First Interview

Preparations for the interview

First I came up with list of 12 questions. I found one guy his name is hosni and I nformed him all my questions that have been listed. It was a great interview with him and I got some new information about it

How did you approach people?

The first student that I met him in the school was very wonderful guy. His name is Hosni Abdo.

When, where, and how did you conduct and record the interview?

Hosni is one of my best friends. I called him and I asked him for interviewing if you don’t mind. And he was so happy to do it. We decided to meet on Monday in afternoon. He met me at my place and before he came I made food to welcome him. The interview was so fun I known so much new information.

Whom did you interview?

I interviewed Hosni Abdo, who is 23 years old and he is from Egypt.

Describe the Interview

It was really nice interview. I wasn’t really worried about it because there is some information that I know and he informed me a lot of the information about his country.

Country Report

“Egypt is located in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and the second-most populous on the African Continent. Nearly all of the country’s 79 million people live in Cairo and Alexandria; elsewhere on the banks of the Nile; in the Nile delta, which fans out north of Cairo; and along the Suez Canal. These regions are among the world’s most densely populated, con- taining an average of over 3,820 persons per square mile (1,540 per sq km), as compared to 181 persons per sq mi for the country as a whole.”

Resources:

http://www.egypton.com/Documents/03_Africa_Report09_Egypt.pdf

Transcribe the interview

Me: My name is Almuhannad, thank you for giving me an interview with me and Could you tell me about yourself? What is your name and Where are you from?

Hosni: My name is Hosni Abdo and I am from Egypt.

Me: What is the capital city of Egypt and what is your hometown?

Hosni: the capital city is Cairo and my hometown is Alexandria.

Me: Why did you choose to study at St. Cloud University?  

Hosni: I chose St. Cloud State University because I have many of my cousins that just graduated form this school and they told me about it.

Me: What are you studying?

Hosni: I am studying International Business.

Me: What are you planning to do after school?

Hosni: Actually, I am planning to work U.S.A for one year to get some experience.

Me: woow that’s so nice of you.

Me: What is the difference in educational systems between your country and United States?

Hosni: in Egypt they care more about attendance while in Untied States some of the classes are not required. In Egypt they use classes lecture while in United Stated the use lecture and classes.

Me: Would you like to tell me about your country history?

Hosni: in Egypt we have a lot of historical places. Most of the the nation when they visit Egypt must  see the pyramids

Me: yeah that’s what I heard from my friends who visited Egypt that’s was a few years a go.

Me: What are major holidays in your country?

Hosni: we have different kind of holidays. For Muslims we have eid alftr and eid aladha

And other religion they have their Owen holidays  

Me: its like our holidays in Saudi Arabia

Me: What is your traditional food?

Hosni: fool it’s a beans

Me: I love fool

Me: Could you tell me about activities that young people like to do in your country?

Hosni:  young people they have a lot of activates like clubs and we have a lot of cafes

Me: yeah its seems like fun

Me: What are your country's major religions?

Hosni: islam is 90% and others is Christian catholic jewish

Me: What do you perceive as difference between your culture and the American culture?

Hosni: life style in America is a way different than our culture. The first time when I arrived here its was very hard to get with American cultures

Me: I had like this situation with me when I came here with out any background of English

Me: Is there anything you would like to add before we end our interview?

Hosni: no

Me: Do you have any questions for me, now that I have had the pleasure of asking you about so many things?

Hosni: no

Me: Thank you so much for meeting with me today. It was a pleasure to talk to you.

Hosni: your welcome