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My name is Pamela DeLa Riva, I was born and raised here in Reno, Nv. I am fully hispanic. My parents both come from a small town in Jalisco, Mexico. Growing up, I would always eat Mexican and American food. But my go to was always Mexican tacos. For this assignment I decided to interview my coworker/close friend Margarita Flores (Maggie). Ever since we started working together we became very good friends, and I have had the opportunity to know all sorts of fun facts about her. One of them being, how she usually eats Mexican food every week. Although we are somewhat different from each other, our friendship makes it seem as if we are completely the same, especially since we are both college students trying to get our lives together.
During the interview, I asked Maggie a few simple questions….. ( Key: Q= Question, A= Answer.)
Q- Myself: Hello, my name is Pamela and today I will be interviewing for an English Assignment. Can you start off by introducing yourself please?
A- Maggie: Of course! My name is Margarita Flores. I was born in Nayarit, Mexico. I came to the United States when I was 2 years old. So I basically grew up here. I do go back to visit every year.
Q- Myself: What is a food you normally eat?
A- Maggie: Growing up with a family from Nayarit, we have anything that is seafood related. So we have anything that is seafood related as a meal at least once a week.
Q- Myself: As you now live in the United States, what type of food do you have access to?
A- Maggie: I actually now have access to basically all sorts of foods that typically come from other countries, but mainly American food. There is a wide variety of food choices in America.
Q- Myself: As you have many choices offered to you, what is your go to food?
A- Maggie: My go to food is shrimp ceviche, but since it's an expensive and time consuming meal, I usually eat shrimp cup of noodles. I'm a college student so its rare when I have the time to eat ceviche.
Q- Myself: Are there any meals significant to you?
A- Maggie: A meal that is significant to me is the tamales de camaron (shrimp tamales). They are significant because it's something we never miss out on special occasions. They remind me of my grandma because she is the one who normally makes them.
Q- Myself: Are there any foods represent your culture?
A- Maggie: Yes there is. Anything that is seafood related represents my culture because we're close to the ocean and we have easy access in it in Mexico. Most of the people living in Nayarit constantly consume seafood.
Q- Myself: This being the last question, do the foods that you eat in Mexico have a different taste from the food here in the United States?
A- Maggie: Oh yes! The food from Mexico definitely has a better taste because everything is fresh and hardly any preservatives are used. When I eat in Mexico, I usually consume smaller amounts and feel good after eating. Compared to the food from here, it doesn't have as much flavor, and it has more preservatives. They're both good, but I would definitely go for the one in Mexico.
Myself: Thank you for giving me your time and answering these few questions relating food and your culture.
Maggie: My pleasure!
Off the bat from the intro I could tell I was going to hear honest honors from the person you interviewed due to the fact that they are a close friend and co-worker of yours. This added a personal depth along with giving you more room to ask various questions that one might not ask if given to a stranger.
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