Personal Experience: Book 3 Cultural Encounters

When I first started this course I didn’t know what to expect. I really enjoyed writing but there was a lot of areas that I needed to work on. When I first started to review the modules I was blown away by all the helpful sites that were at my disposition. The Power points and different sites completely changed my whole perspective of writing to a whole new dimension. Thanks to the modules I am more confident right now before I even begin an essay. I remember in the past how beginning an essay was so difficult for me because I didn’t know how to even start. In this course I have learned how to begin an essay, how to manipulate information, and how to use in-text documentation properly. These are just some of the few things that I will definitely be taking with me in the future for my courses and personal growth.

This course has presented me with the opportunity to reassess my values and what I truly want to gain from college. I have made three specific changes in my life because of this course. The first is that I have begun to branch out and connect with people on campus. The second was to determine if I really want to do the degree I am currently in. The third and final and the most influential change in my life was my decision to accept Christ.

Arriving at a foreign country at the age of eleven years old was and exiting and yet intimidating experience. High buildings, wide roads, newer and nicer cars on the streets were some of the first things I noticed when I arrived to the city of Los Angeles CA. Living in a country where you were not born in could be difficult some times. Although Spanish is spoken at a grand scale in CA, it was difficult to communicate with and understand the teachers from my classes at the elementary level since all they spoke was English. Los Angeles is a city of great diversity, therefore it is believed to be the perfect place for any person arriving from another country to not feel like a foreign, such believe

There is a lot of things that I have learned about myself in the past few weeks of this course. I have learned many things about myself that I would have never known if it was not for this course. I have learned about my; self concept, attitudes and feelings. I have also learned about social influence, group dynamics and relationships. I learned about myself and how to describe the way that I am and the way that I think.

During this course I feel that I have achieved all of the course outcomes. It was difficult in the beginning, but by continuing to read the

As mentioned above, the most shocking thing I noticed was the community, or the way they socialized with and accepted themselves and each other. I think

Personally, what was your mindset and goals upon entering this course – have they changed at all and, if so, how?

Culture Class was where Essence and I first meet. Her first impression of me was that I was very high strung she believed that I didn’t know how to let loose and enjoy life.

My favorite part of the course was probably the freedom to express ourselves that we had while in the class. I never felt like I could not speak my mind which was a blessing. Even if I did not agree

My Journey throughout this capstone course seemed to be impossible. I have heard stories about this course and how it would push me to the limit and further than that at sometimes. I was a bit naive and didn’t believe the stories and truly believed that the previous students were over exaggerating. Boy was I wrong.

I must admit that I have always looked at this type of course as being a complete waste of time. After taking the Learning Connections Inventory, I've discovered that I'm a Dynamic Learner according to the results of the questionnaire. It's totally shed some light on the how, what, when and why of my success and failures in my educational as well as personal and professional life.

I feel that this course has given me experience which i will benefit from in the future at university. I've been able to cover specific units of interest that have greatly expanded my knowledge. I particularly enjoyed unit 6 which was based on independent learning with 100 hours of work experience. A dairy was written based on my performance, skills and involvement at my different placements. This experience has made me more confident as a person and increased my determination to succeed in this career path.

For my second culture immersion project I went to eat at a Mexican restaurant. I went with my group members Ryan, Brian and Brian's girlfriend. I went this pass Tuesday after we had our group meeting. I don’t recall the name of the restaurant but I know it was downtown Appleton near by the Walgreens. . This was good choice for the project because I never have eaten at an actually Mexican restaurant before.

(Origin) When thinking about my family and our roots I identify my family’s places or origin as Germany and Ireland. A majority of my family is of German ancestry and the one exception is my grandmother and she is Irish. I identify these too places as where my family came from due to stories that I have hear from family members and to the traits that each member of my family carries. A majority of my family are all blonde hair, with blue or brown eyes which have a lot of similarities to people from Germany. My family as very few of the traits from the Irish side but the only ones the I have been told are that some people in our family freckle a lot

One of my earliest childhood memories was in a huge playground with kids the same age as me, laughing and talking in a foreign language, except I was the only one lost in translation. The memory was of a time when my parents sent me to an all-girls boarding school in India at five years of age. Learning how to adjust to a new culture was difficult, to say the least. However, I have grown from this unique experience. I developed a new mentality to adapt to any situation, and truly believe friends can help support anyone through any circumstance. I also learned many new cultural experiences that influence my life today. It is these experiences at my boarding school that has shaped me into the person I am today.