Blog Post #5: Fireman Mike

Fireman Mike:

On Friday, April 27, our class took a trip down Nicollet Ave to interview people for our blogs. While walking we realized we would be walking past the fire station. I thought that there would be some very interesting people there so we decided to make that our first interview. When we first walked in, there was a very nice fireman who opened the door for us. We told him about our project and he introduced us to Mike and said he would be the one doing the interview with us.

Right off the bat, Mike gave us very literal answers. When I asked him what he was, he said firefighter, as if it wasn't already obvious. When I looked up at him to expand, expecting him to give more answer but he just gave me a blank stare and said "next question!" The whole time we were talking to him he gave us general, answers that were not personal at all.

 It was time to take Mike's picture. We asked him where he wanted to pose and he had no opinion at all. I think this picture describes how the interview went. He wrote firefighter on his board, has on his gear and is standing near the firetruck. He was a literal person.

I think this project was very fun. It was nice to go explore the neighborhood and talk to people that you wouldn't normally talk to. I think it brought people out of their shell having them talk to strangers and I met some really nice people.