Overseas program(s):
Ecuador Spring 2016
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Ethnocentricity: Comida - Ethnocentricity is the inclination to use ones own culture as the standard against which all others are held. I grew up in the dieting culture of the United States. Every week there is a new method by which we can lose weight as effortlessly and efficiently as possible. I am a product of the modern […]
Culture Shock: Linea 5 - Before coming to Ecuador I was given forewarning that “catcalling” would be an issue and that people would stare because I look different. What I was unprepared for was the reaction that my appearance would evoke from children. My commute to and from school involves a short walk and a twenty-minute bus ride. I am […]
Syncretism: Public Health Ecuador - It is the job of public healthcare workers to address the health needs of the community in its entirety. With a clear divide between indigenous and modern culture, it is only natural that the healthcare system would reflect such a blend and such a distinction. During our cultural study project, I have addressed this larger […]
Dinner Conversation - My Spanish is at what I can only describe as survival level, meaning that if stranded I might (note: might) be able to talk my way home again. Though meeting my host family is what I am most excited for, I do have a few concerns. If I somehow manage not to offend my host family […]