Cultural Experience: Global Voices

Chevy Redman
GLST 200-001
Cultural Experience: Global Voices
A. Describe the experience.
The event that I choose was the Global Voices because I wanted to hear from people from different countries. There were people from the Congo, Mexico, Canada, and the Bahamas. The Congo seems to be known as a third world county in poverty and hardships. In fact it has the most exports in metal materials; most commonly, the metal used in our very own smart phones. You can also go snowboarding or skiing in Congo. Mexico is always look down upon as a very poor dirty country that is full of drugs and rapists. In fact Mexico is a very beautiful country with waterfalls, mountains, islands, and beaches. You can also snowboard and ski in Mexico. It has very sophisticated and modern capital. Many pyramids and ancient empires. Canada is seems to be known for bacon, hockey, and those ranger in red outfits. Canada is actually much more than that.
B.

Discuss what you learned through the experience.
I learned that as Americans we only see one side of matters. This makes us very judgmental and bias. But until we are actually experience these places or events or the people we have no right whatsoever to have an opinion. So it has changed my outlook on how to view other countries, peoples, and cultures before I am actually ever involved with the topic firsthand. I also learned that
C.

Analyze how your awareness of cultures in general and specific cultures represented on campus or in the local community has changed as a result of your involvement in this activity?
As I see people that are from different countries or cultures I am quick to make opinions, judgements, and accusations of those people. But my awareness of cultures in general has changed as a result every person’s presentation seeming to revolve around changing the audience’s minds of what they think about their country. It was truly sad and heart breaking. To see that the presentations were not generalizing cause because I thought everything that they said “Don’t think our country is this…” I think it is an embarrassment to not only Americans but myself and any other followers of Christ.
By me or others having these opinions that aren’t even remotely true or even backed up by anything it takes away the opportunity to go meet them or engage them or visit them and they may never get the chance to hear about the one true God. Truthfully it hurts to realize such

things.
D. Describe what God showed you or said to you through this experience?
God has shown to me the countless opportunities I have neglected to serve and proclaim his name. Teaching me that I need to become a better steward of the opportunities that he has set before me. I am being ridiculous and rude by making false assumptions and need to get outside of this mindset. In Luke 10:27 it says “You shall love the Lord your God ... and your neighbor as yourself” I can’t love God and neglect those around me at the same time. I am thankful for this experience and thankful for what God has shown to me.
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