I decided to interview my Grandma or as I like to call her Nonnie. When reading about this assignment, I immediately thought about her and how I never really had heard about her childhood and the way in which she grew up. I felt like this was a perfect opportunity for us to bond and to see how she came into the person that she is today. So, my grandma was raised in Morrilton, Arkansas by her full-blooded Italian parents and is the third oldest out of the seven daughters. I was interested in knowing what types of things she did as a child and growing up, so that is how where we started the conversation. She talked about how her and her sisters would always be outside playing. They especially loved to spend time at the creek that ran between her and her Aunt’s …show more content…
Her whole family would drive out to Center Ridge, Arkansas where both sets of her grandparents lived and would spend the whole day with family. They would normally go to her Grandma and Grandpa Luke’s house as well as her whole extended family. She would get to play with all of her cousins outside on the swing or together they would discover the property. At her grandparents’ house, they would make home-made jam, wine, bread, pasta, and sausage. I learned that her dad bought this land that his parent’s, Grandma and Grandpa Luke, lived on and after he sold the pharmacy and retired he tore down their house with plans of building a new one. He called a family meeting where they discussed house plans and once deciding on what to do, all of the sisters went out and built the first floor of the house. As a family, they created the place that I have a lot of memories of as a child and even where I continue to make more memories. We continue to make different homemade items and spend family holidays and celebrations out there. Discussing this with my grandma brought up my childhood and some of her favorite memories of
Being that we are starting with Kerrie as a young girl, I would ask open ended questions that are relatable to the age targeted. For example, Kerrie, tell me about a time where you experienced your immediate family happy? In asking this question, we are opening a window for continuous communication. The way that Kerrie responds helps me formulate which direction to continue. After speaking in a few sessions with Kerrie, I would hope that we are in a comfortable place.
She has many horrific stories of World War II that affected her life forever and her parents were a big impact as well, which really surprised me. Her parents had one goal for her and it was for her to become a teacher. Luckily she liked it and became the teacher she wanted to be now. Not many struggles were given to my grandmother other than tragic events as she was raised by two wealthy parents who truly cared about her. Silvana Giono is my inspiration and as she taught me, I will never give up on anything. Being able to interview her, I have learned that I need to become a better person and work harder for what I really want. This has a big impact on me because I will try even harder for things I really want and will always try my best from now on. I am very glad I was assigned this project, as I feel that I have turned into a better
The second family that I interviewed was the Lyles family. Both Bro. Scotty, the father, and Mrs. Yolanda, the mother, participated in the interview and three of their children were in the room. Bro. Scotty was born and raised in Alba, Texas on the very same tree farm that he owns and operates today; he is also a deacon at our church. However, Mrs. Yolanda was born and raised in Guatemala. As a child she was raised Catholic, and is part of a large and growing family. She is one of eight children. Their family as well as anybody else in that culture celebrated their daughter’s 15th birthday with a Quinceañera which marked the transition from childhood to young womanhood. This was traditionally the first time the girls would wear make-up, nice
They told her it would be fun having two houses. Imagine, two of everything! Two beds, two television sets, two dollhouses…
Marie’s grandparent’s had an old farm house, which was one of many homes in which she lived, that she remembers most. The house was huge, she learned to walk, climb stairs, and find hiding places in it. The house had a wide wrap around porch with several wide sets of stairs both in front and in back. She remembers sitting on the steps and playing with one of the cats, with which there was a lot of cats living on the farm...
I interviewed my grandmother, father and mother for this project. It was very interesting to uncover many of the stories and values that I was unaware of throughout my life. My father’s mother is currently 91 years old and offered a difficult interview by giving me too many stories to analyze for this project. She grew up in the Midwest and moved throughout several states as a child. Her parents separated when she was 8 years old leaving her mother to raise her independently. They settled in Missouri at a religious community called Unity Farm. Her mother taught school while raising my Grandmother. The value of educatio...
For the purpose of this paper, I decided to interview my grandmother. Her name is Ynes Velasquez, she is 69 years old and her story is a very interesting one. She was born in the Dominican Republic as a result of an affair her father had with another women. Her father had a couple of relationships outside of his marriage and she was a product of one of those romances. Unfortunately her biological mother did not wanted her and she was given to another of her father’s women.
As children grow up they always look up to someone special in their life, someone that they can trust and is always there for them. This person is someone they admire and hope to be like someday. The person that I’ve described best fits my Grandma. She knows all the right things and is there whenever I need her. My grandma is one of the most important people in my life and I’m so happy that I have her.
Love is often times portrayed as a meticulously planned, perfect connection that everyone deserves to find in the end. However, this is not always the case for cynics such as the people who raised me. I had the chance to interview my grandmother and grandfather who have had plenty of experience with being in a romantic relationship as they have been married for 52 years and counting. Though my grandparents are quite open people, they are only open on their own terms, so I walked into this interview quite blindly.
For my oral history I decided to interview my mother. My mom’s life is filled with so many interesting stories and they always take me to another place. I chose her because I wanted to more, I wanted to see if my mother was more like me when I was younger. Mother was a straight A student in high school and involved in many clubs. She was born and bred in Cleveland, she grew up in a different and exciting time; it was the eighties. Here is my mom in not so many words :
They say grandparents, are the two most favorite people in the world to children. Grandparents are the main characters of your childhood, they are the ones that leave you with the most beautiful memories of your life. Some grandparent’s teach you a very valuable lesson of life, they teach you respect, hard work, family values, and unlimited love. They show you their love in many ways, they say I love you in words as well as actions. Grandparents are the ones that sometimes get you out of trouble and guide you to the correct path. They show you trust, a trust that cannot never be broken.
This lady is the most wonderful person I 've ever met. She is old, affectionate, and intelligent. It took me eighteen years to realize how much this extraordinary person influenced my life. She 's the type of person who charms everyone with her stories and experiences. She always time for her family and friends. She is the kind of leader who does everything to keep her family together and in harmony. She is my grandmother.
Next, we talked about her social development and how she only has social interaction with her mom and grandmother and is very secluded, they also never mentioned friends. Then we talked about her emotional development, and how she is in good health, she knows who she is, she knows her close family is and has developed close attachments with mom and grandma. Finally, we talked about how scary and dangerous it is for a young girl to walk through the woods to go to grandmother’s house. Also, she has the thought of her mom telling her to be careful in the woods because it could be
What does phenomenal mean to you? One dictionary states phenomenal means very remarkable. My great grandmother was a very sophisticated and remarkable woman. Phenomenal should have been her first name, because that she was. My great grandmother was a rare breed; many do not come like that anymore. Memories of my great grandmother take me to a happy place, and hold a special place in my heart.
Mrs. Park’s parents died in a car accident while she was in her last year of college. When her husband died after five years of marriage, she couldn’t give her heart to anyone else however she had a daughter to raises. This house, she grew up in and later raised her family in. Mrs. Park and Jane were realtors until her daughter married and moved away to start a furniture store with Bill. She wasn’t disappointed that her daughter was too busy to come visit because she received a call or a letter from her daughter every week. But she did confess once that