Biographic Information: Bilingual interview, Female, 23 yrs
Themes: Illness, injuries, hospitals, and health, Cooking, Participant’s likes and interests (cooking, restaurants, video games, dream jobs, music (artists, concerts, instruments), memories, etc.), Participant’s family and relationships
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Interviewer: Alright, so, tell me about the injury on your arm, um, what happened?
Participant: Okay, so, it happened, um, last Sunday. I was, like, literally baking some chicken nuggets, and I took it out of the oven, and the pan kind of, like, tilted my way and it just, like, lightly tapped my forearm, and, like, I sprung it right back up, you know, and then I just put it down, and I was like, okay, like, you know, it should be fine. It hurt a little bit. I put, like, Some ice on it and was just holding it there to kind of, you know, combat that, like, burning sensation. And I was like, okay, like, you know, after that it didn’t hurt. I didn’t need to take any medicine, like, to control the pain or anything. I was chillin. Then, um, Monday, like, it turns into, like, um, what is it called? Um, oh, I’m sorry, there’s a car passing by. Um, It [01:00] boils up. No, what’s the word? Oh my gosh. I’m sorry. It swells, it fills up with liquid. It turns into a blister. There we go. I got a blister. Um, so yeah, it blistered up and, and then that night I go to sleep and I wake up and it’s, the blister popped overnight. And so I was like, Oh, shoot. Okay. Like, you know, let me clean it up. So I cleaned it up with just soap and water and then I put some Neosporin and I covered it up. And then that, like, night, I had kind of noticed that it was hurting a little bit more. And I was like, hmm, that’s, that’s suspicious. But I had another cream to put on it. So I cleaned it again, put the cream. Then the next day I went to school, like, or, like my education that I have to do. Um, and when I got out of, Like, my responsibilities, I was wearing a long sleeve and I took off the long sleeve and I was like, oh my gosh, cause there was like some redness going up in like, stripes. So that [02:00] like, really scared me. So, I like, took off the bandage and I see like, it’s called slough. Um, it’s like, it’s like kind of like pus, it’s just like, dead tissue. And I was like, oh, like, can I? I, no, I, I. I shouldn’t just keep talking?
I: Yeah, yeah.
P: But like, normally?
I: Yeah, normally.
P: Okay, okay.
I: Yes, yes.
P: I was like, oh my gosh, like, that’s so scary. Um, and like the first immediate reaction in my brain was like, you’re gonna have like an infection through like your entire arm and into your bone and you know, like, so I immediately went to urgent care. And it felt nice, you know, they, they were like, okay, you know, we’re gonna do this and this and this and they prescribed me. They gave me an antibiotic shot there, and then they prescribed me to oral antibiotics. And then the next day, um, I was able to see a wound care specialist. Um, and she cleaned me up [03:00] and gave me another type of cream to put on it. It’s actually, it’s called meta honey, and it’s literally honey. Yeah, like it, I don’t know, I think that’s kind of cool, like that they’re integrating like, more holistic, um, approaches to, like, Medicine. I don’t know.
I: Is it organic? Is it an organic approach?
P: Um, I don’t know if it’s organic. I don’t think it would cos I think, like, since it’s coming into contact with, like, a wound, they have to have some form of, like, sterile, staleness. I don’t know. Um, so yeah, I’ve just been doing that. Um, the pain has gone down a lot. The redness has gone down. Um, I, I feel better. I haven’t spiked a fever or anything, which is really good because The first doctor that I saw, he was like, “If you spike a fever, you need to go to the hospital”. and I was like, Whoa, like, that’s, that would send me into [04:00] like a mental breakdown, you know? Um, but, so far so good. I mean, I think I’m seeing progress. Like, it’s not as red anymore, but like, now it’s like a little bit more red in other areas, which is a little bit scary. But, um, I have an appointment again with the wound care specialist on Wednesday. So, like, it feels, like, I feel pretty good that they’re, like, being so, um, on top of it. And, like, really trying to do everything that they can, like, before it gets worse. Like, not waiting for it to get worse before they take action, I guess. Um… But yeah, that was, that was my wound, my stuff. Hopefully it gets better from here. I’ve been like talking about it with everybody too. Like me and my mom were talking about it and we were like, What did, like, why did it get like, how did this happen? Like, I’ve gotten other burns and I’ve never gotten infected, and [05:00] I’ve, they’ve never gotten infected like this, like, at all. And I’ve cut myself, scraped myself, burned myself, like, not on purpose, obviously but, like, it’s happened before, and, like, my body has been able to, like, just heal it, and it was a little bit frustrating that, like, I, my body wasn’t able to heal it, and I felt like, oh, maybe I did something wrong. Um, but I think, like, the other times that I’ve gotten cut, I’m not, like, I wouldn’t put Neosporin on it. I wouldn’t cover it up. So, I don’t know. I guess, like, in the future, I might. If I get hurt, I’ll probably approach it in a different way than I did this time. But yeah, that’s, that’s that.
