In this interview, I talked with Qin Fan, who is an international student from China. She is in the Department of Agricultural Economics, and her hometown is Sichuan Province. However, she had been Ming (near Canada) for two years before she came to State College.
Questions and Answers:
1. How does State College compare to your hometown? Do you like the weather in State College?
Answer: Her hometown is Sichuan Province. And State College is much colder than Sichuan. But she still like the weather here.
2. Do you like studying at Penn State? Why?
Answer: Yes, she likes studying at Penn State, because the program is strong and wonderful, and there are also many good classmates at Penn State.
3. Please tell me two good restaurants. What kinds of dishes do you like best?
Answer: "Wild Lobster" is one of best restaurants at State College. And "Olive Garden" is also very good. It is an Italian restaurant. She likes some traditional Italian food there.
4. Two interesting things to do on weekends?
Answer: Usually, she has too much homework to do, so she barely has time to relax even on weekends.
5. Please suggest something I should see or do at Penn State.
Answer: She knows there is a graden called "Longwood Garden". It is a very nice place to visit. It is only two hours away from State College.
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Summary of interview 2
In the second interview, I talked with Arturo Sanjuan-Martinez. He is an local student. He in the College of Education. In fact, he is my English tutor. His major is Spanish/English as a Second Language.
Questions and Answers:
1. How does State College compare to your hometown? Do you like the weather in State College?
Answer: Arturo's hometown is in Pennsylvania, not very far from State College. There is not much difference between his hometown and State College, so he likes the weather here.
2. Do you like studying at Penn State? Why?
Answer: Yes, he likes studying at Penn State. He is a Junior, and he has spent 2 years at Penn State. And he loves to study at Penn State, because he can meet many other people.
3. Please tell me two good restaurants. What kinds of dishes do you like best?
Answer: He has the meal plan on campus, so he does not often eat in a restaurant. But he thinks "Olive Garden" is a very good place, and he likes the food there. (Both of the interviewees suggested the "Olive Garden", so it seems like a really good restaurant.)
4. Two interesting things to do on weekends?
Answer: Usually, he will be relaxed on weekends. He likes to hang out with his friends, goes out, or holds a part.
5. Please suggest something I should see or do at Penn State.
Answer: There is place where we can skate. It is a cheap place to have fun. Mountain Nittany is also a good place to hike with friends. And I should watch football because football at Penn State is very famous.
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