Biographic Information: English, Female, 22yrs (2)
Themes: Biographical information ( participant’s age, where participant is from and participant’s current occupation(s)), Participant’s educational and career motivations and aspirations, Participant’s family
Participant’s likes (food, thrifting, etc.), How participant would describe herself, How participants family and friends would describe her, Participants future plans, motivations and aspirations
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0:00
I: So. Okay, I’m ready. So tell me about yourself.
0:10
P: So hello, my name is Xxxxx Xxxxx. I am originally from hatch, which
is a very small town. Um, I’m the oldest of four girls. I have my mom and
dad, who are both educators within the Hatch Valley public school
system. I’m currently a senior at NMSU, pursuing my bachelor’s in
communication sciences and disorders, in hopes of becoming a speech
language pathologist.
0:39
I: Awesome. Okay, so uh what brought you to your major that you’re studying
right now?
0:52
P: Mmm, my major. Um, well, what brought me to my major would probably be I wanted
something in between both medical and educational. So I wanted a career field that I could jump around and do different things, ‘cause I have a tendency to get bored very easily. And I wanted something that was open for change, like I could work in the schools, like work
in the hospitals, I can do private. Um, so I just enjoyed the variety of opportunities within speech pathology. And then also the pay is really good. [That is true.] And I want to help people,
I: Of course, yes. Um, do you plan to work with any bilingual individuals? Does that appeal to you or not re- so much?
1:35
P: I wouldn’t mind working with bilingual individuals. The only issue is that I don’t other- I don’t speak Spanish so I would have to find resources and I’d have to look for other people to help me with interpreting and uh making sure that there is a full understanding between both me and the patients. Um, ‘cause I would never want something to happen where I miss communicate something and it’s not translated correctly to the patient, or vice versa, ‘cause then obviously, that would be unethical. But I have no issues with looking- with working with patients uh who speak multiple language, of course, to make sure I have the right resources in order to provide services to them.
2:14
I: Right. That’s very good. Um. So you mentioned that you uh that you have sisters, are any of them interested in a similar career as you? or are they interested in very different things?
2:31
P: So, my sister is interested in in working within the medical field, which is something that is similar to me. So, it’s me, and then it’s my sister, Larae, who’s right under me. She’s the one who wants to go for medical. Uh, we’re pushing for a doctor, but we’re not too sure where she wants to go. And then we have Umbria, who’s right underneath her, and she wants to do like uh something that’s like a trade like doing nails or hair. And then Brielle, who’s a youngest, she’s undecisive. So right now, we only have one of my sister is going towards a similar field to study as me.
3:09
I: Okay. So tell me more about where you grew up.
3:15
P: So, I grew up in Garfield, which is about fifteen miles north of hatch. So
when people ask me where I’m from, I typically say hatch, ‘cause
that’s what people know. It’s a very rural community, very small town.
Um, I grew up with only about neinty-five people in my uh graduate class. So it’s
pretty small. We don’t have any spotlights. So that can give you some
suggestions of um how small it is. But I really loved growing up in a
small town because you really get to learn who the people you live
with, and the community like I can go to the grocery store, and I know
everybody there. I walk in, everybody knows our names. Like it’s very, um
it’s very personable, where I grew up versus now when I’m here in Las
Cruces it’s not as personable, like the people you walk next to and
who’s in your community you don’t always know. But where I come from,
we know everybody, I can pull up to the store and I could tell you
from whose car is who is at the store. [Wow.] Yeah. That’s something
that I really love about my hometown, but could also be umm hard at the
same time because then everybody knows everybody, and everybody’s in
everybody’s business. But that’s something that I think is very, um that
is a strength within the small town is that everybody looks out for
one another at all times.
4:44
I: At all times. So it’s very close knit and like everyone knows everyone.
Okay. Awesome. Um. Let’s see. So you are um, you’re a student and you live in Las Cruces. Um, what else do you do outside of um class and being a student?
5:04
P: So I’ve worked for Meca therapy. So I work as a behavioral technician um who works directly with uh children with uh autism. So I provide ABA services, which is Applied Behavioral Analysis, therapy. And then also outside of school, I like to go riding. When people here guiding, they usually think of horses, but uh with my family riding is gonna be like on the like side by sides, or the four-wheeler. We usually go out like in the mountains, and we’ll spend like the whole day out there. So we’ll take our little like oven things, and that will take coolers full of drinks and food for the kids. And we make it like a whole like day trip around, like where I live in hatch. So we go all around Garfield, all around Salem, in the UTVs, which is definitely um something that I enjoy doing. I don’t get to do it as often now that I’m in school, but it’s something that every time my parents do go do, I was trying to make sure that I have an opportunity to go down to see them. Um, that’s probably one of my favorite activities. And then what else do I do? That’s not college related, right? Not school related.
