Personal Narrative: My Interview With R. C.

The person I interviewed was my mother, Holly Parker, her job currently is working at a pizza shop known as Little Caesar's, Holly was born in 1976 on January 27th. Holly’s parent's names are George and Carol McGee, and one of her siblings is named Nathan. Holly has lived in Ohio but is mostly in Bowling Green, she has moved to Sandusky once then moved back to Bowling Green. A school Holly attended was Crim Elementary School. Holly is 5 feet tall (Yes, literally), has brown hair, hazel eyes, and usually wears a yellow or pink hoodie (unless it’s in the summertime, then she will wear a T-Shirt.).

I interviewed my stepfather, Michael Roy Garcia, because he has played a very important role in my life for a very long time. He has raised me since I was very young and brought me up as the young man that I am today. I thought it would be interesting to learn a little bit more about his younger years and how he lived when he was my age. I interviewed him on the night of September 24th for about 40 minutes in our living room. Some of the most interesting aspects of the interview were when my stepfather described his high school experience, his family life, and the community that he lived in.

I met with Richard Reisinger in his window office located at the OPUS building in Natomas on Friday, October 22, 2015. Mr. Reisinger is a Business Taxes Administrator III (formerly titled Principle Property Appraiser) for the State Assessed Properties Division (SAPD) of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE). I also met with Dennis Kauffman in the lobby of New City Hall and we walked to Claim Jumper on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. (We both had fish tacos, and they were delicious.) Mr. Kauffman is the Operations Manager for the Department of Finance for the City of Sacramento.

Prior to the start of the meeting, she introduced Rick and me to the group. The group inquired what program we were in and if either of us had experience in dealing with grief. I shared that my dad passed away suddenly 2 years ago. That year, I also lost my grandfather, grandmother and my aunt. There were 5 individuals who were attending the meeting.

I wanted to let you know we had Dr. Cohen call us twice yesterday unsatisfied with the way the report was read. He spoke with Dr. Rotblat who had read the report and ask him to change certain things that he wasn't happy with. But Dr. Rotblat told Dr. Cohen to call our front desk and ask them to get another radiologist to read it. I called Dr. Cohen today to get more information about the situation and know what could we do to help resolve the situation and make it better as well I apologize to him for the way the situation was handled. He explained certain words and Diagnoses in the report was incorrect and not true. So We had Dr. Panasci do an Addendum. I did follow up with Dr. Cohen office and spoke to Julie left

Having a dad that is in the military can be tough. I had to adapt to new places and go through situations that made me doubt who I really could be. Through it all my family has always been there for me. When I moved to Virginia it was hard for me to adapt. After I joined the soccer team the situation brightened up. It’s coming to that time of leaving my family. They will be moving to Knoxville, Tennessee when I graduate. Radford is close to Tennessee but still in Virginia. I seek to join Radford’s nursing program and soccer program. Radford has everything that I dream in a college and more.

I am in the process of attempting to secure Rev. Charles Jackson pastor of Guiding Light Baptist Church in Fulton, MO. I do not have a current contact number for him. I attempted to contact him using the Church number and apparently it’s not the right number. If I do not reach him by this evening, I will contact my second choice which is Rev. Charlie Wright, pastor of Second Baptist Church, Fayette, Mo. If you have any suggestions for the speaker please let me know.

    The person I interviewed was Mrs. L. I know her because she is my mother’s mother. The interview took place at my house and the interview lasted about 2 hours and 20 minutes. I chose to interview Mrs. L because she seems to have done everything right and in the right order to lead to a successful life. I thought it would be interesting to go into depth and find out how she really did it and find out the hardships that came with making a successful family and life. (word count: 90)

“Hey, J! You did some good passes at practice today. If you do that in the game, they’ll call you the next Lonzo,” my coach yelled

The person that was interviewed was named Janie M. Brown. She was a recently divorced mother of one. The client’s history is that she is originally from South Carolina, but moved to New York once she was of age to live on her own. She then worked as a secretary and had a child at the age of 21 years of age. Mrs. Brown raised her only on her own and lead a peaceful life. She didn’t marry the love of her life until the age of 46 years

I start off the interview with questions about her childhood. I ask her where and when she was born. She responds “I was born on September 25, 1970 in Oak Brook, Illinois.” “I would usually go to the park, would go to a cabin for vacation a lot, and would go to Wisconsin to visit family at least once a year.” she replies as I ask her what it was like growing up there. After that I ask her what was one of the best and worst moments as a kid. She replies quickly with her best experience was getting her first car and her driver's license. My mom had to think for a while on the question of what was the worst experience. The room was quiet for several minutes-not a sound was heard.

For my oral history project, I decided to interview my mother. I am pretty close with my mom, as we talk daily, and I am comfortable often to seek advice from her. A challenge that I faced was trying to find an appropriate date and time for the interview. My mom works six days a week, and I am often preoccupied with classes and school work. Another challenge was my mom’s hesitation with going into too much detail about her experiences. In addition, it was difficult to interview another family member such as a relative because I was not particularly close with my uncles or aunts, nor were any of them easy to contact due to variations in time zones. Furthermore, arguably one of my largest reason why I choose to interview my mom was because I never had taken the time or initiative to ask about my mom’s past. I had only knew of some general aspects, but never asked too much into detail. The oral history project was a perfect opportunity to dwell deeper into my family’s history and how they came to America.

During the first interview with my 83 year old mom, Shirley, family was a key ingredient to her happiness. She was raised to believe in marriage and large families, as well as never putting herself first. Her happiness lies within knowing that she is making her family happy and spending time with her loved ones. She never asks for much, but always gives more than anyone could ever ask. Acts of such

She worked with many children in teaching them a variety of skills that fall into the 10 content areas of Family Life Education. To name a few things, she worked with improving family relationships and dynamics, discipline, interpersonal relationships, and parent education. The interview was good for me because I got to hear someone’s thoughts and reflections about working as a Family Life Educator. From hearing what she had to say, I was able to reinforce some of what I already knew and get valuable insight and advice for my future pursuits.