Family Interview

Interviewing my family members and finding out about the history of my family was very interesting. It enabled me to understand all the hardships they went through and the journey they had up until now. It was very inspirational to know that even though they went through such a hard life they made sure that they gave their children the best life they could.
I struggled with, at first trying to understand what my grandparents went through during the apartheid era and when my grandmother mentioned that her parents were indentured labourers as it was way before my time and I did not have much knowledge on these aspects but upon being shown photos and other objects from the past and listening to what my grandmother had to say it then started to

I feel very educated about my family and writing this assignment made me realise that before I was born there was many hardships that my family had faced but writing about how they have overcome all these challenges makes them heroes in my eyes.
The process of interviewing my family members has influenced my choices and decisions greatly and I will definitely learn from my grandparents and great grandparents mistakes and make positive and good choices for my future. They have educated me about how hard life can be and that it is a necessity for you to work hard in everything you do.
The interview definitely made a difference in my life by motivating me to become a better person and to always work hard in order to create a good life for my future family. It inspired me to be a better person by achieving my goals successfully and motivating people to strive towards engaging with members from their family, having a close connection with them and also look back to the past and familiarise themselves with their family and the challenges they faced or overcome and how they came to where they are