Intercultural learning has enabled me to gain insight into how diverse cultures think and how to accept differences in culture. Furthermore, it made me think a lot about how culture can influence people in so many different ways. I enjoyed hearing from the people in my class who had so many different backgrounds, and I am grateful for the friends I made through this class. Moreover, I learned that the shape of their language can help under their culture as well. I was inspired to learn a new language and explore the world after taking this course. The idea of culture now for me is more of a lifestyle. It is part of how we live our lives every day and with each individual being unique in their own way. My perception changed a lot as I began to listen to more people and how different it can be, and I learned to accept the new culture and experience it with them which helped me change the way I think about new cultures. Among all the readings and discussions that we had, one of the things that stuck with me was when we discussed our backgrounds and made a circle. I was very impressed with the diverse backgrounds in class and the thinking process of my classmates. It made me think about being open-minded to different cultures and having a diverse mindset. My future/ongoing intercultural relations will be influenced by everything I learned in class. It taught me how to think in diverse ways and how to be open-minded about new cultures and perspectives.
