Before I took to actually interviewing people, I needed to come up with a game plan. I believe that this was the easiest part of the entire interview process. Since the whole class came up with two different topics to discuss, there wasn’t a lot of confusion on what I would be asking people. The topics that we chose dealt with our core theme of CODES, specifically oriented around racial injustice and climate change.

When the interviewing started, we all went outside and into the MUC, which meant that there was heavy foot traffic and a good amount of choices for people to interview. This freedom was daunting at first. I didn’t know who I should approach or even how to approach them. Most of the people I interviewed were fine with what was going on, however, there were a few people who seemed a little shy since there was a camera filming them. Overall, the interviews themselves went well, with just a few hiccups along the way.

After the interviews were over, I reflected on how I thought I did as an interviewer. Since it was my first time doing something like this, there were definitely a few issues that I noticed about the way I was conducting the interviews, with more experience, I’m sure that these issues will fade. My favorite part of the whole experience was seeing people get excited to share their solutions for how to combat these issues, which makes me incredibly optimistic for the future.