I: All right, so do you have um any other times you’ve been injured or or gone to the hospital or something like that? Any memorable um, stories to tell?
P: Um, I’m [06:00] trying to think. Um, Just like, strep and stuff like that. But I don’t think, I think this is like, like the craziest like, thing that has happened so far. Like, you know, when I’ve gone to the urgent care, like I haven’t ever like, had to go to the emergency department, thank God. Um, but like when I’ve had to go to urgent care, it’s like, oh like. Like these past two years, it was like, Oh, maybe I have COVID and the last time that it went that I had gone in like, um, like a while back ago during the pandemic, I did have like COVID one time, but it was like, even that, like, I was just like, oh, like, it’s fine. You know, like, I’ll be fine. But this time it was, it was, I think, genuinely scarier, like terrifying. I was more terrified. Whereas like, Like the past times that I’ve gone for like strep or just like not feeling good or whatever. I’ve never, it’s never crossed my mind like, Oh, like [07:00] this can progress and I can get like worse from this or like my life could be in danger, you know? Um, so no, I don’t think I’ve had like another experience like that. Yeah.
I: So, going back a little bit, um, you told me you got hurt cooking. So, let’s talk about, let’s talk about cooking.
P: Yeah.
I: Are you, um, what got you into cooking?
P: Well, actually this year, like, I have been trying to, like, prioritize, like, my wellness and, like, just in different areas, like, and I think, like, I was eating, out a lot, like, especially during the pandemic, it was just so easy. Like it was our ony, only, um, time to like go out. Like there was no shopping, there was no like social gatherings. So like, I think going and getting something to eat was like the highlight of a lot of people’s like day. And it was [08:00] definitely sometimes mine. And so I got into the habit of eating out a lot and this year, you know, I’ve had more time to um, like take care of myself and really practice self care. So, um, yeah, at the beginning of this year I’ve just been trying to like cook more often. And, uh, right now I’m like trying to lose weight, um, actively. And like I’m also right now tracking like my protein. So, like, because of that I do, you know, tried to get in a lot of chicken and that’s what I was cooking. The time that I burned myself, I was cooking some chicken to get, um, to fulfill like my protein requirements for the day. So, um, but yeah, I think it’s it’s nice like to make yourself a meal and be really intentional about what you’re gonna put into your body. And like, I feel like you [09:00] I, I appreciate it more. Today, right now, the pasta that was there, I made it and it, and, um, it has like protein. Like the pasta itself has protein. And then the, like the sauce, um, we didn’t have any sauce. You know, usually you buy a sauce from the, um, Walmart or whatever. Um, and I was just like, you know what, like, let’s see what I can make with the ingredients that we have here at the house. And I like looked up like easy, easy, um, sauce recipes, I think on TikTok. And yeah, it was like a four, four ingredient. It was like butter, um, salt, or I guess I don’t, I don’t consider salt and, and pepper like ingredients. So I guess it’s if you do consider it, it’s six ingredients, but butter, salt, pepper, um, flour, cheese, [10:00] and milk. And yeah it came out pretty good. And it’s it’s nice to, like, to make food, not just like, like on the other end of it. It’s nice to make food and feed, like, your loved ones, or share a meal with somebody. And be like, hey, like, I made this, you know, like that. I think that’s like kind of sweet, you know, you’re nourishing yourself and nourishing somebody else. And I definitely think like in our Mexican culture, food is such a big part of like how we express our love, at least like I, I think of like grandmas, like that are like. Oh, I made this for you. I know that this is your favorite meal, so I made this for you. And it’s always like, before there’s a family gathering, it’s like, oh, what do I bring? Who’s bringing dessert? Who’s bringing the main course? Um, who’s bringing drinks? Like, I don’t [11:00] know. So, yeah. And also, I think it’s, I just need to learn how to cook. Just in general. Just practice.
