Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Interviews done

So I've done 11 interviews. I deviated somewhat from the original plan, but I stuck mostly to people who either work on High Street or who are closely affiliated with the smooth operation of Grahamstown. I listened to all my audio and so far it seems okay. There were a few instances where car doors were being slammed or dishes were being done loudly next door, but in most cases I got the interviewee to repeat the answer. Problem with this was that when they repeat their answers a second time some of them lost the enthusiasm they said stuff with the first time.
So anyway the people I interviewed are:
* Chante Daries, an Afrikaans student at Rhodes about making the transition from an Afrikaans town to an English university
* Tim Huisamen, intellectual who's lived in Grahamstown for decades.
* Jock McConnachie, a local political figure who cares deeply for the community
* Sarah Roberson, whose work with the Ubom theatre company places her in the heart of the arts in Grahamstown
* Lauren Kent uses only green materials to bake bread in her locally founded bakery, Simply Bee
* Sunali Pillay is a local young woman who talks about her travels in Europe
* Andile Nayika is a local journalist and poet, and he recites some of his own stuff for us
* Tristan Jacobs is a freelance actor in Grahamstown. We spoke to him about his survival strategies when it's not Fest and how he grew as an actor this year
* Louise Vale has lived and loved in Grahamstown for many years, and as she gets set to leave Grahamstown she shares some memories
* Tummy is a self proclaimed security guard on High Street who looks after the students and Mad Hatters coffee shop
* Xanthe Jackson is an artist who works at 137 High Street. She talks about the madness of running a coffee shop and working on her art in the bustling centre of town.

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