Peace Corps Memo

Angie Cuellar
CHAD 70-06
Peace Corps Memo
9-9-15

Fellow troops of the Peace Corps,
It is our mission as a volunteer program run by the United States government to serve our country with great honor. It is our mission to help people outside the United States to understand American culture. And it is our mission to help Americans to understand the cultures of other countries. With the use of cross-cultural communication, we can work together to communicate across other cultures as we step inside into the lives of others.
For those members who are going to be heading out into our global community, Dupraw and Axner (ND) state that one must remember that “Culture is often at the root of communication challenges” which might

result in a form of miscommunication. In order to prevent this from happening, one should always keep in mind that not everyone has the same point of view. Fantini (2005) states that the way we interact with others who are linguistically and culturally different from oneself should be done so in an effective and appropriate manner so we as part of the Peace Corps can do our duty correctly.
We should be open to the idea of trying and seeing the world from other people’s perspectives who come from different cultures. For you to succeed in communicating cross-culturally with others, some helpful tips are to remember that these people will possibly have a different attitude towards dealing with conflict. Other tips that may be useful for those who are heading out into our global community is such cultures will have “a different approach on completing tasks, a different decision-making style, a different attitude towards disclosure, and a different approach to knowing” (Dupraw and Axner, ND). After all, our mission as the Peace Corps is to help people outside the United States to understand American culture and vice versa.
All in all, in order for us to successfully exhibit an understanding of cross-cultural communication skills is to keep an open mind. By using cross-cultural communication, we won’t let the cultural differences stop us from being divided as a global community. This will help us create an understanding of why we should be more appreciative to what the world has to offer.
-Best of luck to all