Sisay Girmay
Engl 191 sec.21
Report of the second and third interview
I used almost the same questions for my second and third interview but added some more questions. For example, “who earns an income in your family?’’, “who make decisions in your family?” and so on. The reason I added these questions is because I thought they are an interesting topics to talk about. I send the questions to my interviewees two days before the day of the interview so that my interviewee would know what I am going to ask them. I wrote my objectives and posted on my blog for some comments and after getting helpful comments, I edited my objectives by adding more things that I have to include in my previous objective. I followed the same objectives as a guide line because my first interview went well as I followed my objectives. I did my interviews in the St. Cloud Miller library. I chose the library because it is quite and there is nothing that could interrupt us during the interview. For the interview I used a digital camera to record the interview after asking my interviewees the permission to record the whole interview.
The people that I chose for my second and third interview are from West and East Africa. The second person that I approached for my second interview was from Nigeria, I met her when I was a freshman and we were in the same class. So when I ask her if I could interview her, she was happy to do it. We agreed to do the interview on Monday, 10/26/09. The third person that I approached was from Ethiopia, we met when I came to St. Cloud for the first time. She was willing to do the interview when I asked her and we agreed to met on Thursday, 10/29/09.
I conducted my second interview with my interviewee from Nigeria. I did the interview on Monday, 10/26/09. I reserved a room at the library for our interview because it’s a quite place and there is no interruption during the interview. After we met on Monday at the library we talked about how her classes are and what she did during the weekends and other common stuffs. Before we start the interview I thanked her for doing the interview and I asked her if it’s ok to record the interview. After I have got her permission to record the interview, I prepared my recorder and we started the interview. I conducted my third interview with my friend from Ethiopia on Thursday, 10/29/09 after reserving a room at the St. Cloud Miller library.
My second interviewee is originally from Nigeria which is located in the western part of Africa. Her name is Lolade Asma. Lolade came to the United States before a year for school and she is currently attending her freshman year at St. Cloud State University. She is majoring in computer science and thinking to get her bachelor degree from St. Cloud State University. My third interview was Soliana Abate. She is from Ethiopia, Eastern Africa. She is a sophomore student currently enrolled at St. Cloud State University. She is double majoring in business and aviation. She came to the United States of America before five years. She is hoping to finish her bachelor degree in St. Cloud state university and her masters in University of Minnesota. She likes Minnesota and that’s why she wants to finish school in Minnesota.
The second and the third interview went well like the first one. I didn’t transcribe my second interview because my interviewee is from Nigeria, West Africa and I already interviewed someone from Ghana which is also located in West Africa for my first interview. When I did my second interview I noticed that there are more similarities than differences between my first and second interviewees in culture, religion and geography. The other thing is that the official language in both my first and second interviewee’s country is English. This is due to the colonialism of the countries by Great Britain. I transcribed my third interview because my interviewee is from Ethiopia, East Africa. As I noticed from the interviews, East African countries have more difference in culture and geography than West African countries. As my third interviewee told me, Ethiopia was the only Africa country that hasn’t been colonized. The native and working language in Ethiopia is Amharic not English. I had learned a lot, but there were some parts that impressed me when I asked my interviewee from Ethiopia. For example, I asked her whether United States has affected her country in any ways, she told me that younger people are forgetting their culture because they were imitating what they see on TV.
Nigeria
Geography
Nigeria is located in western Africa “on the gulf of Guinea, it is the world’s 32nd largest country. Nigeria has a varied landscape, from hills in the southeast through the beaches in the south, the rainforest, the savanna in the middle and southwest of the country and the encroaching Sahara in the extreme north.” [1]. “The landscapes in Nigeria are tropical with variations governed by interaction of moist southwest monsoon and dry northeast winds.” [3]
Climate
“The climatic condition in Nigeria is tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north.” [2]
Natural resources
The main natural resources that are found in Nigeria are “cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, corn, rubber, crude oil, tin, and coal.” [2]
Population
According to “the 2005 census, the total population was 128,771,988.” [2]
Religions
The main religions are in Nigeria are Islam, Christianity, and indigenous religions. “Christianity is concentrated in the south while Islam dominates in the north; central regions tend to be religiously divided.” [3]
Languages
The official language of Nigeria is English. “English was chosen to facilitate the cultural and linguistic unity of the country. The choice of English as the official language was partially related to the fact that a part of the Nigerian population spoke English as a result of British colonization that ended in 1960.” [4]
Culture
The Culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria’s multiple ethnic groups. “The country has over 250 different languages and cultures. However, the three largest are the Hausa-Fulani who are predominant in the north, the Igbo who are predominant in the southeast, the Yoruba who are predominant in the southwest.” [4]
Ethiopia
Back ground
Ethiopia is unique among African countries, “because it maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995.”
Geography
Ethiopia is the world's 27th-largest country. “The major portion of Ethiopia lies on the horn of Africa, which is the easternmost part of the African landmass. Bordering Ethiopia is Sudan to the west, Djibouti and Eretria to the north, Somalia to the east, and Kenya to the south.” [4]
Population
“According to the 2005 census, the total population was 85,237,338.” [2]
Climate
The climatic condition in Ethiopia is tropical and arid. “Elevation and geographic location produce three climatic zones: the cool zone above 2,400 meters (7,874 ft) where temperatures range from near freezing to 16 oC; the temperate zone at elevations of 1,500 to 2,400 meters (4,921 to 7,874 ft) with temperatures from 16 oC ; and the hot zone temperatures ranging from 27 °C to 50 °C.” [4]
Natural resources
The main natural resources that are found in Ethiopia are “small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower.” [2]
Population
“According to the 2005 census, the total population was 128,771,988.” [2]
Religions
The main religions in Ethiopia are “Christians make up 62.8% of the country's population (43.5% Ethiopian Orthodox, 19.3% other denominations), Muslims 33.9%, practitioners of traditional faiths 2.6%, and other religions 0.6%.” [1]
Languages
The official language of Ethiopia is Amharic. “Ethiopia has eighty-four indigenous languages” [4]
Cited sources
1. (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html.10/25/09)
2. (http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcghana.htm.10/20/09)
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