I: Me too. Me too. I need to get on that. So, you mentioned TikTok. You get recipes from TikTok, do you usually go online? Do you get from books? Where, where do the recipes come from? Do you get them from family members?
P: Um, I think a lot lately has been from TikTok. Cause I really like how, I’m a very, I’m a visual learner. So, seeing how they make it in a quick format video is, um, is nice. And I also will get, like, a lot of my recipes from just, like, online, like, food.com or, I don’t know, Easy Direct, I think there’s one, another one called like that. But, um, yeah, I would say mostly TikTok. And then, I don’t really ask family members, cause they’ll just tell me, like, oh, do this, or, [12:00] like, just add these three ingredients, blah, blah, blah. And most of the time, they… they don’t have like a set um like measurement of things, they’re like, “oh nomas lo tanteo” you know, they-, oh should i translate that ?
I: No, no, that’s perfectly fine. However, you would say it naturally just say it.
P: Okay, um yeah, they’re like, “no, nomas lo tanteo” so, um, I’m like, well okay well that doesn’t help me someone who’s like barely learning and especially with like cooking and baking more so but, um, it’s like, it’s like a science experience, experiment. Like, and if you put too much of one ingredient, it could throw off the entire, uh, recipe. So, I, I do, like, rely more on TikTok, I think. You know.
I: That’s awesome because I… no, no, you’re doing good-
P: I’m like, not me saying I rely on TikTok. Like, what?
I: No, no. I, um, it’s really interesting to me because I… I forget that TikTok [13:00] has things like that, and I have another friend who’s learning how to sew from TikTok, and it’s not just a social media, it’s, it’s a learning tool, and it’s amazing.
P: It is, and a lot of people are saying like, TikTok is gonna be like, um, search engine, like, people don’t really use Google that much, people use TikTok now. And I will say like, more often than not, I’ll go on TikTok to look up how to do things. Like at work, I’ll do it, like, if I don’t know how to do something. I’ll do it when making food or, like, I’m troubleshooting something on, like, on my laptop or something. Cause it’s, it’s just so accessible and so user friendly. And especially for, like, visual learners, it’s, it’s, it’s great, I think.
I: Okay, so continuing on the subject of food, do you have a favorite food to eat?
P: [14:00] Hmm, I, my favorite food, I think it rotates, like it changes a lot. Um, for right now, my favorite food, like if I was like, this is what I want right now, I’d probably say, uh, I’d probably say like, Thai food. That’s the first thing that came. Thai Delight. Oh, it’s so good. So good. The pad see ew. Also, the chicken from Santorini’s. So delicious. That’s, yeah.
I: I’ve never been to Santorini’s. Is that here in town?
P: Yeah, it’s on University. It’s really good. It’s just, it has so much flavor. And like, the chicken isn’t even like, it’s not deep fried chicken. Which I think, like, most of the time, that’s what tastes the best, you know, cause it’s deep fried on, like, I don’t know. But it’s, it’s not, like, it’s, it’s not deep fried. I’m sure they [15:00] use oil when they make it, but, I don’t know. It’s so good. It just has so much flavor, like, yeah.
I: Favorite restaurant? Do you have a favorite restaurant here in town?
P: Oh, jeez. Um, I would, yeah, I think I would have to say probably, Thai Delight yeah, it’s so good.
I: I’m gonna have to go there. I’ve never been there either.
P: Yeah. It’s, oh my gosh. And they have like healthy options too, which is nice.
I: Yeah, healthy options are the best. Even if they’re not necessarily that much healthier, they just make you feel better. I love that. Alright. Mmm. Let’s see. Oh, this one could be fun. Okay. What is the best gift that you’ve ever received? Oh my gosh. Mmm.[16:00]
P: Let me think about it.
I: Yes, take a minute.
P: And then it feels bad because I don’t want to say one and then there’s like so many others, you know.
I: Let’s rephrase it then. What’s one of the best gifts you’ve ever received?
