Overseas program(s):
Ecuador Spring 2016
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Culture Post #3: Syncretism - Syncretism is the combining, or attempted combining of two different cultures, religions, or ways of thinking. In general, I don’t really think of this as a bad thing, so long as both cultures are respected in the process and the intent is not malicious. Honestly, this is not really something that I ever think about […]
Culture Post 2: Ethnocentrism - The idea of ethnocentrism is not one that sits well with me. I have a very hard time deciding that one culture is superior over another, especially coming from a country in which many people believe they are inherently better because of their place of origin and, even more so, their ethnic background. I […]
Culture Shock (or Lack Thereof) - Culture shock for me in Cuenca has not been nearly as prominent as I expected it to be. There are little differences that pop up most days, but this overwhelming feeling of being in a different country really hasn’t hit (yet?). The most prominent of these differences pop up in the home, but outside I […]
So Soon! - I leave six weeks from today. So much is happening between now and then that it’s crazy to think there is such little time before I start my adventure in South America! I am beyond excited for everything so to gather my thoughts, I’m giving in to my compulsive-list-maker tendencies, and making a list (in no particular […]