Robert Wasik: I am a first-year student at Hampshire College. I am undecided about my concentration, but I am looking forward to learning more about natural science, poetry, and math. I am from Pomona, California.
Jim Clark: Jim Clark is 88 years old and a retired electrician. He lives with his wife in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Reflection: I think the interview turned out really well. Jim Clark was on the topic most of the time and was very sympathetic to young people and the situation we are currently in, especially during these unprecedented times. I think the conversation flowed really well, for the most part. I felt we were both really nervous and said “um” a lot, but other than that, I believe the interview went really well. One technical issue that we had was that Zoom froze a few times. If I did this again, I would try to do an ice-breaker activity, in the beginning, to calm both me and my interviewee down and to get to know each other a bit before the interview actually starts.