Andover has students from approximately 45 states and 45 countries. Making new friends here will be fun and exciting! Imagine bringing a classmate from a very different culture home with you during a school break. What would you show/share with them and why?

Shu

our families situation

Focus on the everyday life, not showing the world we live in

shu said everyday life over traveling and sight seeing

the way we live is more reflective of our culture than the monuments that we build

share through conversation and talk about the difference in cultures

the underlying culture that we see as everyday

Thanksgiving

share culture

blessing before eating (also done in Japan, similar and different)

American culture

Japanese culture

homogeneous

no one wants to stand out

everyone thinks they are right

individuality

outspoken

competetive (Catan, debating)

Catan

feirce, aggressive

important to us

go into detail,
be specific

intelligent debate

sibling dynamic

argue about many things

political (not just American politics, talking about the world

little things

widens our views of the world like the diversity of Andover

the void or lack there of things between cultures

Tienamen Square with Bob

involve them with how we live