Blog Post #2

This is a very interesting study. The spreading of different cultures can create many different things and change entire societies. It is important to look at other people’s cultures and spread our own. Back when I lived in the university resident halls, I made friends with many of the foreign exchange students from Japan. I shared stings people from the United States do with them, and they did the same to me. This made me realize how important it is to know about others. They preferred learning with me, in the field instead of class. Culture is more important than the classroom. It is important to understand that at this time, it is becoming more important to be cultured. Even in the United States. One of my best friends, CJ, is in Korea teaching them English right now. Just saying, he has a pretty good deal going. They pay for room and board so everything he makes is net gain. He uses this money to travel all across the continent, sometimes even with his students. He has told me that a lot of the lesson plans he uses there are similar to those we use here. He is teaching the youth so it is easier to pull relevant plans. He says that they differences in culture are huge, but not as huge as they thought. He was open to learning about theirs and that made them more apt to learn ours. I feel as though when he comes back to the United States in a few months, it will be our culture that seems strange to him. The willingness of both groups to learn is what makes the class work. They complement each other perfectly. The good parts and the not so good parts. It is important for us to learn from people of other cultures to understand your world as well as be more marketable in the workplace.