First interview
Me: How are you today?
Mohammed: I'm good, how are you.
Me: It's good, can you tell me your name and where are you from?
Mohammed: Yes, my name is Mohammed Al Abdullah, you can call me Mohammed, I'm from Saudi Arabia.
Me: Can you talk about the specific location?
Mohammed: Yes of course, I'm from Jeddah is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. The country's second largest city. It's very beautiful.
Me: I think it must be a very famous city.
Mohammed: Yes it is, It's very famous.
Me: I'm very want to know you and your country that makes me interesting, so can I ask some questions about you and your country?
Mohammed: Yes, please.
Me: Thank you. Why did you choose to study at St.Cloud University?
Mohammed: Through the recommendation of a friend and found some information from the web to know this university, I know there is very good for learning so I choose this university.
Me: How long have you been there?
Mohammed: About one and a half years.
Me: So what's your major?
Mohammed: Financial, but right now I'm studing in ESL.
Me: Good for you.What are you planning to do after school?
Mohammed: usually with friends to make a party and play soccer. I love soccer.
Me: That was very interesting, I love soccer, too. Can you think about what is the difference in educational systems between your country and North America?
Mohammed: In my country, primary school and high school for each have six years and those for free, in almost university you can live in the school for free. In American the corporal punishment student is not allowed but in Saudi Arabia parents will interfere with the child's learning.
Me: that was as same as in my country, so would you like to tell me more about your country? Such as climate or geography.
Mohammed: In Saudi Arabia don't have winter and snow, In every years temperatures are very high. In Saudi Arabia the country is divided into 13 regions. The population are more than thirty million.
Me: What are major holidays in your country?
Mohammed: In Saudi Arabia September 23 is National Day that have four day for holidays and Eid al-Adha day is also have 4 day for free. In my country always Thursday and Friday don't have work.
Me: That was very interesting, in my country and USA always Saturday and Sunday no work. In this holidays or some free time Can you tell me about activities that young people like to do in your country?
Mohammed: I think as same as other country's young gay, play some sports or with friends, but take launch and surfing are very famous in my country.
Me: What is your traditional food?
Mohammed: At breakfast we always eat a sorghum flour with cream, The sheep eye "be regarded as an extremely valuable food, We basically do not eat lunch because of religious reasons, we like eat race and noodle.
Me: Because of religious reasons so your country's people don't eat lunch? So What are your country's major religions?
Mohammed: Islam, all of Saudi Arabia people are followers of Islam, We have a very strict religious rules such as we can't drinking alcohol.
Me:I believe your faith must be respected.
Mohammed: yes
Me:What do you perceive as differences between your culture and the American culture?
Mohammed: I think American
Me:Is there anything you would like to add before we end our interview?
Mohammed: nothing about.
Me:Do you have any questions for me, now that I have had the pleasure of asking you about so many things.
Mohammed: do you want play soccer with me?
Me: of course I do want to:). Thank you very much, I'm very sorry to wasted your time.
Mohammed: That's fine.
Me: see you
Mohammed: see you
interview report
Choice of location: I'm try to in to the library to find some interviewees, because my interviewee is a Saudi Arabia person, In my University have many Saudi Arabia people, I believe they will learning in the library, I use the practice proved that I was right. In second floor I found a Saudi Arabia person he's name is Mohammed, he was willing to be interviewed. My first interview will began.
If you interviewing an international student first challenge is have different language because we came from different country. Some interviewees are first time be interviewed make him to relaxed is also a big challenge. Polite friendliness is very important, I learned a lot of things from this interview.
Acquired knowledge: I learned more about the country for Saudi Arabia, my interviewee Very patiently explained to me his country and himself. I can't wrote all of taking about things, so I just wrote down some simple sentences and main content. Mohammed came from Saudi Arabia beautiful city—— Jeddah. That is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. 1)" It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. With a population currently at 3.2 million, Jeddah is an important commercial hub in Saudi Arabia. Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, which able-bodied Muslims are required to visit at least once in their lifetime. It is also a gateway to Medina, the second holiest place in Islam."
Saudi Arabia has a long history of national, they are National day and Eid al-Adha day are very important. This is a perennial hot climate characteristics of the country. In Saudi Arabia they don't have winter and snow, Mohammed very love soccer and surfing, because Jeddah is a coastal city. Saudi Arabia people for religion very persistent, they will strictly abide by their own religious rules, such as didn't eat lunch, didn't drinking alcohol.
Saudi Arabia is a mysterious and open country, because this interview I will learn more about this country. If I have chance I will go to this country one more time.
1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeddah
country report
About this country 1) "Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab world (after Algeria). It is bordered by Jordan, and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Red Sea lies to its west, and the Persian Gulf lies to the east. Saudi Arabia has an area of approximately 2,250,000 km2 (870,000 sq mi), and it has an estimated population of 27 million, of which 9 million are registered foreign expatriates and an estimated 2 million are illegal immigrants. Saudi nationals comprise an estimated 16 million people."
Saudi Arabia is a Resource-rich country, The most prominent of the resource is oil. 2)Saudi Arabia has been a central pillar of the Arab world for decades. Its vast oil supplies, close ties to the United States and cash-heavy diplomacy assured its position from the years of the cold war until a wave of unrest broke in Tunisia in January 2011 and swept across the region.
In the wake of the tumult, the Saudi ruling family has had to reassess a very different world. King Abdullah began wielding his checkbook right after leaders in Tunisia and Egypt fell, seeking to placate the public and reward a loyal religious establishment. The king’s reserves, swollen by more than $214 billion in oil revenue in 2011, have insulated the royal family from widespread demands for change even while some discontent simmers.
Yet while the Saudis bought at least temporary social peace via their $130 billion public welfare program, the government is challenged by uprisings throughout the region and particularly by a belligerant Iran.
1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
2http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/saudiarabia/index.html
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