P: Okay, okay, that helps, that helps. One of the best gifts that I’ve ever, okay, um, also just like the first thing that came to my mind. Um, when I was… In elementary school, like, I, well, actually, like, in kindergarten, I, kindergarten and first grade, I, like, struggled with school, and, like, I was almost on the brink of, like, being held back, um, but, like, I had really amazing teachers in first grade, and in second grade, and from then on, like, amazing teachers, and, um, like, my mom was also, like, always, like, helping me read, and, like, spending time with me, like, Just to, like, catch up, because I was behind. [17:00] Um, and my mom was like, okay, you know, like, we, like, the teacher, and she could only do so much to help me learn, but a lot of the learning had to come from my end. And, like, as a child, it’s, you know, it’s hard to, to motivate yourself. You don’t realize, like, how important things are. Um, but, my mom was like, okay, like, if you get like good grades for an entire year, we’re gonna buy you a DS a Nintendo DS. And it was, and so, yeah, I, I remember that year. I don’t know if it was second. No, I think, I don’t know if it was first or second grade. Um, but I remember, you know, like always trying my best and like getting good grades and I would also like help other people. In class, like, which is weird to say as a first grader, I don’t know how much I was helping, and I don’t know how much actual work I was doing, but I was doing good, [18:00] and I caught up, thankfully. And so, yeah, at the end of the year, like, um, my parents followed on their promise, and they gave me a pink Nintendo DS, and it was, it was probably, yeah, like, I’ll always appreciate that gift, it was, it was really nice, and it was like, an embodiment of, like, hard work, but also, like, it was everything that I wanted and, my, I meant a lot, yeah.
I: Do you remember what game was in it?
P: Um, I would play Sonic, and then I would also play Animal Crossing. Yeah, it was so much fun. And then my sister had one too, and so we would, we would play together. Yeah, I was very happy.
I: Would you say that you played a lot of video games as a child? Or even now, do you play a lot of video games?
P: Um, no, I don’t think so. I think just on the Nintendo DS. Um, I would watch Celeste. She [19:00] would, she would play Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii. Well, okay, I guess if you count Wii games. Then, then I did do video games, but I would do like Just Dance and Zumba. Like, that’s the games that I would play, which I don’t really consider like video games that much. Um, but I would love to do those like with friends. I would have friends over and we’d be like, “oh, let’s, let’s do Just Dance on the Wii”, whatever or let’s play tennis or all the other, like the boxing, um, matches. Um, but no, like. I think I, I definitely prefer to watch people play video games. Like, I loved watching Celeste play Super Mario Galaxy and, and I would be like rooting her on. I’d be like, “come on, you can do it!” and I’d be on like, on the edge of my seat like, watching it. But, I guess I just like, realized right now like, that’s what like, a lot of guys do. Like, Adrián, he, he watches like, people play Minecraft and I, [20:00] I guess I didn’t really understand until now. I was like, why are you watching other people play? Like, you should just play yourself, but that’s what I was doing. But I think I, I’m like, well, I had a more personal collection, I mean connection, because it was my sister playing, and it was nice though, like sometimes you wouldn’t get it, and it would take longer times, like for her to pass a level. But when she did, I was like so excited for her, and I’m pretty sure she would get excited too, because it was like, oh, I mean, obviously I’m excited, but somebody else is watching it and they’re excited too. It’s like, kind of like having an audience. Um, but yeah. I think it’d be, I’ve always been kind of like, I wouldn’t say jealous, but, well, maybe a little bit jealous, like, of how, like, um, people play video games and they just get really into it, and it just seems like a lot of fun. But, um. I don’t know, I don’t think, [21:00] I think it’s really hard also to learn it, but then after some time it just becomes a muscle memory. But, I don’t know. Yeah.
I: So tell me more about your sister, your sisters. Um, what is your relationship with them like?
