2nd Interview Reflections

            The first interview felt rushed. It was all very last minute. Even transcribing I wasn't sure what details should be left out and what shouldn't. I wasn't as prepared as I should have been and I wasn't entirely aware of what made an interview good. I had to get past the question and answer format and dig deeper. The second time around my goals changed entirely and I wasn't there just to ask questions anymore. I want to establish a relationship and, further, an understanding of what made Janvier into the person he is today. My interviewee was from a different culture this time it was Rwanda and my first interview was China. It was better for showing similarities and differences between Rwanda, China, and my knowledge of South Africa and America. Some things really are transcendent across the world. Janvier said they don't have McDonald's in Rwanda, but Wenting said they have them in China they are just very different. I spent several hours transcribing the interview while thinking and reflecting on what I had learned. I think I gave a valiant effort and it really paid off. We got to know each other better and I think the finished product was much more thorough as well as honest. Things went much more smoothly. Janvier was flexible to my own mishaps and understanding when others may have not been. He really knew himself as a person and his own countries culture better than I felt I knew my own. I knew what to expect this time around and it made things much more natural and flowing. Eventually, it became a good time rather than an assignment. We were just two strangers that were meeting, discussing, and indulging in what made the person we all see today. I would have to say it was a success and I very much look forward to the 3rd interview.