Week 2 Reaction by Kira

Instead of a traditional, boring lesson, we had a very joyful class on Friday. We had snacks and played the cultural game. When I was sent to the Alpha culture, the totally different culture overwhelmed me. Since I had no idea how they communicated with each other, at first I just stood there and tried to figure out how they played. But soon some of them approached me, touched me, asked me some irrelevant questions and played the card games. Although I kept losing, I was also trying to learn at the same time. Finally, not much but at least I figured out some of the roles among them. And I think this is just what we exchanged students are experiencing. Living in a different culture, sometimes we may have culture shock and do not know what to do, but I think what’s important is to be open-minded and to respect others ‘cultures. I like this course and I am looking forward to our next inspiring class.