Aloha Tim,
I am gathering background uses of plants used in the surrounding
rural/small village area. I will be interviewing people surrounding
the research station ranging in age from 25-50. I am unclear about
the style yet, because i just arrived to Costa Rica. I know very
little so far, and really starting from scratch. No one in my group
nor my mentor have conducted interviews before, though a few people
have vast knowledge of the species found here and their natural
history. I am asking aound still though, and someone may show up
later in the season.
Mahalo, Julia

--- In ethnobiologyHI@yahoogroups.com, "Timothy J Gallaher"
<tjgallaher@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Julia,
> Sounds like fun. What are you trying to find out. What do you
know about
> the style of the people, are they very direct? Are the people
urban or
> rural? Who will you be interviewing, old men/women, adults or
children?
> What do you know already?
> Perhaps someone on the group has experience in the area and could
help you
> more directly. Or if not, the answers to the above questions
might give
> some clues to the best techniques.
>
> Tim Gallaher
>
> On 6/9/06, julia parish <farnaby719@...> wrote:
> >
> > Aloha,
> > I am in Costa Rica doing research at La Selva with OTS and I am
hoping
> > to conduct interviews with local people about their knowledge of
> > plants usage in the area. I was wondering if anyone could help me
> > find an interview format, or give suggestions?
> > Mahalo, Julia
> >
> >
> >
>