Preparations:
I
have met maria at the library of SCSU. Well, as I have done the first interview
I wasn’t that nervous of meeting new people. Event though, I have learned from the
last interview of when I ask, how reach the main points of the interview and
gain all the information that is really important. However, we warm up our conversation
with the weather of St. Cloud and how it’s cold and we had cup of coffee. After
that we started our interview.
How
did you approach people?
Well, I never thought will be students that
are from Latin America and some of them are working in St. Cloud. A friend of mine told me that he is going to
an event which is called cultural café in comps of Costa Rica. From that event reached me to students whom
are from the country that I was looking for.so, I choose the time for a student
that’s work for her.
Whom
did you interview?
My
name is Maria Jose. I am 21 years old. I am from Costa Rica .
When,
where, and how did you conduct and record the interview?
On
November 10th I and marain met at the library. The time was about 6
pm.
Country Report
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country
in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the
southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.
The capital : San José
The currency: Costa Rican colon
Population: 4,726,575 (2011) World Bank
President: Laura Chinchilla
Government: Presidential system, Unitary state, Liberal
democracy, Republic
The economic growth and the major export is coffee.
The climate of Costa Rica’s is classically divided into two
major seasons: rainy and dry. The dry season runs from January through May and
the rainy season from May to November and December.
1. Could
you tell me about yourself?(your name, home country)
My name is Maria Jose. I am 21 years old. I am from Costa Rica. In Costa Rica
we are known
as "Ticos" and for being the happiest people on
earth. Another interesting fact is that even though Costa Rica is just 51 thousand square
Kilometers long, we had 5 percent of world's
biodiversity.
2. What are you planning to do after school?
After School, I am planning to work as an TESL teacher in my country at high school level first, but after I gain experience I am planning to teach College students. In order to become more professional my idea is to get a Master degree on Linguists, specifically sociolinguists, or a degree on phonetics since I really love English language and teaching. Also, I will like to apply for a graduant assistance position in order to teach English abroad.
3. Why did you choose to study at St.cloud University?
Actually, I did not choose my university. I am part of an Undergraduate Exchange program sponsored by the Department State of the United States Embassy in association with World Learning. According to my student profile they placed me in this college. I knew about SCSU before I came, because two Ex Ugraders were here and since I realized that I was coming here I was so happy because I knew that quality of Education was good and also it would be a great opportunity to meet people all over the world.
4. What is the difference in educational systems between your country and North America?
Even if there are some differences, like ways of grading (in my country we have 5 6 7 8 9 10, here we have A B C D E or grading Assistance), to me both Educational Systems are similar. The main difference will be in the access to technological Resources and materials, because even though we have many technological resources they are not available in all schools or campuses. But the way professors teach the class, how class environment works like, and assignments are mostly the same. Because of that I haven't felt any difference or I haven't faced as many problems as I thought I was going to face.
5. Would you like to tell me about your country?
My country is to me one of the best places on earth. We have a lot of wonderful things in just one piece of land. It is a great place to experience nature, to relax, to think and spend wonderful times. We love being friendly, we have no sense of personal space, we like being close to each other. Our relationship with our neighbors is really close. Even if we are not a first world country, we have a well developed Educational system, also a good social security service and our life expectancy rate is one of the best in the world. There are many things we still need to work on, but despite of all those things Costa Rica is a nice place to visit, live and stay forever.
6. Could you tell me about your country's traditional process ragarding marriage?
Marriage in Costa Rica is really valued. Most of the population (69%) are Roman Catholic so, marriage follows the typical Catholic marriage process. We also have marriages by peace and Justice. Gay marriage is not allowed in our country.
7. Can you tell me about activities that young people like to do in your country?
Young people really like to meet at night in the center of the town or cities just to hang around. They also like practicing sports like: soccer, skateboarding, rollerskating,Parkour and so on. They also like to go out during night and share drinks with their friends or just stay at home playing video games. Going to the mall on Sundays it is a really common activity among young. They go there to watch movies or just to have some food with friends at the food court.
