Maria Del Refugio Research Paper

The individual that I interview is Maria del Refugio. Maria is 67 years old and she was born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco in the city of Zapopan. The interview took place in my house. However, she came to the United States 5 months ago. Maria came to visit her family. During the interview she mentioned that people from U.S are more liberal and unfriendly. She states that even neighbors are stranger. That’s something she misses from Zapopan that fact that everyone knows each other and that people always greet each other
She also mentioned that she feels like she doesn’t belong here because she does not know how to go places on her own. She said that she misses that fact of going to places by herself she says she feels out of place and like a burden because she always …show more content…
Women are in charge of the household while males are in charge of being the provider of the home. The methods in which children are being raised are different. Maria thinks the law has a lot to do with these differences. Regulations are very strictly in United States. For example, in Guadalajara teachers are allowed to hit students in the hands as a way to discipline them. On the other in United States its illegal for teachers to even touch students. According to Mexican and U.S schools: a world Apart states that Schools in Mexico bear only superficial similarities to U.S. schools. Profound differences are shaped by the Mexican government’s centralized control over schooling, by differing beliefs about the purpose of education, and by the slow pace of educational change and adaptation in Mexico relative to this country (pg.13).

Overall, Maria del Refugio experience in the United Stated is different from what she is expected not only because she is used to being independent but also because it’s a different environment Like she said people in the U.S have busy schedules and their life style are different from people form