A description of the three items you would choose.
The three items I would choose is my bible, my cell phone and a basketball.
How you would explain to others what each of these items means to you.
I would inform my peers that through my faith in God that we will prevail, in order to find strength I must meditate on His words by reading the bible. My cell phone will keep me connected to other members of my family. I talk to my mother every night, through her encouraging words I know it would help me through a difficult time such as this one. A basketball represents my family's love for athletics, we are very competitive and love a good game of any competitive sport. I also like to stay in shape so this is a great way of exercising and enjoying the company of my family.
Your feelings if, upon arrival, you were told that you could only keep one personal item and have to give up the other two items you brought with you
Initially I would feel sad but I would soon get over it; the item I would keep is my cell phone. My device has the bible application so I believe I would be okay with just my celluar phone.
Any insights you gained about yourself, your family culture, diversity, and/or cultural differences in general, as a result of this exercise.
Well, I did learn that I do not have an attachment to any item besides my cell phone. My family's culture is not defined by any physical item but the eternal love that we have for each other. My items did represent my culture because we love to talk to one another and gather periodically for social activities.
Erikka,
ReplyDeleteI also realized that my attachments to physical items runs slim. At least we realize this through this assignment and not a life changing event like the one mentioned.
Tina
I think that it is wonderful that you found that your faith was an essential ingredient for your survival in a new country. I also have a strong sense of spirituality. However, I did not choose to take along a religious text. I have both my mantra and my dear Ganesha tattooed on my arm so that they are with me always. One's religious convictions can never be taken away.
ReplyDeleteErikka,
ReplyDeleteI think we are going to make sure we take our family along with us. We I could not stand the thought of leaving my family behind. We went through a major storm back in 2005 here in Gulfport,,, Ms; this storm blew everything away; we decided that we would ride the storm out not knowing it was going to be as bad as it was. So, I know how important it is to take family along. You made a great choice of keeping the cell phone with the Bible on it.
Tracey