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Before starting the interviews I explained my desire to make the interviews as casual as possible because my purpose was to start a conversation on the topic and slowly build on it. For this reason, since all my interviewees are Latinos, I decided to conduct the interviews in Spanish and then translate them to English. Although they are based on specific questions, the interviews were full of casual conversations, which sometimes led us to get off track. For this reason, I decided not to put my entire interviews on the pages, but only the relevant contributions, be it from the interviewer (me) or the interviewee. I believe that by asking the three interviewees a set of specific questions, I was then better able to compare their thoughts and opinions on my topic. I also decided to choose three Latinos that have experienced the American culture at different extents; one that has only been living within it for about 6 months, another that has been living within it for half of his life, and then another that has been living within it for most of his life. I, personally, was better able to connect and talk more about my experience here at Emory with the Puerto Rican. Not only has he been living within the American culture for the exact amount of time I have, but he also shares my same background and ethnicity.