Rwandan Boy Transcript

Rwandan Boy Transcript

Interviewee name: Samuel
Country: Rwanda

N: So, if you want to introduce yourself- you don't have to say your name if you don't want to- and say where you were born, and how long ago you came to Jacksonville.
S: I’m Samuel and I was born in Rwanda. So, I have been in Jacksonville for four years.
N: Has Jacksonville been easy or difficult to adjust to?
S: It’s been easy, because um, we go to school any time we want, and it's fun.
N: What's one thing you miss most about Rwanda?
S: I only miss my friends.
N: What surprised you the most about life in the United States, or in Jacksonville?
S: Umm, the way we get water easily and food. Yeah, that surprised me.
N: Is living in Jacksonville, and living in America, different than what you expected it would be?
S: Yeah…
N: So did you have an image in your head of what you thought America was going to be like before you came?
S: No…
N: No- So it was just a whole new experience?
S: Yeah.
N: What's the biggest struggle that you face living in Jacksonville?
S: Nothing. Nothing.
N: Do you consider Jacksonville your home?
S: (Laughing) No…
N: You consider Rwanda your home.
S: Yeah.
N: When you came to Jacksonville, did you speak any English?
S: No. Only a little bit, like good morning, how are you doing… that's all.
N: How does it feel, or what is it like to be able to speak Kinyarwanda and English?
S: Its amazing. It's good.
C: Do you feel like since you are now in America, living here, that you have better opportunities for the future, school and work?
S: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. I feel that.
N: What do you want to be when you grow up?
S: First, I want to go into the military, so after that, I can go to college. Only for four years. Yeah.
N: Awesome!

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Key
S: Samuel (interviewee)
N: Natalie Holland
C: Chris Wilson