Stefan Huynh interviews Kevin Foster

November 2, 2009  
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Through the bustling, busy, barbaric, chaos that is Cosumnes Oak’s lunch period, I conducted my interview. My questions generally included under the surface questions, questions in which the person who was being interviewed would have to dig deep into his/her thoughts and look for the answers. I didn’t want to conduct an interview that would be forgetful to the person being interviewed, I wanted an interview that would leave a lasting impression on the person; for that I decided to interview an acquaintance of mine, Kevin Foster. Kevin is someone I sit with at lunch and fraternize with on a daily basis. I decided that I should try and get to know about him better through this interview. With the content of my questions, I knew I would I have to be a bit picky with whom I chose to interview. I wanted to pick someone who would be able to think long and hard, search deep and true for the answer to not only my questions, but the questions that he’s probably been waiting to be asked about deep down inside.

Stefan: Okay, so introduce yourself,  what is your name, age, grade level and gender?

Kevin: Kevin Foster, 16 years old, 11th grade, and I’m a male… I think.

Stefan: Okay, let me start this interview off with this question: are there any significant events that occurred in the past that may have altered your present beliefs, behaviors, and mannerisms? Could you describe the events? When did it happen, who did it involve, why was this so significant to you?

Kevin:  Hmm…. Let me think for a moment…  Yes… Spirit West Coast in freshman year. I guess you could say I realized what it mean to be a Christian. It changed the way I saw the world and showed me how I should live my life. My pastor and close friends from school. I still talk to them til this day.

Stefan: How are you a different person now, as opposed to the person you were in the past?

Kevin: Well… I have become more in tune with myself, gained more knowledge, basically I became wiser.

Stefan: Are there any behaviors, mannerisms, or beliefs that you can describe as defining of who you are as a person?

Kevin: I would say that fact that I am indeed a Christian. Hm.. defining of me as a person? I like to think a lot, read, and listen to music. That’s my favorite!

Stefan: In your own words, describe happiness, what triggers it? What diminishes it?

Kevin: Triggers it? Succeeding, myself succeeding, others succeeding, basically just seeing people happy. Diminishes? Hmm.. that would be people taking things for granted, people not really living life to the fullest, basically negative people, which is strange because I know quite a few. And happiness? Hm.. Happiness is… Fun? I don’t know.. being content with what you got. Just basically.. I guess everyone’s still looking for happiness.

Stefan: How have other people affected you in your life? What role do they play?

Kevin: They help me through tough situations, they help me up. Always good to have someone to talk to. Also they sometimes influence my decisions.

Stefan: Who are you? What are you? Think deeply about this question, I don’t want a superficial answer.

Kevin: Hm… I am… I don’t know… I guess I’m still looking for that answer myself.

Stefan: What do you believe is your purpose, your role on this Earth?

Kevin: To repopulate. Ahahaha, hm… I’m still searching for that answer.

Stefan:  Could you please summarize yourself as a human being?

Kevin: How so?

Stefan: That’s open for you.

Kevin: I am an individual in a world of copycats, but I’m different.

Stefan: How so?

Kevin: The way I think is different.

Stefan: How?

Kevin: I guess I think deeply about everything, I turn everything into a deep process, whether it be a simple or a difficult situation.

Stefan: Finally, to conclude our interview, could you give me a quote that encapsulates you, perhaps maybe even defines you?

Kevin: Hm… Encapsulates and defines me… “I got 99 problems, and they all bi-” Ha-ha, let me think… “Stay true,” by me, myself and I, or maybe Nike. That defines me.

So, through the bustling, busy, and barbaric chaos of the lunch period, this interview came about. The questions I asked didn’t seem to be simple, nor was asking the questions themselves. I was glad that Kevin was so cooperative throughout the interview, being able to search within himself for the answer and projecting it back towards me. At the end of this interview, I thought about what would happen if someone asked me these exact same questions, if someone had tried to get me to dig deep down beyond my own psychological barriers and sought after the answers for someone else and perhaps even myself.

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