BES Assignment 3

Interview

For this assignment we were to interview a person in British society. I interviewed Emily Hawkesford, a girl that I worked with during my time at the Golden Hinde. There were many lunch breaks where we were just talking and this is what I found out from her. Please let it be known that this is only one person that I talked with and the views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of British society as a whole.

She is 24 years old. She has a mother and father, and a younger brother. When asked about marriage and divorce she answered: "I believe that marriage should be permanent. Too many people are getting married due to convenience or such similar perceptions. Marriage should not be taken lightly. It is not to be toyed with; you should be sure that you want to spend the rest of your life with this person..."

I asked her what her religious beliefs were and she said that she does not really believe in God. Her family has never been religious. That is not to say that she condemns anyone who believes, but she does not like the idea of not being in control of what she does. She likes to think that we have control of our lives and can change our lives if we so desire.

Emily has graduated with an undergraduate degree in Art History from the University of London, and has been volunteering everyday at the Golden Hinde for about 2 years now. Aside from volunteering full-time at the Golden Hinde, she also has a job at a convenience store near Dalston Junction. She likes to paint when she has time. Emily ideally wants to be a full-time artist or perhaps one day be a curator for a museum. A major issue she feels facing students in the UK today is that students become so incredibly specialized and study only one subject to the point that it is hard to find a job out of uni. She likes the US education system where students know some about a lot and become specialized much later.

Emily Hawkesford keeps the Golden Hinde from grinding to a hault. She has managed the shop for a long time and has written shop protocols. In addition to her work of ordering supplies, writing procedure, organizing visits from schools, and sometimes helping out the Ship Master, Aiden Slade, she now also answers calls and inquiries for administration. She is an integral cog in the machine that keeps the GHT afloat, and she was one of my first friends while here in London. When asked about what I shall miss about London, she shall be a part of my answer.