6:20
I: Being outside being a student.
6:22
P: Wow, I’m boring. Um, what else do I do? Oh, I love to go thrifting! Thrifting yeah. I, I enjoy. I have my little spots. I just came across a bookstore, a thrift bookstore. So I’ve been going there like every two weeks just to like go in and get a coffee and then walk through. So those are like my main things I do outside of school.
6:47
I: Okay, so what uh, what would be your- like would you say, riding is your favorite memory with your family? Or do you have a different um vivid childhood memory from your family?
7:04
P: Hmm. I would probably say riding is probably my favorite activity to do
with my family. Because it’s very, like interactive and it’s just
fun. Like we- when we go riding, we have like, five to ten side by
sides, like it’s all a bunch of our family members and even friends.
So it’s very, that’s like my favorite activity to do. But when it
comes to memories, I’d probably see our small traditions. So growing
up because I come from a big family of six people um, for a long time, we
only had one income, which was my dad. So we didn’t have a lot of
money. So my dad was creative and was like, oh, you know how families
take their kids to movies? Well, we couldn’t afford that. So my dad
would print out here and make us his little like movie tickets. And he
would put like the movie that we were watching. And then he put
Welcome to G families movie theater. And it’s like G for Gonzales. And
he’d put the time and then he put the snacks that we would get. So he
would go to the Dollar Tree and then he would buy like popcorn, he
would buy our favorite stuff. And he would print them and then we
would have to go outside of the house. And then we would come to the
door and he would give us our ticket and then we would come in and
pick our snacks and then sit on the couch and watch a movie. (laughs)
I: Oh, that sounds so sweet!
P: Yeah. So that’s like my favorite probably memory because he did with all of my sisters. He did that with me and my sisters and it was just it’s definitely like a cherishable memory. I will take that over riding. Riding is my favorite activity but memory wise, I would say our little cheap little movie nights at our house on the couch.
8:47
I: That sounds really fun. Um, do you remember a specific movie you watched or maybe the specific candy you had?
8:56
P: Uhh definitely popcorn ‘cause popcorn was my favorite. I always chose popcorn. And then typically we would do a lot of like horror movie so I remember when sinister- I think was sinister two came out. It was, we had a way into like we could buy it on the TV. But that was one of the movies that we watched as like a family of like the movie tickets and like getting to pick our popcorn from the pantry and like stuff.
9:23
I: That is such a creative like way to like still have fun and still watch a movie. I really like that. Uh, and then you had mentioned thrifting so are there any specific items that you like you always look for no matter the place you go?
9:41
P: Probably art or like paintings. ‘Cause I feel like when it comes to like art paintings like somebody might think oh that’s older to vintage like it’s not pretty but to me like I prefer the old like, rusty like it’s- I like the older look to those type of items and usually find those at thrift stores versus like, Marshalls, like Marshalls is gonna be brand new. So those are like typically, I always look at the walls for like the paintings and stuff. I love anything Western. So like horses, or I love Native American culture, like that’s my, that’s my niche. So I always look for any type of jewelry that’s like Native American jewelry, or like pearls and stuff. That’s like my go to jewelry and painting is what I typically look for when I first walk into a thrift store.
10:37
I: Okay, and then do you look for any specific genre of books when you go thrifting or to a bookstore?
10:45
P: Right now it’s school related. So I’m looking for any type of A & Pbooks or anything speech related that I think, okay, maybe I might use this in the future, or might help me through grad school. That’s typically what I’m going for right now.
11:05
I: Those are good ways to like, save some money and get what you need for books.
P: Yes.
I: Okay. And then you had mentioned that you grew up in Hatch, so what is the best part about living in southern New Mexico? Whether it be in hatch or be in Las Cruces.
11:26
P: The food, the food, is it, I can tell you that? ‘Cause my mom is originally from Albuquerque, which is technically up north and then of course, I was raised down south and hatch, or in the Southern New Mexico. And when I would travel up to Albuquerque, and I, like my mom would to tell us about, oh, I grew up eating this and this. It’s very different. It’s similar, but it’s very different than Southern food. So, I would definitely say that’s probably my most favorite aspect would be the culture and the food. There’s nothing like a homemade enchilada or green chili or posole or menudo, mole, like, all of those traditional foods that I grew up eating was my grandma, and me and my mom making that is like my home, like, that’s Southern New Mexico for me.
