Blog Assignment #2- Intro to the Interview

I remember the office being cold, not that that was at all different from the other sixteen days I had been in Ann Arbor. The temperature since December 1^st had been a cool 25 degrees. Walking into my workspace was no consolation, however—the heater was busted, allowing the winter chill to creep across the tile and onto my unsuspecting arms. I shivered. I was already incredibly nervous as I prepared the questions for this interview, and that freezing air wasn’t helping. Slowly, I repeated my questions back to myself as my mentor walked into the room. 9:30, as usual. Camera in hand, I approached her.

“Is it alright if I ask you a few questions?” I heard myself ask as I reviewed my questions once more for good measure. She removed her thick windbreaker and draped it over the chair, replacing it with a smaller, thinner sweatshirt. I thought of my own ignorance and scolded myself for forgetting my own. She agreed to my proposal, and pulled up a chair in the middle of the room. I set up the small camera on a printer, pulled up my own desk chair and began.