I have been working on finding the people I can interview so that I can begin my first interview this week and so far I have three people, each has given me a little background information that helped me select them. One lives in Juarez but works in El Paso, and has actually began staying with a friend in El Paso during the week to avoid going home because the violence makes her nervous. The second moved to El Paso last year when the violence began peaking, and they admitted that they did move because of the violence, and had the violence been less they would have stayed in Juarez. The third person comes from a prominent family in Juarez. she was actually kidnapped and held for ransom for several weeks. The interesting thing was that these people were randomly selected, yet each has had a personal experience with the violence in Juarez. My first interview will be with the third person I described and should be some time this week. It will have to be a telephone interview because she resides in Juarez and I can't go down there to interview at this point in time.
These sound like amazingly informative interview opportunities - nice job!
ReplyDeleteThese people sound perfect for your project. I am hoping you will get to talk to them in person at some point--do you think you can see them during spring break? Talking about violence is bound to be emotional, so body language will be important, and there is also something about being able to relate to the other person in more intimate ways when you talk to them face to face.
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