P: Um, so I have two older sisters. One’s gonna turn thiry-one in a couple of days. And then the other one is twenty-six. Um. My oldest sister, I’m eight years, eight years, yeah. eight years apart from her, I don’t know, seven? Yes, I think seven. Maybe like seven and a half, something like that. And then my other sister, I’m three years apart from her. Um, I have really good relationships with both of them. Um, with my older sister, like, as like, when I was younger, it was like, I guess I didn’t really, like, see her very much. I wouldn’t, like, interact with her as much. Just cause, um, I think, like, [22:00] when I was in elementary school, she was, like, starting high school or when I was going to middle school, she was, like, entering college. So we were, like, definitely, like, different points of our lives. But, like, it’s always been nice. And, like, now that I’ve gotten older, I think that age gap isn’t as like, um, as noticeable. So like, we can relate to a lot more things now, whereas before I was, I was like literally a child and she was are-, like a young adult. Um, so that’s really nice. Um, and then my other sister Celeste, since we were closer in age, we would like definitely hang out more. and we would have a lot more, like, fights and stuff. I can’t think of one fight that I’ve had with my oldest sister, but me and Celeste definitely have gone into it. And honestly, we still [23:00] continue to get into it sometimes. But, um, once she moved away to college, I think our relationship got a lot better. I think this town was just, like, really small for her and and she had other stressors in her life that like contributed to like our relationship not being the greatest, but now it’s like, it’s all, it’s really nice and we all get along really well and they gave me like great advice and I, when I can give them advice, I don’t know if it’s great, I hope it is, um, but it’s really nice to have like older sisters and just to call them and, like, fill each other in on our lives. Cause none of us, like, live together anymore. So, gee, I’m, like, gonna cry. No, no, I won’t, I won’t cry. I’m playing. I don’t know, it’s cause I saw something [24:00] and I was like, Oh, um, like, after a certain age, the amount of time that you spent with your siblings, like, I think it, I, I’m pretty sure it’s like at eighteen, like once you reach, reach the age of eighteen. Um, half of the time. Half. Okay. I’m sorry if this doesn’t make sense. Once you reach the age of eighteen, half of the time you’ll ever spend with your siblings, or I think like maybe, maybe closer to like sixty or seventy, like more than half of the time that you’ll ever spend with your siblings, you’ve already done. But you, if you think about it, eighteen years, we’ll just say twenty, twenty years is like really a fraction of your life. Most people live up to like seventy. So that’s another fifty years. So it’s like the time that you spent with them in your first twnty years of life, it’s so concentrated in that time and then [25:00] after that, like you do, you don’t see them as often. It’s here and there and they’re not like. In your daily life, which I think like, oh, that’s, oh, that gets the heart, you know what I mean? Like, but I love my siblings so much. Yeah. I think it’s like important to prioritize time with them. Especially after I heard that like statistic, which it makes sense. Like, yeah, you live together. So it’s like twenty-four hours a day sometimes that you’re with them.
I: Mhm, all right, let’s talk about something a little bit less sentimental now, um, music, tell me about music.
P: Oh, right now, oh, I’m going to go to a concert, um, on the twentieth, which is, it’s going to be like less than a week away, oh my gosh, I’m so excited, and I’m going, um, [26:00] I’m going to take Adrian, and it’s going to be like his birthday present, um. And then we’re going to go see Junior H. I don’t know if you know, it’s like Corridos Tumbados. Um, so I’m super excited. I really like his like, um, just his vibe and like all his songs. And it also like brings a lot of like nostalgia because we’ve listened to him since like 2019, 2020, maybe like beginning of 2020. Which is, that’s crazy, like 2020 is like gonna be four years ago, pretty soon. Um, and yeah, I just, I love music. I, I think it’s like one of the best things of life, like that life has to offer. I, I listen to like, everyday I have to listen to music. Um, and like, especially concerts, like [27:00] concerts are just so much fun to go to. Like, listening to someone live, and like, listening to the same songs that you listen to with your AirPods in, and then seeing it live, it’s, I don’t know, it, it, it brings like, sometimes like chills. Like, I know some people don’t experience this, but like, sometimes when I listen to music, not all music, but like, some music, I’ll get like chills, like, when I feel like, cause I, I feel it, like, deeply, you know, and I, I appreciate it, like a lot. Um, not that people who don’t experience chills don’t, don’t appreciate music, I guess. I don’t know, it’s just, I love it. I think it’s just so much fun. And it, and I also think, like, music can have a really big impact on you. Like, good and bad. If you listen to a lot of sad music all the time, like, that, that can affect you. And you can start to feel those feelings, even though it isn’t your [28:00] reality. Um, and vice versa, like, you could be going through it, and like, if you listen to music that makes you happy, it could brighten your mood, and like, I don’t know, just make your day better. Yeah, I don’t know. I don’t know. I like music, basically.
I: Alright, so tell me about the concerts. What’s, what’s probably your favorite concert that you’ve been to?
P: Oh, geez. I think, I think my favorite concert I’ve ever been to was this band called The Marias. Um, they play, it’s like indie music. Um, like, or alternative. I don’t know, like. Um, and again, it was live and it was outside and it was like so amazing, like the weather was perfect. The people around me were like so nice, like I met [29:00] friends and I went with some friends and the, like again, her music definitely like is the type of music where I get those like chills that I feel like I have said, and it was just so like calming like, the music was so calming, and it was so beautiful, I was just like, definitely like in awe, like, it wasn’t like one of those concerts where you’re like, screaming at the top of your lungs, and head banging, which I think like, that’s it’s own genre, and that’s fun in it’s own way, but this one, this one was just like, wow, like, she sounds the exact same on the album as she does like in person um and I got to meet like the lead singer and she was so sweet. She was so sweet. I was like I don’t know what she had said, and, oh, and then, like, she would, like, in between songs, [30:00] she would talk to the crowd, you know, and I think at this time, like, I don’t know, it was, Trump was still in office, um, can I mention that?
