Linnea and her Abuela talk about Abuela’s first experiences in America

Recorded November 29, 2017 Archived November 29, 2017 06:07 minutes
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Description

Linnea Guy (13), from Greenville, South Carolina and Miriam Wood (69), also from Greenville but originally from Caracas, Venezuela, discuss early experiences from Miriam’s first months spent in America. In this interview, conducted in Greenville, South Carolina on November 28, 2017, Ms. Wood reveals how hard it was to immerse herself in the English language through an international program. She compares her bustling home city in Caracas to slow paced life in Mississippi, and then reveals the one thing that she has never gotten used to that Americans love.

Participants

  • Miriam Wood
  • Linnea Guy

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