week 2 pregunta 2,3

How does it feel when others see you as different—or as an outsider?

When i came here 3 years ago, i felt a little bit different, first of all the way i talked, the way i dress, i use to like to wear a lot of dresses, shorts and sandals because i lived on the Coast of Peru, so people here in the University looked at me weird. Also, at lunch time it was very unconfortable because i dont like any milk derivative and here they put it in almost all food. the popular "natilla" and frijoles are not my favorite but i always accept it because i don’t want to be rude. Now i like frijoles, but I still dont like "Natilla".

How do others' beliefs, values, and cultural upbringing influence the way they behave?

A lot, all country have their own identity and we behave acording to that.

Week 2

How do your beliefs, values, and cultural upbringing influence the way you behave?

beliefs and values that i have from my country Peru is very similar to Costa Ricans, most of peruvians are catholics. definitely what i have learned and experienced when i was a child i apply it nowdays so i think my behavior is according of what i have learned.
Here in Costa Rica it is almost the same. Sometimes the way the speak make me feel confused, specially when i just arrived here, even though we speak the same language we speak different.
Also i my country we do not give to many hugs and mention God all the time like CostaRicans do, for example: Que Dios me la acompañe, si Dios quiere, Gracias a Dios, etc... but now i say it all the time.

Week 1

I really like the openning that the teacher did the first day of class, also in this course we are going to see the diferents traditions, costums that American have and the different oppions that we have about them.