Dear colleagues,
I am so pleased and excited to share both my good and bad experience with you on how life is like in this foreign land known as Indiana. After taking a long hour of the our journey from Africa, we arrived in Indiana town at 2:30 at last and were shown our individual rooms in Pine apartment.
To start with, I have enjoyed and hope to enjoy more my stay here in Indiana. Indiana is a nice, cool and welcoming place to live in. The people of Indiana have smiling face which shows the sign of peace. They can only say "Hi" and that's it. But with our professors, they are always good and kind to us.
Further, my experience as far as my studies is concerned is just good. I always enjoy the pace at which our professors take us, which seems a bit challenging. I call this challenge a good experience because it is a motivating factor. And according to Kouzes,J. & Posner, B. (2012), challenging opportunities help people turn to a remarkable success in what ever they do.
My first bad experience started with a very big confusion between day and night time. I realized that my country is head of Indiana with good 6 hours. So I had no option apart from adjusting my sleeping habit which took me couple of weeks to do so. In addition, coming from a developing nation with different cultures to developed nation like, results in a very big gape. I realized that this is a "mind your own business" country. I really found it hard to socialize with students on campus. So this made me feel bad because in my community, it is possible to make new friends just in a moment. Not only that, another challenge is all about food. Honestly, the types of food here have confused my appetite. I always find it hard to make choice of what to eat.
All in all, my experience is similar to the experience of Dr. Duany in that both of us compliant about how Indiana people aren't social with people and the challenge faced at school. The difference is that she came for settlement and I am here on study basis.
Colleagues according to your observation, what do you think my next good and bad experience will be?
Colleagues according to your observation, what do you think my next good and bad experience will be?
Rose,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your experieces with us! Are you reading Kouzes and Posner in one of your classes? I would very much agree with what they have to say on this. My father once told me the way to get ahead in the world is to run towards responsibility not away from it. I always thought of that as a challenge. It is difficult to lead, and frightening, and we have to take risks. I'd say coming to Indiana was a risk - but I promise one worth taking!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Rhonda
my comment is; I think every community have their on culture so it seem strange when we are not use to it but with a little bit patient and understanding it will be easy. concerning the issue adjusting time all of us are facing the same problem; but after two or three month it will be okay also I like your idea of challenge .
ReplyDeleteAppreciation Oyee !!! I love you for that and hope you have started the ''Hi greetings" ? sounds like,you have Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in learning .As you discover your hidden personal values,Relax and get in the system. I Trust your ability and Apatite.
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Hi Rose ,it sound good to see the smiling face of those of Indiana. I would like to remind you that , we are going to form a group of socialization that will socialize the people of Indiana. we have stared here in our apartment sooner we gone extent to your apartment. feel at home eat well and read.
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