Culture and Diversity

This week I have talk to some friends and I ask her what was her definition of culture. My friends describe culture is background of different races with tradition.  Another friend said that it is different race that have different background, different religion and different belief. It was discuss that diversity is when a group of people that are from different race that have different belief than what the other races have. My other friend said that diversity is the things that you do in front of other race, the food you eat that is different from their culture, the way he or she thinks, trying to fit in. Looking at this week and last week lesson my friends did include some of what culture meant as beliefs, values of groups. A lot of their belief did omitted the music that are different, art, their written, and their behavior. Listening to how my friends describe culture and diversity make me more know what it is and understand what it all about. Gaining the knowledge will help me acknowledge their belief and behavior and respect it.

Family Culture

I am in this state I know nothing about I was told I could only take three things that I hold dear to me. In this state I have no input on this final designation and then the culture is different from my culture I have only one change of clothes to wear. This is very different from what I am use to and then I have to taking something that is close to me which would be my photo album of my family and friends that I can not see every day this means a lot because I would not see my family and friends everyday like I would if I was in my own country. My bible that I read that keep me encourage everyday and uplifted means a lot because it is something that my family has done for along time and it part of my culture that  was taught to me to read it everyday to keep me going in the right way. It would teach me to do what is right and not wrong and how to live in this day and time. My diary that I could write and my book about this country I am in and to let the people know what I have been through if something was going to happen to me. This means a lot to me because I could look back and see the situation in my life that I have over come and accomplish in my life. Now being in this country does not know anything about this state come to find out that what I have brought can not go with me and I would only have to take one item and leave the rest. At this point I am not happen because the three items are very dear to me that I can hold and know that it is safe with me. I do not believe I would like being in this state where I can not have my items that I want with me and for someone to tell me what I can bring or can not bring with me is not making me very happen. I am ready to return back to my state with people I feel comfortable with. Just thinking about this procedure for my class for this week on family culture, diversity and other culture difference would be very hard for me to adjust to their culture when I am use to my culture and state. This has shown me that when people come into our state it is that difficult for him or her to adjust and we should make him or her feel comfortable in our state and not make it so difficult for him or to adjust. I feel if that was really to happen to me I would not feel comfortable of someone telling me I could just take three items and not take all of my items that I needed. So I would try my best to make someone from another culture feel comfortable around me and respect their culture and not try to tell him or her something that would make him or her feel uncomfortable. This was a lesson for me to put into action in my live and in my professional field.