Welcome to another step as I keep walking my path... glad you're walking alongside for a while.
I'll start my first round of interviews next week. Right now, I feel like that metaphor of the duck in the pond: On the surface, it all looks calm; but, right under the water, there's all this motion from the duck's legs paddling even when still.
Yes, I'll admit it, I'm a bit anxious as the time for the first interview approaches. Sure, I have reviewed my protocols time and again. I will review them a few more times this week. I have a nice digital recorder that has worked quite well. Plus, this is not the first I've interviewed people (I started conducting interviews as a Research Assistant pretty much soon after I got off the plane and did that for five years). Yet, there's that feeling.
I take it it's because of what's at stake here. I only one hour to get the most out of each person. I need to maximize the time and make my questions insightful and thought-provoking. It'll be a long process in order to get to the bottom of their statements. Right now that I'm [supposedly] ready to start my field work, I feel like my head's spinning fast! Is that a normal feeling? I haven't asked yet. I suppose pressure and anticipation can do that to you.
What will I do this week? Simple. I'll review my protocols, make a few appointments to talk to knowledgeable people about this and take some time off over the weekend to breathe and then start this next step. It will be hard, but it should be fun. I feel like something good will come out of these questions. You will see!
I'll see you around, hoping our paths will cross again!
Raúl A.
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