My first Interview in IsiXhosa

To start off, I have never appreciated the fact that my mother tongue is the main medium of the media in the world we live in today. The look on Vuyokazi's face when we told her we were going to interview her in her mother tongue was amazing, one I will never forget. Despite that, the translated version from IsiXhosa to English is very different to the way English is usually spoken. I had difficulty coming to terms with this aspect, and that it is O.K to broadcast the English version spoken in such a way. The simple English, ironically seemed harder to say as it was not 'the norm' to speak like that in English, however it has worked out well. As long as you have a translator I have noticed it is surprisingly easy to broadcast a story in English that has been spoken in IsiXhosa, it also paints the picture of the story better in ones mind.