INTERVIEW TO STEVEN ROWEKAMP

DAVID: What do you think about Spain?

STEVEN: I think Spain is a very pretty country with lots of distinct culture and language and food and tradition.

SARA: What do you like about Spain?

STEVEN: My favourite part of Spain is the Northern part, specifically Galicia but in particularly I love cafecitos, and getting coffees, or drinks after school, after the work day.

YANIRA: What are your dreams?

STEVEN: My dream is to become an English teacher in the United States. I want to teach all ages and I want to help people who come from other countries to learn English in the United States.

JENNY: What is the best part of your job?

STEVEN: They best part of my job is teaching English to all the students that I work with and hearing all the little phrases and things they make up that are translations from Spanish and Galician into English, just things that make me laugh.

CRISTIAN: Do you like animals?

STEVEN: I do like animals. I don’t have any pets. One day I want to have a cat but I love animals.

LUCÍA: What situation in your life has made you think?

STEVEN: When I was in high school, I didn't know what I wanted to do when I was growing up, so I often though I wanted to be a doctor, but then I had Spanish classes I realized I loved Spanish, and so I thought maybe teaching Spanish or teaching English would be a great thing and, in that situation, made me think about what I wanted to do in the future.

ÉDGAR: What is your hobby?

STEVEN: My hobby is actually learning languages. I love to learn languages of any kind. I love watching movies in languages that aren’t English. Anything that doesn’t involve English is my hobby.

FRAN: How many children do you want to have?

STEVEN: One day in the future I want to have three kids.

ALBA: What is your favourite place in Galicia?

STEVEN: My favourite place in Galicia is Praia das Catedrais.

MANUEL: Do you prefer American or Spanish food?

STEVEN: I prefer American food but particularly because of the diversity of cuisine that the United States has.

LÚA: Do you speak other languages apart from English?

STEVEN: I do. I speak Spanish, English and Portuguese fluently but I also know a bit of French and Italian.

PABLO: Would you like to be a teacher in the United States?

STEVEN: Yes, I do want to be a teacher in the United States. I am actually going back to the United States this year to study to become both an English language and a Spanish teacher.