1. Describe your own reaction to conducting this interview. Was it easy or difficult? Why? If you had a chance to do the interview over, what would you do differently?
I found it was much more difficult than I just had imagined. First, it was difficult to come up with the questions to make a narrative flow. I learned that I need some information about the interviewee before the interview. I never knew that I didn't know much about my grandma. If I do it again, I would ask about my grandma to her sister, my mom, and my uncles before I interview her.
2. Read your essay aloud and listen to the sound of the words. If possible, audiotape your reading and then listen to the tape. What did you like most about the essay when you heard it being read aloud in your own voice?
I feel weird whenever I hear my recorded voice. It is different with what I know as my voice. I once heard that what I hear is the voice which already vibrated inside my body, therefore it is different with my real voice. Even though it sounds weird, I could find some of missed articles and awkward expressions. If I repeat this, it would be better to some extent.
3. What else do you want readers to understand that is not yet included in your essay? Write out these new parts and decide how you can include them in the next draft to make your essay more complete.
I couldn't add about my mom. My mom used to say that her mother—my grandma— was not caring mom for her. She started to work in her early days, and she tried really hard. At the same time, my grandma also struggled her life. Both had no time to take a look at each other, but my mum felt sad when she looked back her past, especially comparing with other moms of her friends. It was a big topic for me, but I didn't know how to put it in a constant flow, without distraction.
Yousun Jung
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