I: Yeah, yes, yes.
P: Trump was still in office, and there was, like, talk about, like, immigration and stuff like that, and, um, they’re, they have like roots in Mexico, like the Maria’s, um, at least the lead singer that I know of, I don’t know the rest of them, but she was like, “hey”, you know, like, “if you’re an immigrant”, you know, uh, like “you deserve to be here”. Uh, and it was just, it was really nice. Like it felt like a lot of comradery, I guess, in that sense. Cause, El -, and this was an El Paso and El Paso has like one of the highest populations of like, Hispanic people. Um, and I think it means a lot. Like, immigration means a lot [31:00] to, like, our community here. And in, in El Paso, and in other areas too. But it was just really nice. Like, if, I felt a lot of, like, connections with people. With the friends that I went with, the people that I met. Being able to meet her. With the music. Um, yeah. It was just… Beautiful to listen, to hear, everything. Yeah.
I: What about you playing music or producing music? Do you, do you have any experience with that?
P: I do. I used to be, um, in middle school I used to be part of a band and I would, I played the clarinet. I, I think I really enjoyed it, but, um, I had a really crazy band teacher and um, honestly I would go as far as saying that he was like, emotionally abusive. You know, I would, I remember going to, this is so bad, this is so bad, I’m [32:00] sorry. He would, and honestly, I, I can’t say that I hate the man, I don’t hate him, I really don’t. It’s just like, I look at the situation and I think, wow, like, he definitely took advantage of, like, us. And I think that really tainted, like, my… like, love for, like, playing the clarinet, like, I think after that I was just kind of like, whatever. Um, well, I feel like I have to say what happened, like, some of the things that would happen with him, because I’m just throwing out claims without backing them up. But, he would, um, like, yell at us. Um, he would sometimes throw things at some students. Um, he would slap us with his long ruler if we were not in the correct posture. He had, he would publicly humiliate somebody if they didn’t, um, play something right. Instead of, you know, [33:00] trying to correct them and help them be better, we were all learning. Um, yeah, and he would have, he would tell us about, like, his, his divorce, which I think is inappropriate for a teacher to be telling his students. He would cry in front of us, which is like, I’m not saying like teachers can’t be vulnerable, but there’s a time and a place for things, you know, maybe if he was just like, “hey guys, I’m going through something right now”, then, you know, that’s that, but like talking about his personal life with us. He would like, say that he had, uh, back issues, and he would make me and other students, like, carry him around the room. Which is just crazy.
I: When we ‘were in middle school, we didn’t even realize that because we were there and I didn’t even remember it being that bad, but then you grow up and you start to think about some of these things and you go, oh yeah, that was not [34:00] great.
I could, I could. Talk for like hours about this like I could shot like it’s just so crazy to me And and it’s it is so weird like like that’s what like that’s I think it’s just so weird he did so many things to like hurt us and I think it’s so weird I genuinely do not like I’m not mad at him I’m not mad at him, but I’m like that was not cool, bro like that you shouldn’t have done that like but I think it comes from like I guess I have empathy for him or like I don’t know. I don’t know what it is, but yeah, definitely looking back, it’s so crazy to realize just how much–
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P2: Xx xxx xxx.
P: Okay.
I: Sí, que le vaya bien. Mucho gusto verla.
P2: Xxxxxxxx, xxx, xx, xxxxxxx x xx xxxx.
I: Sí claro.
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P: Sorry, um.
I: Does she work? Is she going to work?
P: Yeah, she’s, she’s going to go and, um like, help them out at the restaurant. She’s just going to make sure that they’re doing okay. It’s because my dad went this morning, so she’s like, you know what, I’ll [35:00] go in the afternoon. But she hardly, she hardly ever does that but I guess today, today she is, like, she’s a superhero for that.
I: Your parents are so hardworking. I’ve always admired you very much for that.
P: Dude, your dad and your mom too.
I: I think we’ve got good parents.
P: Yeah.
