First+Contact-Interview

Interview with Christopher Columbus

 **Me:** So How are you christopher? **Christopher:** I am well thank you. **Me:** Today im going to be asking you a couple of questions about your life. If thats O.K with you of course. **Christopher:** Yes thats fine go right ahead. **Me:** Alright, first question, what in your whole life has been your hardest challenge? **Christopher:** Well, I've had many, many challenges I've had to face throughout my life but i would say the hardest one would have to be my first voyage when i first discovered America. Throughout that voyage i had to push on when the rest of my crew pleaded with me to give up and turn back, but, i stuck to it and on the third day after I had said we would go back we sighted land. **Me:** Thank you, second question, what inspired you to become an explorer? **Christopher:** The first thing that inspired me was because during my childhood it was an age of discovery, so as a child I thought, I want to discover something and be known for it all around the world. So as you can see i stuck to my dream and it came true. **Me:** What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment? **Christopher:** Well as you can probably guess most people say that discovering America was my greatest accomplishment but I think my greatest accomplishment has been becoming an explorer, my reason for this is because I was born into a poor family and with no proper education as a child most people thought i had no real hope in life. But I proved those people wrong and went on to become one of the most well known explorers of all time. **Me:** As a child did you have any heroes or role models? **Christopher:** As a child i didnt have any one specific person who was a role model/hero to me but a group of people and what they did. Explorers! **Me:** Are you happy with what you have done with your life to date? **Christopher:** Yes overall I'm happy with my life and all the things I've done so far. Of course there are things I'd like to go back and change but overall I'm happy. **Me:** What are one of those things that given the chance you would like to go back and change? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Christopher:** Probably one of the main things i regretted after I retired and looked back at what I had done as an explorer was not making peace with the colony on Hispaniola. After all i discovered the island and then i was banished from it! <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Me:** Thank you so much for your time today Christopher that's all the questions I have for you, thank you once again. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Christopher:** Thats fine, I hope to see you again soon, bye.