First, i get up at 6, then my mum will help me to brush my teeth and wash my face. Then, i dressed up and were ready for the school. At 7, my school started. At first, we required to do a healthy fitness before we started the class. After tha, we went back to our classroom and started the day for the class. First, we would have 2 classes, and then, we would eat lunch. After lunch, we would watch a movie or tv show to relax for a little bit. Following activity would be nap time for 2 hours, after the nap time, we will have classes again. After finishing class, my mum would help me on the homework. Then at 10, i would have to go to bed.