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Title
Anonymous Interview 8
Description
An Anonymous Interview
Creator
Solomon Balaam-Reed
Date
2/10/18
Type
Interview
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HS: Thomspon High School, medium sized school, about 55% go to college
Hear about UM: On Instagram funny enough
Parents Impact: They let me have to freedom to do what I wanted after high school
Reason for UM: Really good Theater program
Community Impact: My pastor told me to follow my heart to UM
First Choice: For a little while it was South Alabama, but I soon realize Montevallo was my home
Any Fears: Being a closeted gay man and going off on my own was scary.
Dates Attended: I came to school August 2017
First Day: I fell on the grass and kind of just laid there for a while
Classes: Dr. Rozelle's English class was actually my favorite non-theater course
Clubs: Spectrum but that's about it
Where do you live?: I live in Napier and it's a madhouse obviously
GV or PV: PV and I really think we are gonna win this year (We didn't)
Looking forward to in the future: Enjoying my time as a college student and learning all these new and different things
MN: This was the interview I've been waiting for, it was engaging, interesting, and he really was interesting in the information that I needed from him. He was such a pleasant person to talk to so I didn’t feel like I was having to extract answers from him. He had a really good story to tell when it came to before he came to Montevallo, being a gay man but still being expected to go to church every Sunday. That's why he felt the need to keep it a secret from everybody else.
TN: Why did this interview go so well? Because when both parties are looking to be engaged and responsive it makes the entire process go a lot smoother and be a lot of fun. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life when it came to interview at any level. Even though the questions were pretty much the same as the other interviews (all these interviews were done on the same day). He also was very excited about telling me the process of him being an open gay man in college
PN: This interview took place in the caf so it was kind of a loud venue. He was an utter delight to interview though so that part of the interview went along swimmingly. I was eating a burger while trying to give the interview (I had to skip lunch) so I wasn't focused all the way on the interview as I could have been. Never the less it was a very entertaining time and I hope all my future interviews are on that level.
SN: Went to Thomspon High School and it was your pretty typical high school in Alabama, about half the kids ended up going to college. He heard about Montevallo through Instagram and from that point on he knew he wanted to get his theater degree from Montevallo. His parents gave him a lot of leeway and it came to him deciding where we wanted to go to school. His pastor encourages him to go to Montevallo, even though he was afraid about being so far from home and how being a closeted gay man would shape his college lifestyle. His first day of school and classes were great and he especially loved Dr. Rozelle English class. He lives in Napier and he apart of the Spectrum club here at Montevallo. He is a PV, so he had a pretty bad Saturday. He is most looking forward to spending his undergraduate here and just having a good time.
Hear about UM: On Instagram funny enough
Parents Impact: They let me have to freedom to do what I wanted after high school
Reason for UM: Really good Theater program
Community Impact: My pastor told me to follow my heart to UM
First Choice: For a little while it was South Alabama, but I soon realize Montevallo was my home
Any Fears: Being a closeted gay man and going off on my own was scary.
Dates Attended: I came to school August 2017
First Day: I fell on the grass and kind of just laid there for a while
Classes: Dr. Rozelle's English class was actually my favorite non-theater course
Clubs: Spectrum but that's about it
Where do you live?: I live in Napier and it's a madhouse obviously
GV or PV: PV and I really think we are gonna win this year (We didn't)
Looking forward to in the future: Enjoying my time as a college student and learning all these new and different things
MN: This was the interview I've been waiting for, it was engaging, interesting, and he really was interesting in the information that I needed from him. He was such a pleasant person to talk to so I didn’t feel like I was having to extract answers from him. He had a really good story to tell when it came to before he came to Montevallo, being a gay man but still being expected to go to church every Sunday. That's why he felt the need to keep it a secret from everybody else.
TN: Why did this interview go so well? Because when both parties are looking to be engaged and responsive it makes the entire process go a lot smoother and be a lot of fun. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life when it came to interview at any level. Even though the questions were pretty much the same as the other interviews (all these interviews were done on the same day). He also was very excited about telling me the process of him being an open gay man in college
PN: This interview took place in the caf so it was kind of a loud venue. He was an utter delight to interview though so that part of the interview went along swimmingly. I was eating a burger while trying to give the interview (I had to skip lunch) so I wasn't focused all the way on the interview as I could have been. Never the less it was a very entertaining time and I hope all my future interviews are on that level.
SN: Went to Thomspon High School and it was your pretty typical high school in Alabama, about half the kids ended up going to college. He heard about Montevallo through Instagram and from that point on he knew he wanted to get his theater degree from Montevallo. His parents gave him a lot of leeway and it came to him deciding where we wanted to go to school. His pastor encourages him to go to Montevallo, even though he was afraid about being so far from home and how being a closeted gay man would shape his college lifestyle. His first day of school and classes were great and he especially loved Dr. Rozelle English class. He lives in Napier and he apart of the Spectrum club here at Montevallo. He is a PV, so he had a pretty bad Saturday. He is most looking forward to spending his undergraduate here and just having a good time.