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Interview with Valeria

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    Hi, thanks for agreeing to
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    do this interview with me
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    First of all, how are you?
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    Could you tell me a bit about yourself?
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    Hi, hello!
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    My name is Valeria.
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    I'm 21 years old.
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    I'm from Mexico and ...
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    I'm currently a student
    studying engineering in Exeter.
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    That's great.
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    Where exactly
    in Mexico are you from?
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    I'm from a state
    called Baja California Sur
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    and the city I'm from is called La Paz.
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    It's relatively small
    compared to other Mexican cities.
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    But...
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    It's close to the Pacific Ocean.
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    As well as the beach.
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    It's very hot.
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    People usually get confused.
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    Because they think that...
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    Baja California Sur is close to Tijuana
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    and that we are bordering America.
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    But by car it would take around
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    20 hours to reach Tijuana.
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    So, we aren't
    that close to America.
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    But people get that confused
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    because Mexico is a very big country.
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    I've seen photos
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    and it seems like a beautiful place.
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    Did you spend your whole life there
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    before coming to Devon?
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    Or have spent time in other countries?
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    No, I've always lived in Mexico.
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    But before coming to Devon
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    I lived in Cambridge
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    for around one year and a half.
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    But the only other
    country that I've lived in
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    has been England.
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    How interesting.
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    And how long
    have you lived in Devon?
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    In devon...
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    since I came to university.
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    So a year and a half.
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    That doesn't seem long.
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    So, how has been your experience
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    moving here been like?
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    I feel like
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    compared to other immigrants
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    that have only
    experienced their own country...
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    where they were
    born and grew up.
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    I had the opportunity
    to live in Cambridge...
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    so I was already
    familiar with English culture.
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    I was more used to the accent..
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    the language...
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    the food.
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    So, it wasn't a big cultural shock.
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    The fact that I was moving to Exeter.
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    Because I was already living in England.
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    And one could say my
    mind was already 'programmed'...
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    to what England is.
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    So is there a specific reason
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    that made you decide to move here?
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    Or was it...
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    a decision made on a whim?
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    Well, no.
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    There were various factors
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    that played in me choosing Exeter.
Title:
Interview with Valeria
Video Language:
Spanish
Duration:
31:35

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