I: Good role models.
P: I know, Please give me that work ethic. I don’t feel it right now. Um, yeah, so he was, I don’t know. Basically, sometimes I would go into class like so, so and keep in mind, I’m a, what, eleven to thirteen year old girl, and I’m like, waking up, anxious, like, to go to school, because I’m gonna have this class at the end of the day, and I’m scared that if I mess up on something, I’m gonna get yelled at, I’m gonna [36:00] get humiliated, or the worst, like, he would tell me, like, if I were to mess up on something, or if I were to lose my first chair, he would tell me he was so disappointed in me, when I was, like, trying everything to just, like, please him, to, to be like, I am a good student, I do practice all the time, you know, and I think that’s, that’s just so wrong, like, I don’t think a child I was a child. We were, we were children.
I: We were children. Yes.
P: We were children. We, we did not need to be going through so much anxiety, like about something like that. Like art is supposed to, I mean, yes, there comes discipline and I, and that’s, I guess also like he, he would, he taught us really well. Like we learned how to play really, really well and we were a great band. I, if I say so, I’m sorry. Um, Yeah, so that was, yeah, [37:00] that a little bit tainted my, like, music, like, wanting to, like, um, play an instrument, but, um, in high school, I, I joined the choir, and that, like, brought back, I think, that, like, that passion for, like, music, and I, like, rememb-, remembered like how nice it was to make music and make music with other people with your with your best friends and enjoy it and I and I enjoyed it. I never was anxious before class. I never was like, oh man, if I if I sing this wrong, like “I’m gonna get humiliated in front of everybody”. It was never like that and that that was really nice to not feel that anymore when I was playing music. Yeah, crazy, crazy.
I: Crazy, I know. [38:00] Alright, and this will be our last question. Um, do you have any pet peeves?
P: Yeah, actually me and my mom were talking about it earlier today. Um, well, no, there’s no way that she’s gonna, like, hear this, but my, my tía, um, she, she will, like, eat and she’ll make, like, a lot of noises when she eats. She’ll be like, (makes loud chewing sounds) like she, um, mastica así like, bien fuerte, no sé um and then she’ll be like, “mm, mm”, like, which is nice like, if you made the food, it’s like, oh, like, she’s definitely enjoying it. But like, sometimes, um, yeah, sometimes when maybe you’re not eating and then you’re just hearing, mm, mm, [39:00] it’s just a pet peeve. It’s really, it’s just, yeah. And like my mom was saying, cause my mom would do that to me sometimes and it’d be like, “mom!” like “por favor, no mastiques tan recio”. like “me estas enojando”. She would get so mad. She would get so offended. And I’m like, I don’t know. It’s just a pet peeve of mine. I don’t like to hear people chewing food. But, if I’m eating… obviously I can’t hear, I’m only hearing me chewing, so then I can’t hear other people, so I’m like “go for it”, like, “chew as loud as you want when I’m eating” too, because I can’t hear you. But I think, yeah, so my pet peeve is like hearing people chew, um, and it’s like really, really quiet. But, I feel like I’ve gotten, it’s not, it doesn’t bother me as much, it used to bother me a lot. And now I would just say like, yeah, it’s just a little pet peeve. Whereas before, maybe it was, maybe more angry. I don’t know. [40:00] Yeah, the, mm hmm, my pet peeve. Yeah.
I: Alright. Actually, I’ll ask one more, if that’s okay. Um, tell me about your dream job.
P: Oh, my dream job. I think… I don’t know. I…
I: And it doesn’t have to be anything related to the field that you’re in right now. It could be anything. Just anything.
