"Debriefing"

Going out in the Lexington Market this past Monday was a huge eye opener. Being the only student from the class doing the interviews was nerve racking in itself. Even having prior experience with interviewing, this experience was the scariest one to say the least, because it was on the spot interviews. Having the fellows in the class (Adam and Christina) there, helped ease me into this process. The idea for this day was to set up interviews or talk with the well-known vendors in Lexington Market. What it became was people walking up to us asking what we were doing, which then lead to spur of the moment interviews, with guests and vendors. The fellows explained to me this is how it usually happens most of the time; along with security trying to escort you out as well. The second interview I started was with the help of Adam pointing out that if people are taking photos, signals to others that they are first timers. So, I approached the woman, giving a brief description of what our class was about and getting her consent to let me record her. Adam gave me great advice after this interview, saying strike up a conversation with them, which then will help to lead to the certain questions you want to ask. Don’t be ridged in only asking certain questions, which will then cut the interview short and become very uncomfortable. After getting my feet wet, I feel more at ease walking up to people for interviews. The next steps moving forward, is this weekend asking questions to people visiting the Market and try to set up one on one interviews with vendors. Then seeing how we will utilize the zine in our interview process as well.