Personal Interview Research Paper

The older adult I chose to interview was a 90 year old, white female, of Mexican descent who was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. Her family consisted of three brothers, two sisters and two parents that “spoiled us all” Grant, M. (2016, October 28). Personal Interview. Her school life consisted of attending a French school (that really wasn’t an official school), followed by having a professor home school her for a year. Finally she entered a British school till she graduated high school. She then attended the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, or as it is more commonly known: The National Autonomous University of Mexico. Another interesting fact I learned about her family, is that her cousin was Frida Kahlo, whom she would “often …show more content…
She realized that she was getting older around five years ago when she was 85. She has lived through a lot of things, but something she considers very important that she lived through, is the bombing of the Twin Towers in New York City. She was living in New York City at the time and so that event is very much in the forefront of her mind. When she thinks of how that event influenced her personally she realized that “We had enemies, the nation as a whole, it was a very terrible time.” Grant, M. (2016, October 28). Personal Interview. The biggest change she has seen in how people conduct their day to day lives is “How people live in the digital era” Grant, M. (2016, October 28). Personal Interview. She thinks that she had it easier back in her youth, when you would “go to a store and someone would immediately help you, you’d call a number and you’d hear a real human on the other end to help you.” Grant, M. (2016, October 28). Personal Interview. She also realized that some people are more entertained by technology and games than by simply conversation. The best years of her life she claims are when she lived in Lima, Peru from 1964-1969 (she did not state why, simply that was a period of her life she enjoyed