Personal Narrative: My Interview With Religion

Initial Considerations
I will be interviewing a close friend who I grew up with in High River, Alberta. We met in grade two at the Catholic elementary school in High River and continued a Catholic education together until grade twelve graduation. She is single and recently purchased her very own house. She has a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree and works in youth and community development. I chose her as an interviewee because she is Catholic and I am not, and I want to learn what her experience was like with religion while growing up and how it impacts her current life. We are very close and have known each other for many years but religion has never been a huge topic of discussion. It does come up occasionally but the conversation is very short-lived. I am interested in comparing her experiences as a Catholic to mine as a non-Catholic attending the same Catholic school. She has never broadcasted her religion to me like others have and I think I will be able to gain insight into her religious experiences that I may not be aware of. After some self-reflection, I realized I have assumed I know what her religion is to her since I was educated in it but after many discussions in the Women and Religion class I know that she may have a completely different
I will use paper and a pen to keep notes rather than a tablet or a laptop as I feel it would get in the way of the discussion. The disadvantages to taking notes is the time it takes to write things down and that could get in the way of the casual flow of the conversation. If I feel that I am missing information or disturbing the conversation to much I will use my phone to record the rest of the interview. I will also discuss with the interviewee beforehand on this matter and let her know if I decide to switch recording