Ericila

Geography Podcast
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__ ** TRANSCRIPTION ** __

** Oral History Interview with {ERICILA COLE} ** ** {12/29/10}, Dayton, Ohio, ** ** by {Tyler Lutz} ** ** for the Dayton Regional STEM School **

**__ BIOGRAPHICAL/GEOGRAPHICAL NOTE __** ** country: Chile ,Venezuela **

My interviewee was born in Chile on October 17th (unknown date) around the years of 1970s Chile had a recent election leaving Senator Salvador Allende Gossens as chilies new leader. after many years in Chile she moved to Venezuela.Venezuela has a very very humid climate so she was used to all the hot and troplical weather There family had planned a trip to Utah in the USA that was a huge climate change so it was probably a little bit odd seeing all of the snow. After there family vaccation she thought about and eventually made the decision to move to the USA. The hardest decision she had to make in moving here was leaving her family behind but she did make the decision to move here and it turned out to be a very good decision! when she moved to Utah she was in her late 20s. so when she moved she was an adult she traveled alone when she came here and feels no pressure from family back home. She misses her family and friends the most.

** Oral History Interview with Ercilia Cole ** ** for the Dayton Regional STEM School **

**//__ INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT __//**

Tyler: "So what country do you originally come from"?

Ercilia: "well my country of birth was Chile"

Tyler:"Did you Like Chile and did you move away from Chile in any point in your life before moving to the USA"?

Ercilia:"Yes i did like Chile it was very hot there and humid it never relay got cold. Yes i did i moved to Venezuela.

Tyler:"What made you decide to move to the united states"?

Ercilia:"Well my family went to Utah for a vacation one time and it was then that decided to move here of course i had to go back home and plan and think it over some more.

Tyler:"Did any body from your family come over with you and how did you get here"?

Ercilia: "Well i flew over here and none of my family came with me"?

Tyler: "Was that the hardest part about moving leaving your family"?

Ercilia: "Yes that was leaving my friends and family was the hardest part of moving".

Tyler:" So was there any problems with the USA culture when you got here or did you adopt into the customs quickly and easily?

Ercilia:"no i easily adopted to the cultures in the USA it felt like home".

Tyler:"When did you first start to learn English?

Ercilia:"well i first started to learn English after about a year after i got here before that i was learning the grammar and how to write.

Tyler:"what is your favorite American food"?

Ercilia:"umm well I don't really know pizza i would have to say if anything...

Tyler:"Did you move to Ohio later or did you move there a little bit after Utah"?

Ercialila: I moved to Ohio later.

Tyler: "thank you for your time that's it."

Ercilia: bye Tyler.

** Oral History Interview with {ERCILIA COLE} ** ** {12/29/10}, Dayton, Ohio, ** ** by {Tyler Lutz} ** ** for the Dayton Regional STEM School **

**//__ ANALYSIS __//**

Ercilia Cole is different from some immigrants In the way that she came here by choice and not forced because some immigrants are forced to come here by there family members. Ercilia Cole Also came here alone compared to some immigrants that came with family. She eventually learned English after a year While some immigrants come here with already learned English.


 * This transcript was prepared by Tyler Lutz, **
 * August 31, 2006 **


 * __CREATIVE WRITING PIECE__ **

by Tyler Lutz // This short story is about how Ercilia Cole came to America so she could experience something new. //
 * __The Decision__ **

I woke up and looked out of the plane and saw the clouds settling around the clear blue sky. The roar of the engines sounded behind me. As I gazed out of the window I thought how the skyline looked like the beaches of Venuzual rocking back and forth like a babies cradle. I saw the white clouds form into my parents; they sat there looking at me and reminiscing at all the good memories. I saw the people around me on the plane traveling to america with me not knowing about me starting my new life. As i begin to doze off I thought to myself is it worth leaving my family friends and country? Is this the life i want for myself? Looking ahead through the haze of my dream I saw it my new life in america all the wonderful people I would meet and all the things I would do and that is when i knew I was going to America.