12:15
I: Is there um a specific food that um you only will eat from your mom or your grandma?
12:27
P: There’s a couple. So the one that is consistently would be- so there’s two. Can I give it two? Okay, so the first one would be our own chile rellano. So you know how you make it regularly relleno? It’s like the green chile, then you put the cheese and then you go, like, batter it and then you fry it. So we do ours different we make into like a ball and then we put ground beef, cheese, like all kinds of stuff, and then we fry it. But I will only eat that for my parents. Like if anybody else has to make it probably not. Probably will not like it. And then the second one would be um, my mom’s homemade burrito chili. It’s like a family- it’s the only green chile like sauce that I’ve ever had that my family makes. So that’s the only two things that I would probably eat just for my family, just for my family.
13:21
I: And would you ever make these on your own by yourself? Or have you learned the recipes?
13:29
P: I’ve learned the recipes I have not tried making them onm- on my own because the- one they’re a lot of work and two like it is just for me, and it’s like, I’m not going to make a three hour dinner for myself. So if I do make it typically with my mom, I’m helping my mom or helping my grandma. But I don’t typically go out of my way to make it just for myself just ‘cause those, those meals are pretty time consuming to make.
13:55
I: Right? It makes sense. Uh, are those recipes that you want to carry on with you and pass on to other family members? Or um if you have kids in the future?
14:09
P: Yes, for sure. Um, those two meals that I mentioned, we do those every Thanksgiving and every Christmas, and I make sure every Christmas and every Thanksgiving, my dad’s got the ingredients to make because those are my meals. So I will for sure continue to pass that tradition down to my- not only to my family, but also to like my sister’s when they have kids and stuff. I’m going to be like, “Hey, don’t forget Christmas we’re making those rellenos!”.
14:34
I: Oh, that’s sweet. I like that. Do you [Yeah.] have any other family traditions that you hope to pass down or um learn if you haven’t already learned them?
14:50
P: Mmm. I don’t know if this would be considered like a family tradition, but you know how on Christmas day there’s families who like get really dressed up and dolled up pretty for pictures. And then there’s my family who’s in their pajamas all day. Like, that’s the type of tradition I’m gonna be like, “Hey, for Christmas we’re being in our matching PJs. We’re not getting dressed, no pictures. It’s nothing but food movies and that’s it.”. So that’s like our little tradition. Like anytime people come to our house, and it’s on one of those like specific days, we always make sure, “Hey, just let you know, our tradition is to wear matching PJs, and we do not change for the rest of the day.”. So that’s the thing- Yeah, ‘cause I like to be comfy. If I’m on Christmas break, I want to be comfy. So I don’t ever want to force my kids to have to get dressed up on a holiday for a picture. (3.0) So that’s like a tradition matching PJs that I’ll probably do with my kids. Hopefully.
15:49
I: Okay. I like that. That’s definitely- I like the comfy aspect of that tradition. Um, how would you say like your family would describe you since you said that you’d like to be comfy, how would they describe you?
16:05
P: They describe me. Um, they probably say I’m vocal. They probably say I’m very opinionated. They probably say I’m loyal. Um, they, they would probably say that I and that I’m the most myself when I’m like comfy like I’m not- what else would they say? Um, like, just personality wise, right?
16:36
I: Yeah. Anything that they describe you with?
16:40
P: Probably sarcastic. (1.0) Loving. (2.0) Protective for sure. I think because I’m the oldest, I definitely have that like mama bear in me. [That’s good.] Not even like with my sisters but also like, friends and family. I’m very, very protective towards people I care about. And then let me think of one more. (2.0) Um, probably like a good time.
I: Okay.
P: Yeah. Good time.
17:12
I: And have you ever had a nickname? Or do you have a nickname?
17:16
P: Yes, I’ve had a couple. So probably Xxxx. Just drop the “a”. Xxxx is probably the most common and then in high school my friends call me Xxxxx Xxxx.
I: Okay.
P: Yeah, because I love the middle name, Lynn. But my middle name is actually Xxxx Xxxxx. And so I used to tell people my middle name was Lynn, and then they started calling me for someone and I loved it. So it stuck.
17:40
I: Aww, that’s cute. I like that. [Yeah.] Um, where did you- what sparked your interest with “Lynn” was it a family member or a friend?
