Jackilyn Interview Summary

Interview Summary Originally I wanted to find someone who lived in Hawaii his or her whole life, and then decided to come to college here, but instead I found a college peer named Jackilyn. She was originally born here in California, but moved to Hawaii around two years of age, and then she decided to come here for college. She said while she is home she lives and breaths the Hawaiian life, she says, “Hawaii is living in paradise”. She told me that as a family they sit out on the beach and watch the sunsets and even have fires on the beach at night. She states that being here with her culture's values and beliefs, none of them have changed.
Jackilyn stated that there are five people all together in her household, but since they moved to Hawaii when she was young her family still uses some regular Californian ways. She said that since being in Hawaiian at this, it point has given her the opportunity to see how lucky she is to have a california life and the Hawaiian life.Even though they live in Hawaii they still sit around the table and since they all live in Hawaii except for Jackilyn she is the only one who visits on her school breaks for her vacations. One …show more content…
Jackilyn states that "We use regular cars, just as people do in california, but a lot of people can walk to the beach so cars are not always needed". So living here in Chico, she said, she walks campus just like she did when she walked to the beach. Listening to her makes me want to go to Hawaii, I can see how she says Hawaii is like paradise to her.. Since Jackilyn walks around I asked her a questions about having a close knit group of friends that went with her. She responded by saying, she had a close group of friends that she considered family and she still talks to her friends in Hawaii as much as she can. She said that she used to hang out with her family just as much as she did with her