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