Interview!

          I decided to interview my lovely mother- Her political views came from personal history and experiences. She grew up working class in the inner city Dorchester area- and then moved 3000 miles away to California and experienced totally different views. She has a very mixed sense of political affiliation-its more towards a person than a party. "I grew up poor I never received anything for nothing- I've earned everything I've ever received. I'm the only one in my family that has gone to college I never received handouts or scholarships I always had to pay for everything. Having a son with a disability sometimes it bothers me that I have to work so hard for everything and I still never qualify for anything . so politically I look for individuals that do not want to raise the taxes, I do not believe in a welfare state- but at the same time support people in need".
      She considers herself a conservative independent- because "fiscally I think a republican in a sense but as far as opportunites for people I think an independent your more open minded on how to make things happen". As for her views on key issues I asked her about her thoughts on taxes- "I think whoever is in office should truly make the top 3% pay – and these universites and large hospitals should pay their fair share and I think that there shouldn’t be a free ride for anyone—everyone should work for what they get and pay their fair share. But at the same time I think people who are getting services should work for those services and should be taxed on what financial they received—so everyone is taxed from the top to the bottom."
    As for myself, honestly I haven't really discovered my own political views yet- within the last year I became legal to vote- but still not registered. When I think about politics and how the world is coming along- I just get frustrated and want to change the subject. Also because I have only had one job in my life and taxes and things like that weren't a factor its probably not such a big issue to me- I do think about all those things but I don't really have a set view on them.
    From this experienced I learned that people can get very passionate about politics and it can be very personal issue. Interviewing my mother made me realize how much she's actually gone through and how those experiences shaped her to have the views she does today. Personally this has put politics on the radar for myself- I think now I will probably pay more attention when debates are on- such as the new mayor race thats currently going on- I never would have payed attention before but now it made me realize that I am growing up and there are major issues going on in the world and I should open my eyes and see whats going on!

 

         Hello! My name is Micaela Boyd, I was born on the 11th of April in Boston, Massachusetts. I have one older brother named Eric, he was born with cerebral palsy- but he's the happiest, kindest person I know. My mother is Native-American&Irish and my father is Portuguese. Growing up in such a diverse household I was taught Portuguese at a young age by my grandmother and Spanish by my neighbors so by the time I was 10 I was trilingual- not to mention the ASL(American Sign Language) I learned as a child to make it easier to communicate with my brother. My mother lived most of her life in California and my brother was born there so as a child that was my second home.
    Since I was young I've always had a passionate love for visual arts- weather it be drawing or painting. At the age of 10 I started taking classes at Mass College of art on saturdays to strengthen my drawing skills- and to this day I still have the same passion for art. Another strong interest of mine is language- I love how intricate and different each language is. My overall goal is to become a Spanish teacher to elementary school kids- or even disabled kids. If the opportunity came up I would also love to teach English in a South American country- always wanting to explore new places!
         Starting my college career I really would like to get my associates degree in Spanish and then further on to get my Bachelors in English. Most of the people in my family barely got through high school and out of the millions of aunts and uncles and cousins I have maybe only 5 of them did any type of college. I want to prove to myself and to my family that we can succeed and we can get good careers in life and not just settle for minimum wage. High school was not my cup of tea and I struggled really hard to get through it but now I can finally pursue the goals I want to obtain and start my road to becoming a foreign language teacher :)