my thied interview

1-Interview preparations:

How did I approach people? When, where, and how did I conduct and record the interview?

             I conducted the interview on Friday, November 8^th  in the Atwood. I went to the Atwood to do my third interview with Chinese students. When I was looking for Chinese students to do the interview in the Atwood, because I did not found any Chinese student in the library can help me in third interview. Moreover, I saw Timothy in the coffee in the Atwood and I was not sure if he will  do the interview with me or not but let me try. Also, when I went to him and ask him if he can help me in the interview, he said to me Ok. Then, I asked him if I can record him or not he said that there is no problem with the recorder. Also, this is first time meeting with Timothy.

Whom did I interview?

Timothy is from China. He is 22 years old and he is student in Saint Cloud State University. He is studying a double major his majors are Computer science & Art . Also, he came to Saint Cloud before one year ant 3 months. In addition, he is living with his friends in apartment close to the university. Moreover, I was comfortable when I talked with him because he was smiling and speaking clearly.

2-Describe the interview: What did surprise me?

I enjoyed in this interview because the interview was very good. Also, Timothy speaks clearly when he answered all the questions. In addition, this is third time for me did the interview with Chinese student and it was a good experience for me.  Moreover, I learned a lot about Chinese culture . Also, The thing that surprised me was he is traveled to a lot of country in less than one year. I hope he enjoyed.

3-Country Report:

Size, location and population:

China has a large area. The total size of china is: 9,596,961 sq km. Also, location of China is “Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam”. The population of China is 1,349,585,838 in 2013.

Important information about china:-

Religion: There are many religions in China such as  Buddhist, Christian, and Islam.

The capital city: the big city in China is Beijing.

Language: there are many kind of Chinese language such as Putonghua, based, and Cantonese.

Terrains:  there are a lot of terrains in China. China has mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east.

Export: There are many things china export it like: electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, radio telephone handsets, textiles, integrated circuits.

Import:  electrical and other machinery, oil and mineral fuels, optical and medical equipment, metal ores, motor vehicles.

Military: the people can be in the Chinese military but between 18-24 years old. Also, there are 10,406,544 males and 9,131,990 female in the Chinese military.

References

"Central Intelligence Agency." The World Factbook. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. Retrieved from: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html

4-Interview transcription:   Me & Timothy

Me: Hi. What is your name? where are you from?

Timothy: my name is Timothy and I am from China.

Me: what is your major?

Timothy: I studying double major. My majors are Computer science & Art

Me: what is your Favorite Sport?

Timothy: my favorite sports are pin pang, skating, riding bicycle, and swimming.

Me: what do you do in your free time?

Timothy : take some pictures, go to gym, and watch some movies in the weekend.

Me: what are the famous foods in your country?

Timothy: there are many famous foods in my country but  the popular and famous foods in my country are Beef noddioe and Dumplings.

Me: how do you communicate with each other in your home country?

Timothy: people can communicate each other by social activities. Also, I think it is very similar like American there is no different. But there is different in China between a big city and small city. The big city is very open and there are everything but in the small city it is not close to the big city and there is no cell phones in some small cities because it is poor. But in my city people can communicate each other by cell phones, network, message, email, Facebook, and Chinese twitter.  

Me: what is the clothing style for men and  women?

Timothy: the tradition clothing style for men and women is Han Chinese Clothing.

Me: how are women and men treated differently?

Timothy: I think is no different between men and women in China. The culture maybe in the past is different like a man control a woman. But now they are equal.

Me: how has your experience here helped you interpret and respect cultural differences?

Timothy: American culture is very open. Also I the American culture is mix by a lot of different cultures from all of the world.  Moreover, the main reason  and the main experience is American really open. 

Me: do you enjoy speaking with other exchange students?

Timothy: yes, I enjoy speaking with other students because we can share our cultures and our experiences.  

Me: how long have you been in the United States?

Timothy: I have been here one year and three months.

Me: have you been able to visit any other parts of the United States?

Timothy: yes, I traveled  a lot. I went to Chicago, Seattle, Washington, New York, California, and Texas. And I will travel to Florida and some other countries in the Christmas.

Me: what are your home country's major religions?

Timothy: the main religion in China is Buddhism.

Me: what are influenced you to come to the United States? Especially, Saint Cloud State?

Timothy: I think is open culture and we gone learn a lot of knowledge from  here. Also, there are a lot of things support you to work or study here because of that I choose the United State. In addition, I came especially to St. Cloud because it is not a big city that is important for me. Also the people here in Minnesota are friendly.

Me: do you have any questions for me? I have asked so many of you?

timothy: No.

Me: Ok. Thank you so much and I appreciate your help.