Interviewer: Kamaria Sherman
Interviewee: Adelhard Aeschelman (Munich, Germany; Currently lives in Denver, Colorado)
Relationship to Interviewee: Tourists; Met at the Orlando International Premium Outlet Mall

1. What inspired you to become a citizen?
When I’m back home, my family and I watch the American movies, and it seems like everything is progressing. [I asked him to expound upon this.] I am an avid movie watcher. I still have movies on VHS and even some from the mid -80s. Everything here from the 80s is still kind of lingering around, if not, still in use. We do not have very many fads back home. Things people did a decade or two ago, they still do today. Everything from the way people dress to the how they act – it is all the same. It seems as if we are stuck in this long time period. Here in America (scoffs), something new comes out every day. I got the iPhone 5s about 3 months after it was released. When I found out about the release of the iPhone 6 and that its’ release date was 3 days away, I jumped at the opportunity and I was on the next flight to America! I was the talk of the neighborhood and even better, my teenagers thought I was cool. Everyone and everything looks new, new, new! People, plants! Everything. I've seen progress here every single day that I’m here, whereas if I were in Germany, it would be something new maybe every 1-3 months. I love it!

2. What steps did you take as part of the naturalization process?
I learned some English from watching a lot of TV and music videos. After my wife seen me struggling with some pronunciations, she gifted me with Rosetta stone for my birthday. My cousin, whom lives here in Orlando, taught me everything I needed to know for the test because he took it before. I passed my U.S. History and English then answered some questions about my history. Once that was done I pledged my loyalty and became a