Culture Observations at Purdue

This semester has been new and different for so many reasons. Getting acquainted to college was a big task and I had fun doing so. (I am ready for a break. Thanksgiving was nice, but I am ready for Christmas. Three more weeks!) I have experienced many different and new situations and grown quite a bit. This semester I have grown a lot in my knowledge on diversity. I have also got to meet many people of many different cultures. I really enjoyed learning about how they live. It is so funny when they ask questions about our lives that are second nature. It can often be hard to explain why we do things, because it is just a part of our lives, the same way their differences are just a part of their lives. I gone through these experiences in Engineering 103, Engineering 131, our Cross-Cultural Project in engr 131, OEPP Roundtables, and just in class and on campus. Even over the holidays, I had cross-cultural experiences! At Thanksgiving, my cousin and his fiancee (both former Purdue computer engineering grads) came. My cousin's fiancee is from France. It was really interesting to learn about her experiences in France and then to compare stories about Purdue. I would never expect to have experiences so many diverse experiences at college.