Week 1 Moments with Marta, an Interview

I recently sat down with Marta, one of my classmates, for a brief interview for journalism class. Marta is a lovely woman who was born in Rome and grew up on a dairy farm. She is the youngest child in her family, the only girl, and has three older brothers. One of her brothers is married and has a four year old son, making Marta a very proud aunt. Farm life can be a tough way to make a living, and she admits that she does not miss that part of farming, but she does miss the farm animals. As a child she had the task of tending the calves, which she enjoyed doing. She has many pleasant memories of growing up on the farm. Her father no longer has the farm, but works for another farmer nearby. Her mother is a seamstress and often tailors clothing that Marta has purchased. Unfortunately, Marta and her mother have very different fashion tastes so Marta does not usually have her mother make her clothing, but still they are very close.

Marta is currently majoring in General Studies/Liberal Arts, but is considering changing her major. She would like to become a certified sign language interpreter, and fortunately she can get the necessary education for this here.

Among her many interests, Marta likes to make jewelry, loves to read, and enjoys hiking, swimming and many outdoor activites. She particularly enjoys doing counted cross-stitch, and is at this time working on a cross-stitch wall hanging of a Victorian lady in a garden . This will add to her collection of cross-stitching, among which her favorites would be the ones with an Oriental motif.

Marta likes most Italian food, but her favorite food is lasagna. She is also a "recovering chocoholic" whose favorite form of chocolate is Hershey's Kisses with Caramel. Blue is her favorite color. She enjoys most kinds of music, but does not really care much for heavy metal music.

In short, Marta is an interesting person and a woman you would like to know.