Plaid Avenger International Interviews

Kelsey Country: Netherlands City: The Hague Keywords: Shell Oil, Dutch, Dutch Law, Holland, field hokey, poffertjes, Peek and Doppenburg, Christianity, Amsterdam, queen, Sunni, peace palace, coffee shop

Tan Country: Vietnam City: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Keywords: Vietnam, education, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam War, China, New Years, social freedom, communism, socialist republic, Asia

Francesco Country: Italy City: Cento

Fernando Country: Peru City: Chimbote Keywords: port, dangerous, freedom, drugs, mafia, gangs, Machu Picchu, education, religion, food, soccer, volleyball, transportation, culture

Araceli Country: Mexico City: Mexico City Keywords: Enrique Pena Nieto, climate, weather, United States, Virginia, Blacksburg, education, politics, drugs, cartels, Feliple Calderon, Arizona, Marijuana, economy, inflation, tortilla, Cancun, New York, Americans, high school, college, Barack Obama, legalize, consumer, producer, illegal, immigrants, stereotyping, racial profiling, border control

Pelin Country: Turkey City: Istanbul Keywords: Kurds, Dubai, voting, presidential term, implementation of laws, Abdullah Dur, Recep Erdogan, Ankara, climate, drugs, conservative, social class, culture, modernism

Milos Country: United Kingdom City: Barnstaple Keywords: London, rural, economy, schools, job market, pop culture, spare time, television, geography, south west coast, soccer, futbol, climate

Nneoma Country: Nigeria City: Lagos Keywords: tribes, palm wine, yams, kola nuts, Christianity, PDP, ANP, ACN, cassava, fufu, social media, food, British education system, University of Lagos, gender inequality, family, Oxfam, UN, DFID, traffic, transportation, Danfo buses, jeeps, civil war, francophone, Benin, Niger, Cameroon, Atlantic ocean, oil, gas subsidy, Occupy Nigeria, OPEC

Sean Country: Germany City: Herzberg Keywords: urban planning, Germany World Perception, financial heart, culture, climate, food, Angela Merkel, politics, bread, Euro Bowl, currency, pride, environment, Das Auto, Brandenburg Gate, Würzburg, World Cup, police, sports, legacy, transportation

Pratishtha Country: India City: Chanidgargh Keywords: Manmohan Singh, New Delhi, Bollywood, Katrina Kaif, government, corruption, travel, bus, rickshaw, gender, Jalandar, caste, recreation, Mumbai, farms, prime minister, British, family,grades, education, school, Diwali, clothes, festivals, Slumdog Millionaire, Golden Globes, Oscars, Frieda Pinto, Sharu Khan, soap operas, food, university

Adrian Country: Netherlands City: Wassenaar Keywords: Dutch, transportation, food, laws, alcohol, marijuana, beach, engineer, weather, suburbs

Christopher Country: United Kingdom City: Coventry Graduate student in Creative Writing at Virginia Tech Keywords: class, social conventions, British humor, food, safety

Dr.Gnyawali Country: Nepal City: Kathmandu Keywords: Ghormi, Maoist, Community Party, Dashain, Tihar, family, political instability, economy, farming agriculture, tourism, life experiences

Rae Country: Trinidad and Tobago City: Vranje Keywords: travel, weather, common misconceptions, food, sports, music, parties/festivals, religion, carnival, Rastafarianism, house structure, tourism

James Country: United Kingdom City: Hindhead Keywords: University of Sheffield, Constitutional monarchy, royal family, weather, holidays, transportation, England, soccer, American football, ice hockey, cricket, food

Milos Country: Serbia City: Vranje

Milos Country: Serbia City:Vranje This interview is from February 2012.

Seokkyu Country: South Korea City: Seoul Occupation: Student in interior design

Katarzyna Country: Poland City: Poznan, Poland Keywords: Warsaw; history; World War 2; Europe; Germans; Russians; communists; terrain; human rights; economy; transition; catholic; education; poverty; European Union; climate; seasons; Mountains; hills; travel; Berlin; Paris; Slovakia; Czech Republic; Great Britain; Italy; culture

Easksen Country: Thailand City: Trang Keywords: Bangkok, Singapore, food, curry, education, study abroad, math, English, sports, music, weather, history, transportation, people, culture