Interview ( 2 )

1. Could you tell me about yourself? (Your name, home country)

This is Kamala, from New Delhi, India. I have completed my 12^th with IGCSE.

2. What are you planning to do after school?

I am interested in mechanics, so I am planning to join for a summer camp where I can get trained for the practical mechanics.

3. Why did you choose to study at St.cloud University?

I loved the place, and the culture of encouraging students with all the activities along with the studies. This makes the development of communication skills and social awareness etc. This is one of the largest undergraduate and master university has got great history for it. I love the campus and the way the university is organized in a systematic way, clealry mentioned, everything is reachable directly to student with great assistance.

4. What is the difference in educational systems between your country and North America?

I am brought up in Shimla and studied in an international convent school, where we had students from different countries, and it is a great environment to get to expose to different cultures with international standard educational system, and I experienced the same with the educational system of North America

5. Would you like to tell me about your country?

Yes I do.  I am really proud to be a citizen of India. I love my traditions, unity of all people, and we have got great scientists, and leaders who are being praised by entire world and lots more inexpressible.

6. Could you tell me about your country's traditional process regarding marriage?

Marriage! So excited. We do have a great lovely process for it. It has got three day ceremony, Sangeeth, Gouri pooja by bride and groom, Marriage, Vratam.  During Sangeeth, the bride and groom participate individually and get ready for marriage followed by Gouri pooja by both, and the main ceremony Marriage, Groom ties knot to bride, and the newly married couples are forwarded for Vratam together to get the blessings of Satyanarayana swamy (welfare God).

7. Can you tell me about activities that young people like to do in your country?

There are people who start working at an younger age, and there are people who study till they are mature and strong enough to work.

8. What are major holidays in your country?

Dassera, Diwali, Sankranti, Christmas, E-id, Republic day, Independence day , summer holidays etc, hope India has got ,more holidays than compared to any other country in the world.

9. What is your traditional food?

Roti with chawal, Kesar halwa, aloo parata .

10. How is the political system of your country structured?

India political system is democratic system, as I stay as hostler in Shimla, and come home to New delhi in holidays which is a capital city never faced the issues personally, but from the news it is clear the political system is being corrupted a lot in recent days. I am really sorry to say this but it’s the truth, and because of this many people are even being suffered directly and indirectly.

11. What are your country's major religions?

Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh

12. What’s considered offensive in your country?

Many are considered but not implemented in strict. From theft, murder, harassment, child labor and the list goes on, but all these offenses as being increase from day to day because of inactiveness and irresponsibility of public servants and politicians.

13. What do you perceive as differences between your culture and the American culture?

For me there won’t be anything new to differentiate because I am used to international life style because of my classmates and friends from different countries.

14. Is there anything you would like to add before we end our interview?

Thanks for giving me this opportunity to share my ideas about my country. Hope this information helps you to have an idea and understand about the culture, tradition, polity of India

15. Do you have any questions for me, now that I have had the pleasure of asking you about so many things.

No thanks.