On Monday I interviewed John Schott at Lifefood restaurant on Coral Way in Coral Gables. The interview went really well and I got a ton of great information from him.

I sat at the tables right outside of the library with my good friend Chip. I chose to sit outside of the library because I thought it would have the largest influx of people considering we were observing during a class period. I observed the things around me by watching very carefully, closely and quietly and by occasionally writing down each observation I made. I wrote down exactly what I saw and did not include any bias in my data. The following is an account of what I observed while sitting outside of the library: there was a dark haired man sitting forward in his seat with his eyes squinting at his laptop computer screen. There were moments when he would grip his chin with his palm and close his fingers which would create a pondering look on his face. One of his elbows rested on the table while he faced the computer screen. The other elbow rested as his side while his hand touched the keyboard.

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with my blog the last couple of days- I have been in Imokalee fl, learning about farm worker conditions for one of my classes. I did a little bit of filming there for my documentary....and coincidentally enough while I was there I met the director of the Slow Food organization...and was able to do a filmed interview with him which is freaking awesome and I love how things always pull together. So I had a great week! yayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was supposed to fly home today @ 2pm buuuuuutttttt I missed my flight and now I'm waiting on standby for the next one, so I figured what better time than now to blogggggggg! Today I videotaped the lecture given by Sister Miriam Theresa Macgillis that was held at the convocation hall. I really enjoyed her lecture and I think I can definitely use different aspects of it in my documentary. Oh by the way the lecture was about cosmology and environmental sustainability......... Anyways, after the lecture I asked her if I would be able to visit her organic farm and do some filming there and she said yes and then I asked her if she would let me do a filmed interview with her and she said yes. So I'm excited about that.....now all I have to do is figure out when I'm going to be going up to Philadelphia again and it probably wouldn't hurt if I made my flight today.  :) 

Double question: Do you have a dog or go to the movies ?
Wrong answer choice: Do you live in a nice area?
Cover the world question: Are people in America healthy?
Jargon question: Do leading questions affect the outcome of an interview?
Kitchen sink: What do you spend your time doing?
Dream question: What did you want to be when you were younger?
Leading question: What kind of processed food do you buy?
Hearsay questions: Why do people buy processed over organic?
Fallout question:
Do you shop at Publix?
If yes, do you buy processed food?
If yes, do you ever feel sick?

SWEET! I just checked my e-mail and I received a response e-mail from a holistic medical nutrition therapist/wellness coach that I had e-mailed last Friday (sorry I didn't CC you(Kevin) on the e-mail- it was before I knew we had to CC you). She wrote that she's booked this week but is interested in working out a time for us to get together. Yes! I'm soooooo excited I'm glad she e-mailed me back. I haven't heard back from the meat processing plant I e-mailed around the same time though......I might have to get a little persistent hehehe

Today I scheduled my VERY first interview. It’s going to be with a personal trainer. I really want to find out whether organic or processed food is more beneficial in the realm of athletics and fitness (obviously organic is but I want to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth). Also I think I will be able to gather a lot of information regarding a person’s metabolism and whether or not processed food is dealt with differently in the body and by the metabolism. I think this particular person will be a really great source considering he has a background in sports and fitness and he knows a ton about the body’s ability to break down nutrients, build muscle and burn fat (or vice versa). With all of this talk about metabolism and muscles and fat I’m starting to think interviewing a biology professor at STU may not be a bad idea…..I’m getting really psyched about filming all of my research, I’m having so much fun brainstorming about all the details I want to include in it i.e. background music, locations, people, etc. (Did I use the comma after research right? I’m still struggling with my sprinkles a tiny bit : )