What We Should Learn

I believe that we should learn about the things that don't normally happen here were we live. We should learn about different cultures and different ways of life. In other words, we need to become culturally aware. Sometimes it is easy to forget that America is only one place in the world, and that there are many varieties of people out there. It is foolish to assume that the way Americans live is common amongst the world, for we are very priviledged when it comes to a global perspective.
I am really interested in learning about foreign cultures, with values and beliefs different than my own. It is quite fascinating just to think about how many varied ways man has developed on how to live. If these ways became more familiar to the people of our society, I think that we would have a much better understanding of the world today.

First Day Poem

First Day

Worried students buzzing about

The start of their new journey

Confusion of the new places and new faces

Where to go and what to do - all a mystery

I am amongest these people

Uncertain about my new surroundings

Feeling small and lost

In a place filled with people who know the way

But I know that in this familiar place,

I have many new experiences ahead of me

New friends to last forever

While still having the old ones

Trying different things

And finding passions that I will learn to love

Gaining new knowledge

And lessons that I will never forget

The place that I now find to be a puzzle

Will soon become a place of enjoyment

Where memories will be made

This is the start of a brand new era of my life

The first day.