For this interview, I had 3 people to pick from. Two grandfathers and a grandmother, it just so happened that I was staying with my grandparents and my grandfather was available so I sat him down and conducted my interview, one of the most important and most surprising things I learned was how affected people were by the cold war. I mean, we hear about this stuff in history class and really just listen and take it in. But don't think much of it. Well, after asking him about this and realizing how scary it was to live back then during it and how scared people actually were sort of made me feel like I was part of it. I wish I would've wrote more, while he answered all the questions thoroughly, there are some points I would've liked to cover more such as views on the Cold War and Vietnam too.
The least enjoyable part of this project was having to wait so long, which was all on me really but my grandparents are retired and love to camp so most of the time they aren't always at their house (10 minutes away from me) and being out in the middle of nowhere rolls out the phone call. I feel if I would've done it initially when it was due it would've been easier. This project was actually very well organized, I liked having to fill in 5 of the questions on my own, though it would've been nicer like I said doing it with more time on my hands, I feel my questions would've been more creative but I like the option and having the freedom, it was a nice touch.
Overall, the project was pretty fun. I love history and I have never done anything like this before. It brought me closer to the learning, because like I said previously, you hear about all this stuff and you really don't get to completely comprehend how good or bad an event was without living through it. This project made me realize that the next best thing is speaking to someone who did. It gave me a more in depth understanding and made me realize that I should be grateful for living now. Though, I always say I wish I could live back then, I really never take into account the racial issues, the wars and things of that nature. It's nice to be able to have this knowledge I didn't previously, it was an amazing experience.