8. What are major holidays in your country?
Indepence day September 15th
St Valentine's day February 14th
Christmas December 25th
New Year's Eve January 1st
October 12 Culture Day
July 25th Nicoya Annexation
Father's day Third week of June
Mothers' Day August 15th
Our Lady of Los Angeles day August 2nd
9. What is your traditional food?
Gallo pinto ( white rice mixed with black beans mixed seasoned with spices and Lizano sauce. Casado mainly it ts a dish which contains white rice, black beans, a kind of meat (beef, pork, chicken), chopped vegetables, fried plantain and salad.
10. How is the political system of your country structured?
Our Political system is democracy. We have elections where we choose our president and 57 congress members every four years. Vote is Universal, Secret and mandatory.
11. What are your country's major religions?
Roman Catholics 69%
Protestants 29%
None 1%
Others 1%
12. What’s considered offensive in your country?
Clean your nose in public places
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2. What are you planning to do after school?
After School, I am planning to work as an TESL teacher in my country at high school level first, but after I gain experience I am planning to teach College students. In order to become more professional my idea is to get a Master degree on Linguists, specifically sociolinguists, or a degree on phonetics since I really love English language and teaching. Also, I will like to apply for a graduant assistance position in order to teach English abroad.
3. Why did you choose to study at St.cloud University?
Actually, I did not choose my university. I am part of an Undergraduate Exchange program sponsored by the Department State of the United States Embassy in association with World Learning. According to my student profile they placed me in this college. I knew about SCSU before I came, because two Ex Ugraders were here and since I realized that I was coming here I was so happy because I knew that quality of Education was good and also it would be a great opportunity to meet people all over the world.
4. What is the difference in educational systems between your country and North America?
Even if there are some differences, like ways of grading (in my country we have 5 6 7 8 9 10, here we have A B C D E or grading Assistance), to me both Educational Systems are similar. The main difference will be in the access to technological Resources and materials, because even though we have many technological resources they are not available in all schools or campuses. But the way professors teach the class, how class environment works like, and assignments are mostly the same. Because of that I haven't felt any difference or I haven't faced as many problems as I thought I was going to face.
5. Would you like to tell me about your country?
My country is to me one of the best places on earth. We have a lot of wonderful things in just one piece of land. It is a great place to experience nature, to relax, to think and spend wonderful times. We love being friendly, we have no sense of personal space, we like being close to each other. Our relationship with our neighbors is really close. Even if we are not a first world country, we have a well developed Educational system, also a good social security service and our life expectancy rate is one of the best in the world. There are many things we still need to work on, but despite of all those things Costa Rica is a nice place to visit, live and stay forever.
6. Could you tell me about your country's traditional process ragarding marriage?
Marriage in Costa Rica is really valued. Most of the population (69%) are Roman Catholic so, marriage follows the typical Catholic marriage process. We also have marriages by peace and Justice. Gay marriage is not allowed in our country.
7. Can you tell me about activities that young people like to do in your country?
Young people really like to meet at night in the center of the town or cities just to hang around. They also like practicing sports like: soccer, skateboarding, rollerskating,Parkour and so on. They also like to go out during night and share drinks with their friends or just stay at home playing video games. Going to the mall on Sundays it is a really common activity among young. They go there to watch movies or just to have some food with friends at the food court.
8. What are major holidays in your country?
Indepence day September 15th
St Valentine's day February 14th
Christmas December 25th
New Year's Eve January 1st
October 12 Culture Day
July 25th Nicoya Annexation
Father's day Third week of June
Mothers' Day August 15th
Our Lady of Los Angeles day August 2nd
9. What is your traditional food?
Gallo pinto ( white rice mixed with black beans mixed seasoned with spices and Lizano sauce. Casado mainly it ts a dish which contains white rice, black beans, a kind of meat (beef, pork, chicken), chopped vegetables, fried plantain and salad.
10. How is the political system of your country structured?
Our Political system is democracy. We have elections where we choose our president and 57 congress members every four years. Vote is Universal, Secret and mandatory.
11. What are your country's major religions?
Roman Catholics 69%
Protestants 29%
None 1%
Others 1%
12. What’s considered offensive in your country?
Clean your nose in public places
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