Module 6

Coming full circle

As you come to the end of engaging with these modules, go back and review your reflections. Ask yourself the following questions:

Is there any, one experience that stands out the most? In what ways and why?
What did you learn from this and other experiences?
Have any of your values and beliefs changed? Why / how – why not?
How has your sense of identity developed as a result of cultural introspection?
If you have experienced changes, what were they? How do you feel about those changes?
In terms of assumptions regarding diverse others, what did you learn about yourself in identifying those assumptions? What was accurate / inaccurate?
Can you identify any ways in which you may interact differently with diverse others, as a result of going through the process of cultural introspection?
How did (will) this process help you navigate your study abroad / intercultural exchange experience?

Using your preferred method of reflection, make notes on the questions above, as well as any others that occur to you.
Choose ONE idea / thought to share on the group discussion board
Read and comment on TWO entries of your peers (this can be a comment or a question)
Write your ‘story’ as you now understand it and post to the discussion board

Be ready to respond to and ask questions of your peers
Before the ‘live session,’ write your ‘story’ as you understand it
Be ready to share your story (what you are comfortable sharing) with your peers in an online story circle