P: Well, yeah. Um, Like, because I just started my, like, job right now, and it’s… It’s been hard. But, like, I don’t know. I guess… If there was, like… If there was more resources, and if things were a little bit different in my job that I would have right now, like, I think it could be my dream job. Right now, I can’t say that it is. [41:00] Um, but, like, I think it bring after some time, I think it will bring me more happiness. I think right now it’s just like bringing me like anxiety, to be honest. But that’s okay, like things are, things are hard. Um, I guess, okay, like, I was talking about it with, like, somebody else, and if I wasn’t doing what I’m doing now, I think it’d be so cool to be, like, doing something with makeup, and, like, beauty just in general. But, I mean, that also has, like, its own, like, pros and cons. But, like, I, I don’t know, I guess if, you know what? No, I have, I have the, the, The right one. I think my dream job would be to be, like, uh, a vlogger. But I love, I love, like, watching people just live their life and, like, do stuff and talk about stuff or, like, I don’t know, and I [42:00] really like making content, like, on TikTok. Even though it’s, like, dumb stuff, like, but it, I, like, I find happiness from it. And… um, like making videos and editing them, like I used to have like my YouTube channel, like and that, like I would put in work on those videos for like, for no one to watch them, but it made me happy. Um, and I think other people who like make content, they make people happy too. And it’s, um, everyone can learn like something from somebody else. And like, I’ve learned a lot from, like, people that I follow, good and bad, like, things that I should do, things that I shouldn’t do, you know? Um, but I think that would be, yeah, cause I, it has that, like, aspect of editing videos and that creativeness, which I, like, I really like, [43:00] um, and then, like, sharing of your life, and I like sharing, like, Um, I get, well, maybe not, not everything, not sharing my entire life, but I just, I like talking. I mean, I’m doing this, I like talking and having like a diary. I feel like it’s like a diary for some vloggers too, like of their life. And that’s so cool to be like, Oh, I can go back to this certain time and watch what I was doing. And actually, now that I think about it too, like. Me and Celeste, when we were younger, and we would go to my tía’s house, um, we would, we would film, like, videos, and she would be, like, a talk show host, and I would always be her, like, special guest. So, like, we were doing that since we were, like, really, like, small kids. And, like, she got into, like, media. She went to [44:00] Sierra Middle School, and she was in part of the magnet program. So she did media from there, and we would make, YouTube videos together, and then, um, I would make, like, videos here and there, like, especially during, like, 2016, that was like, when there was a lot of makeup videos and makeup tutorials, and I learned, like, I learned so much from makeup tutorials, and YouTube videos, and TikTok, and, well, not TikTok at that time, but now, like, I learned from things like that. Um, and then in high school, like, I… And helped out, like, with our, um, I don’t even know what it’s called, our production team for our news that we would do and that was, that was just so much fun, like, to be creative and, like, work with other people and be able to, like, edit a video and then [45:00] you watch it afterwards and you’re like, oh, that’s so funny or whatever. And I have had that, like, where I’ve made, like, a video before, and, like, people are like, Oh, that was so funny, or, like, I don’t know, I get, like, good feedback on, like, videos that I make. Um, like, when I would do YouTube, and, like, now, like, sometimes when I make a TikTok, like, and it gets, like, it goes, like, partially viral, like, not really, though. Not really, really not. I think the most I’ve ever gotten was, like, 500 likes on something. But that’s, that’s a lot. Like if you think about 500 people, double tap my screen. So , um, or I don’t know. I just, I just think it’s fun. It’s just fun and like if you’re having fun at a job, then like you’re not really working that much. And I would do those things. Yeah. Like I do those things without getting paid. ’cause I genuinely enjoy it. So if you could do that [46:00] and get paid. That’s, that’s great. I don’t know. I don’t know though. I think, I’m also looking at it from, like, right now. Cause it is just fun. But once you’re in it, there’s like draw, draw backs. And, from everything. Like a lot of people say, um, like they lose their privacy. Which is something that I, like, I really appreciate, and like, also when you’re like an influencer, like, people are gonna criticize you for everything that you do, and I’m not a perfect human being, and, you know, if someone, like if I were to get a bunch of comments from like, people being like, you’re a bad person, you are selfish, or you’re mean, that would, that would really, really hurt, I think. And that’s something that they have to, like, kind of go through. [47:00] And there’s also, like, times where they’re not, like, they don’t have those creative, like, ideas. And that’s hard to hit those, um, like, slumps. I don’t know. My, you know what? The, the best job would be to have no job and just…
I: I, I agree with that.
P: Just live life. I don’t know. Yeah.
I: Well, um, if there’s anything else you want to add, if not… Oh my gosh. And for anybody watching, watching this, hearing this, I’m sorry. No. My, my questions. No, you did great. Thank you. The answer is not my questions. You were giving me questions. Um, I tried to come at it exactly how I would just talk about it with somebody else, but-
P: Also, just the added factor of like knowing that you’re being recorded. Um, I think whether you like it or [48:00] not, like you do, that does influence like what you say. But I try to be as like authentic to who I really am as possible. And this was nice, like to ask questions and dig deep on certain things and I don’t know.
I: Yeah, and you did a great job, so thank you very much. Thank you. I appreciate it. Okay. Thank you.
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