Where in the World

As one who has never lived outside of the US, I don't know much about what goes on beyond our boarders. Even outside of Utah is hard to imagine and accept. I learned that we are the only one's who really refridgerate our eggs just the other day. I'm the strange one here. And yet, I find what others do interesting, what they believe and practice. I know my own culture as what is acceptable, when I would be just as outside anywhere else as I am inside here. It is because of this I want to go abroad. I want to begin to believe that we are all the same, that we are all one. I want to know what others do, and grow to accept and appreciate the way each person lives. With a little time I will become mature enough to take on this challenge. I will wrap up my life here, and begin another one outside my world. I can't wait to see you there. Save me a seat beside you, and I'll happily take it.

What have I learned about culture so far.

Well, Olivia told me little about being a native american. She could tell me they have paved roads... and that tribes sometimes payed for school. She had great tales and memories of christmas tribe dances. They have one specific for the little children. I think that that was day 2 of the three days of dances. They dressed up a lot it sounded like... otherwise... so little.

CiSsi has yet to tell me much of china, and I've yet to ask. She does traditional chinease dances. That is her hobby and I will make her dance for me one day. At school now, they aren't allowed to gamble or they can get reprimanded or even expelled, and though she doesn't do it, the boys do it often by the sound of it. She's so cut. She also likes going to clubs and drinking, but never drinking before school. She lives in a city called mmmmmmm, wich is like the las Vegas of China, and it is very near HOng Kong. HOng Kong and Korea are good for shopping. And she might actually be Korean by the way she described where she was born. The drinking age in China is non existant. You can drink whenever you can handle it. Sometimes children get drunk.

Charliana gave me a lot of informaiton about her home. She is Indoneasean, and though dad says its very dangerous there, she comes from the island of Bali, which is the tourist and vacation capital of Indoneasea. She described it as the Hawaii there. There are many temples on the island, and the religious culture is a huge mix of Hinduism, Budhism, something, and Chrisitanity, so they have many holidays and festivals. Like a street prayer I think she was talking aobut. There are lots of clubs there also, and drinking is popular. But its popular everywhere.