• • What do you hope to learn through your participation in program?
My ambition from this program is to learn how to work with people that are not from the United States. London is one of the biggest international cities in the world and it is most likely I will be working with people that are from different countries. This will benefit me by the time I graduate from college and settling into my job, I will be dealing with the situation where I will be working with a person that is not from the country I grew up in.
• What is your concept of cross-cultural respect? What does it mean to you, and what are some ways you might demonstrate your understanding of it while abroad?
My concept of a cross- cultural respect is to respect other people’s lifestyles. Everybody lives a different lifestyle and by attending this program, it will give me the respect to the people that goes through this process on a daily basis. Some of the things that will give me the cross- cultural respect are by staying in the hostel around Europe. By staying in a hostel, I will experience how the host treats us like we are their family.
• You will be in class for several hours every day and have daily homework. How will you balance your desire to explore London and other European countries with the need to study?
After I receive my syllabus on the first few days of classes, I will schedule the countries I have the desire to visit in Europe through my available times in my studies. If I have a
Studying abroad will be an experience of a lifetime. Going beyond the US Coastlines that I have never crossed will get be valuable life lessons that I must learn to be successful in my future career. I want to increase my knowledge both inside and outside of the classroom, and I believe the best way to do that for me is to continue to go beyond those small town borders that have kept me
Respect as a virtue is a simple virtue and should be followed at all times in daily life. In a short definition respect means treating others, human or otherwise, in a dignified manner; however, this does not mean that everyone on Earth as royalty. As Marshall puts it, “respect is a close relative of tolerance (Marshall 44).” Following this further the author is acknowledging that all humans will always have our
Abdullah (1995) proposed that Self-awareness, knowledge, and respect for other cultures are key elements in transcultural
Studying abroad is important to me for a multitude of reasons. The most pressing of which is,
Older than any individual group, organization, religion, civilization, culture or military, respect is almost as old, if not as old, as the human race itself. Respect started with prehistoric bands of people, looking for experience and leadership, and remains today as we know it within societies and militaries around the world. Indeed, nothing with an organizational hierarchy, including civilization itself, could exist as we know it today without the ongoing application of respect, in its many forms. This fact is most obvious, and can not be illustrated any further, than by looking at the worlds militaries, and by observing customs, courtesies, and policies of different military organizations, past and present. If one
In addition, what I hope to get out of this program is the starting tools to become successful in life, such as help with résumé/cover letter writing and interviewing skills. I also want to obtain essential workplace skills and business etiquette. I want to be prepare for what is ahead career wise and further my professionalism and skills. I also
modern times, this level of respect seems to be rarely visible in most parts of our society. Personally, I
I believe that I need to step up my game for preparing for tests and this class seems to be my wake up call. Through many struggles, I hope to find a studying habit that will work better for me and will increase my intake on information. . As another quote from Google says, "A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor. " I know for sure that I will slip at least once with my work this year but when I get my grade back, it will push me to do better from then on. With no knowledge of Europe, I know this class will teach me loads of facts I did not even know about.
Conflicting messages will inevitably hinder our communication and our ability to help those we serve. The Skill of Empathy Another important skill in the field of human services would be empathy. In the last two years, I have learned the difference between sympathy and empathy. Sympathy actually separates and isolates individuals, while empathy empowers them.
Respect, most all people foreign and domestic are taught respect at a very young age and are taught to use it whenever it presents itself necessary. So if you were going into a Chinese couple’s house wouldn’t you take off your shoes as do they before entering their house? It is respect for their beliefs and their possessions. And I think It should be the same if someone comes to our country to visit. They can leave their shoes on, but for god sakes at least speak our own damn language. Respect OUR traditions and ways of life and we will respect yours. And if you cant learn English before you come over to visit at least get a translation book like every dumb American tourist does before visiting a foreign speaking country.
Showing honesty that we are trying to learn, involve and engage with their cultural activities makes big difference.
However, I now believe it is necessary to be more aware of what could be construed as disrespect while in other countries to avoid needless grief for myself or others. I also have realized that trying to immerse yourself in the culture can backfire. For example, when Prose and her husband went to the tea house in India and got a nasty case of dysentery because they did not know it was known for its filth and the variety of diseases you can catch there.
It is imperative that these same principles are utilized when communicating to cultural groups other than our own because people from different cultures encode and decode messages and meaning differently. Because of this, what is acceptable to one is not necessarily acceptable by the other especially if they base their practices on their own judgments and ideas and communicate disregarding the judgments and ideas of any other culture. Ignorance can lead to devastating and damaging assumptions in terms of building intercultural relationships when one enters communication using the same old ethnocentric approach. It is a lot like the Nazis viewing the world according to their standards and beliefs without regards to the rights and beliefs of any other group. It is also the same as extreme
Education is a never-ending learning process that has always been a piece of our life. As education is a building block in our lives, we are eager to put profoundly into our education. Good education will lead us to the bright future. With the fast advancement of public opinion, we have entered an era of information explosion which the necessity of studying abroad has turned into a developing pattern among youth. Most of the students feel that studying abroad is better than studying in local universities. As the saying goes, “the grass always looks greener on the other side of fence.” In this way, I believe that considering abroad have extraordinary points of benefits.
At the very beginning of the program, we wrote professional and personal goals that we wanted to meet by the end of the program. Some goals that I wrote that would improve my personal growth are becoming more confident in myself as an individual, becoming more independent, and learn about another culture and their values and traditions. I am a firm believer in knowing yourself and what you do or do not stand for. This program will contribute to this identification because I will most likely be put in situations where I feel uncomfortable, nervous, or even excited, but I will learn from these experiences and be able to reflect back on how I reacted to