17:50
P: Um, my mom’s best friend, her name was Brandy Lynn. And one day she told Me- we were talking about like middle names and stuff, and she’s she told me like, “Oh, my middle name is Lynn.”. And then I was like, “Lynn is pretty!” and then I started seeing Xxxxx Lynn and I was like, wait, that actually flows. Xxxxx Lynn is really pretty. And so then I just stuck with it. And it kind of just- ever since having that one conversation with Brandy. I was like, “Yeah, I like that name. So I’m gonna I’m gonna use it for my middle name.”.
18:20
I: That’s cute. Did you the spelling the same as the friend?
18:24
P: No, I think hers was- I think she had an- I don’t know what she had, but I think I added- I did “l” “y” “n” “n”.
I: “l” “y” “n” “n”. Okay.
P: “l” “y” “n” “n”. Yeah.
18:37
I: Uhh, that’s cute. I like that. That’s a good one. And then now how would you describe yourself?
18:52
P: Um. I would say I’m, I’m ambitious. I would say I’m a little hard on myself sometimes. Um, I would say I’m loving. I’m very caring for the people that I deeply care for and love. I will- I have no issue showing affection to people that I care for. I also know that I’m pretty protective over the people that I love. Um, how else would I describe myself? Mmm. I would probably say I’m a little bit internal like I’m very- my personal is very external, but when I take things and I’m pretty internal, like I don’t share a lot of, a lot of the time. And then what else. Umm I’m probably more of like a nester like I like and also love routine and structure. So I’m kind of like a type, (audio inaudible) type individual like I, I enjoy structure. I like knowing what I’m doing. I plan out my year. Okay. I plan everything out, I want to know what’s upcoming. ‘Cause I’m pretty, I try my best to stay organized. And I’m very, I’m very structured. And I like to know what’s coming. I don’t like the unexpected.
20:13
I: So how do you handle- how do you handle like the unexpected, or when
you have more of a disorganized day?
20:23
P: I get really stressed out, I guess, just on I’m pretty overwhelmed if I’m, if I feel like things are piling up, and I’m unorganized, especially when it comes to school, I get extremely overwhelmed. And it’s just, it’s hard for me to, to process and be like, okay, everything’s fine, everything’s fine. But staying organized and structured and having a plan keeps me feeling like, I know what’s to come, and like, I can process things more easily versus when everything’s all over the place. I don’t even know where to begin. And then it’s just my brain. It’s just not, it gets too it’s too much for me. So I’m like, “Nope, got to start from scratch and then organize and structure.”.
21:07
I: I can definitely relate on the organization. I do prefer organization. Um. (4.0) and then my next question is, how would your friends describe you?
21:25
P: They would say I’m fun. They would say I’m loyal, protective. (3.0) Um, they would say, hmmm. (11.0) What would they say about me? Probably that I’m loving that I would always look out for them probably. And lastly, what else would they think of me? Probably sarcastic. They’d probably say I’m sarcastic. Yeah.
22:12
I: I think it’s always interesting to think about how your friends would describe you. Uh-
22:16
P: Yeah, I never really thought of that. I’m like uhhh?
I: 22:22
So where do you see um, where do you see yourself in five years?
22:29
P: Five years, um. I hope to have become a successful speech language pathologist within the next five years. Which means I would have had graduated with my master’s degree. I hope to be (4.0) I hope to have purchased a new vehicle within the next five years ‘cause that’s definitely a goal of mine. Um, sarting to become more financially stable, like having a good financial plan. Like, because I started my career. That’s definitely a goal that I have. Um, what else? Hopefully within the next five years, I’ll be able to start helping my family like helping my mom helping my dad, not just like with their financial needs, but more so with my sister’s financial needs, because I’m the oldest they’re gonna have- they have three younger daughters in high school right now, and then within the next five years, they’re gonna be in college, they’re gonna be like trying to pursue their own careers. And so I want to be able to like help my parents help them the way that they helped me. That’s like my main goals.
23:40
I: Um what vehicle would you want to buy at that point? Do you think you have an idea?
23:46
P: Probably a truck, ‘cause I’ve always wanted to track. I wanted to track in high school and my dad told me no, it’s too expensive, which I can now appreciate. But hopefully I can afford a truck because I Love-, one, I like trucks because one I can go to the mountains, two I don’t have to pay for movers and three, I just, I love trucks like you can go to the lake, you can go, you can go wherever you want. You don’t have to worry as much with a car, especially when it comes to on the highways with semis- security wise, I think having a truck in the long term is more beneficial to having a tiny little car. So I hope to have a truck one day.
