Taylor DasbachFebruary 3, 2014GRN 1000Intergenerational interviewInterviewing an elder: David LattaOn the night of Saturday, February 1, 2014, I sat down with my grandfather, David Latta, to conduct an interview with him. He currently lives in Clarkston, Michigan, in the newly renovated basement of my mother's house, with my father-in-law, my sister, and her son. You could say that my mother's house is quite a crowded nest, with four generations living under one roof. The perspective my grandfather gets from living in such an atmosphere is not only something I kept in mind while conducting this interview, but also something that guided my questions. David Stark Latta is my mother's stepfather, he was born December 6, 1937. in Pontiac, Michigan and spent most of his life here. David raised my mother and three other children from his previous marriage. My grandfather and I talked for about an hour, the interview became more of a conversation, it was very comfortable for him to tell me about his life, and no questions were really off limits; he and I have a wonderful, close relationship. When the interview started, he turned on the TV and bought me a beer, and I started by asking him about his childhood. He told me that when he was a teenager, he spent most of his summer days swimming with his friends in a gravel pit turned lake. They played baseball on the fields next to Maceday Lake, a well-known local lake, and went camping on weekends at the Pontiac recreational area. Those kids he grew up with in high school still remain in close contact with my grandfather. He tells me that about 11 or 12 of them meet almost every time on the local Coney Island...... middle of paper ...... I observed the interactions between my big -father and my sister (26 years old) and my nephew (5 years old). ) and I see positive results on both sides. The old can always offer something to the young; experience, knowledge, or whatever. Just as young people can influence and maintain the links of older people with society. We are active agents, who must remain active, of society, and we create the world around us (Social Constructionism). It is up to each individual to remain connected in one way or another to the active world, memories of past positive life events alone cannot ensure a successful life in old age. he wasInterview topicstypical summer dayinventionsbiggest challengescurrent ageView as downloaded page