Now and then… - Good morning, today I have the honour of interviewing Maria K., my grandmother. Grandma, can I ask how old are you? - I am 70 years old, I was born in the year 1951. - I would like to ask you about your childhood. Could you describe to me...
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Now and then… - Good morning, today I have the honour of interviewing Maria K., my grandmother. Grandma, can I ask how old are you? - I am 70 years old, I was born in the year 1951. - I would like to ask you about your childhood. Could you describe to me how your family house looked like? - My family home? It was a four room house. My family consisted of mom, dad, me and my younger sister. There was also a farm that was ran by my dad, it was 8 hectares of arable land and 4 hectares of forest. Father was farming, mom was just raising the children and taking care of the house. We were living in the country, about 1,5 kilometres from a town that had shops, a church, a post office and such. I was raised with my parents until I was seven, then I went to a primary school in S., that was 1,5 kilometres from my home. - Did you go there alone? - The first couple of days my mom would walk me there, but later I would go without her, with other kids from the neighbourhood. I would go there with a
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