Liz and I conducted our first interview this past week. I interviewed Liz on what it’s like living with her food allergy. This was my first time ever interviewing somebody, and it was harder than I expected it to be. I had talked to Liz about her food allergy prior to the interview while coming up with interview questions. This was probably a mistake because it made the interview less spontaneous. I had already heard about much of her illness beforehand, so it felt like we were forcing conversation a bit. I did however get some good stories from Liz about experiences she went through with her food allergy. I was able to get a better understanding of what it’s like to live with a food allergy. Someone that does not have one does not really understand the huge impact it has on one’s life. It was eye-opening to talk to someone that lives with one.
Throughout the interview I felt as though I was relying on the set of questions I had typed up a bit too much. The conversation ended up being somewhat choppy when I had to look at my paper to see what questions I would try to ask next. I found myself feeling very self-conscious with the camera pointing at me as well. Overall I think I was able to get some useful information from the interview and I was able to get a better sense of what it’s like to live with a food allergy.
Throughout the interview I felt as though I was relying on the set of questions I had typed up a bit too much. The conversation ended up being somewhat choppy when I had to look at my paper to see what questions I would try to ask next. I found myself feeling very self-conscious with the camera pointing at me as well. Overall I think I was able to get some useful information from the interview and I was able to get a better sense of what it’s like to live with a food allergy.