For a U.S. History project, I was required to videotape an oral history interview with a team of two other students. My team interviewed one of the member's grandmother, who escaped Cuba after the Cuban Revolution began and fled to the United States. We had to film two interviews as the first one was not properly filmed and the video quality was blurred. However, I also saw this misfortune as an opportunity to create even better questions and learn more from Margarita. So, my team set up another date with her in December in Orlando. My team and I are proud to say that our final interview was a success that earned us an award. Since this was the second time in a short period that we interviewed Margarita, she had already begun to think about