24:25
I: Those are definitely good points. Uh, do you have a specific make or model or color? Or any thing?
24:36
P: I’d proabably do a Dodge, gray with some nice rims? Or yeah, silver is not gray silver. And then probably like a really pretty like pink sticker on the back to show like it’s a girl truck, you know?
I: Yeah.
P: I don’t know, type of model. I mean, I know it would be a, probably a Dodge Ram, but I don’t know, like the specific year or like anything else by now it would be probably like in that area of vehicles.
25:09
I: Would you be um leaning towards a new truck? Or would you be leaning towards an older truck?
25:18
P: I would love a new truck, but I wouldn’t mind an older truck. I think if I can afford a newer truck, I’m going with the newer truck. Just because I know that if I invest in that truck, it’s gonna last me for a very long time, versus if I invest in an older truck, not going to have it- it’s not going to last me as long as it would worth- with the newer truck. You don’t I mean? Especially if it’s an older model, and depending on how many miles are on the truck. Yeah. Good. So, probably newer.
25:49
I: And then um, do you have any? Do you have any plans to stay specifically in Las Cruces or Hatch in the future after your five year plan?
26:04
P: No. I actually do want to leave New Mexico for a little bit. I do, I do see myself eventually coming back. But I think career wise, I really want to push myself to try to do something else in another state or in another place, especially if I want to work like in the hospitals or I want to try and push myself outside of my comfort zone and New Mexico is my comfort zone. That is my home. So I think hopefully within the next five years I’ll you will be able to afford to live somewhere else. And then eventually move back later on when I’m like ready to settle down and like have a family and stuff.
26:44
I: Okay. Do you ha- have any travel aspirations? Since you do want to leave New Mexico? Do you have any travel aspirations beyond um the states? Do you want to leave the country for a little bit or anything like that?
27:00
P: I’m not too sure about leaving the country, but I know that I do want to push myself to live in like the different climates. Like I want to live somewhere where there’s a beach, like whether it be like Miami or somewhere definitely more tropical ‘cause I love the mountains. I’m a mountain girl. But I do want to like experience what it’s like to live near a beach. So I do you know, like I have little like little dreams of like, okay, I want to live by the beach for a couple of years and then maybe move somewhere in the mountains. And then eventually maybe come back to New Mexico but not specific like states or anything. I haven’t really thought about like leaving the country or anything like that. And I- it’s kind of like a, it’s not really something I’m a hundred percent interested in but it’s definitely something I would consider if the opportunity came up.
27:50
I: Awesome. And then do you have any personal hobbies that you want to teach yourself in the next five years or anything that you want to experience in the next five years?
28:03
P: I would love to learn ASL. That’s like my number one, number one. Iwould really love to learn ASL. I think that hopefully, after I finished my master’s, I’ll be able to like focus more on like taking more classes and stuff with ASL. And then too, I want to learn. I want to try to learn an, an instrument. Specifically the piano. I like the piano.[That would be cool.] Yeah, I want to try to learn the piano. I just don’t have as much time right now, but definitely those are like two things that I would love, love to like put time to, to com-, to learn.
28:40
I: And why specifically the piano?
28:43
P: Well, my grandpa used to play the piano. And it’s in my grandma’s, it was in the house that I first lived in when my mom had me. And he would play the piano for like us. And it was- it might- we still own that piano. So it’s like a it’s more of like an emotional attachment thing with my grandpa. So I feel like if I was to play piano on my grandpa’s piano, that’d be so cool. [That would be cool] Yeah. So, I think that would be sweet and like it’s just more personable.
29:12
I: Yeah. And you have memories. Um, and then why do you want to learn ASL?
29:21
P: I think ASL. First of all, sign language is a beautiful way to communicate. I think ASL is very intriguing, and it’s fascinating, and I took two classes. I took ASL one, ASL two here at NMSU. And I took ‘em two both of them with Sandra Williams, which is the professor here. And she was amazing. I absolutely loved her. I loved her she gave like personal um like she provided not only the material, but sh, she also gave like her own experience in um like signing and like what we need to look for and stuff. And then also because of my career field like there are opportunities for speech language pathologists to work specifically with the deaf community. So I definitely think it’s something that would uh be beneficial for both personal reasons and career wise.
I: Awesome. Yeah. I can definitely see the benefits with learning that language for your career. Umm. Alrighty I did not realize that zoom has a limit on the meeting. So I’m gonna go ahead and thank you for letting me interview you and I’m gonna stop this recording.
P: Okay.
I: Thank you!
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