A Good Chance Abroad
A Good Chance Abroad
1. Find a former or a current OFW to be interviewed virtually (it could be a family member or a
family friend) Your respondent’s name should not be revealed in class to protect the
person’s identity and ensure anonymity
2. Use the following guide questions (you may add additional questions):
Interviewer: Good morning, ma’am. May I ask you about your job as a former OFW?
Former OFW: I went abroad because it’s very hard to find a job here in the Philippines. So, I was hoping
a good chance abroad.
Former OFW: It was fine, I had higher income nonetheless to support my children.
Former OFW: My job as a manicurist, and my customers who were fellow Filipinos.
Former OFW: They were good, but it was exhausting because I had to earn money.
Interviewer: How will you compare the Philippines with other countries?
Former OFW: It’s more fun here in the Philippines. I have my family here and it’s difficult abroad because
I mostly had no one to talk to.
Interviewer: Do you want to go back abroad or to the other countries in the future? Why or why not?
Former OFW: Never, dear. My children finished school and I already have a store here.