I'm so excited to see you all in a few hours, and start our adventure together. I've done a lot of traveling because I love learning about how other people live and live together. I belive there is so much to be learned from studying other people and although it can be scary and intimidating immersing ourselves in a foreign culture, ultimately we are all humans with the same needs and we are going to find surprising similarities between our two cultures.
Here's a short except from my predeparture paper:
Culture has an outstanding influence on every aspect of people’s lives. It shapes societies’ laws, political parties and international policies. Also, both culture and society mold each individual’s religion, language and desires. The main characteristic of culture that is so wonderful, is that every culture is so different. Yes, similarities exist that can comparatively make someone more comfortable in an alien culture based on influences of one culture reflecting another, but generally speaking every culture is unique and independent.
Fear is a good sign that we are brave enough to try something new.
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