Allegheny College Study Abroad Fall 2007

When I think of things that are diverse I do not directly think of skin color or ethnicity. If you think about it what makes us diverse it is our backgrounds (i.e. where we come from, what significant events in the past have made you who you are today) and our view of the world. That is what I find appealing about living abroad because even though where I live is not as racially or theologically diverse as other people, I find that whomever I meet next can teach me something about how they live or what they believe in. Meeting new people and being involved in a new culture was why I decided to make this journey and it has made me a more open and independent person.

Posted by Anthony Briggs at 5:13 PM | Permalink

Lancaster University is reasonably diverse because it clearly promotes the importance of studying abroad. For a fair amount of students, English is not their first language. On my hall, there are students from Ukraine, Poland, Israel, Japan, and China. My friends from the United States also very diverse, come from many differing racial backgrounds, and can speak more than one language. My two English friends are well traveled, have lived in Whales, France, Holland, The United States, Ireland, and Corsica.

Although this all might sound fairly impressive, I don’t necessarily believe that living in many different areas in the world makes a person diverse. I believe it’s more so about a willingness to experience new aspects of culture, a readiness to learn, and the ability to acknowledge that you don’t know much. In saying that, I do believe I am in a diverse living situation here at Lancaster. My friends and I have a great thirst to understand differing cultures and ways of life. We share family, religious, and personal traditions of various holidays. We learn from each others’ beliefs and thus both solidify our own convictions and adopt new ones. It is a wonderful feeling be okay with the knowledge that I do not know everything and simply embrace diversity.

Posted by Erin O'Boyle at 5:39 PM | Permalink

For this blog, I'll loosely define diversity as a difference in lifestyle, beliefs, and customs, influenced by the environment and culture people are raised in. With this definition, Washington DC is certainly a diverse place. Looking around, I feel like almost any type of person could find their place in DC. I'm so accustomed to walking around and seeing people of all different ethnic and social backgrounds; I'm really going to miss this when I return to Allegheny in the spring.
Living in this diverse environment, one of the biggest things I've learned about myself is that I prefer this type of environment over a more homogeneous one. I like knowing I'm surrounded by people with who live differently, who care about different causes, who have grown up in places so foreign to what I'm used to. It challenges me and the beliefs I've grown up with, and I think that's a really good thing. It's made me understand better why I am the way I am, and why I feel so strongly about certain issues and events going on the world today. It's helped me to be more open to listening to others' point of view, instead of being stuck on certain assumptions or prejudices. Overall, this semester has forced me to examine myself a lot and has made me learn to adjust to the many different environments I've been exposed to in both DC and the Balkans.

Posted by Rachel Jurkowski at 2:00 PM | Permalink

There is much more diversity in my new environment in France. I grew up in a mainly Caucasian middle class town in the middle of America so I wasn’t exposed to much diversity growing up. But there is so much diversity here! There are students here from probably 20 or 30 different countries. I have met so many people from so many different countries. I have also never been a minority before in my life until coming to France. I think that Susannah mentioned in her blog that in some of her classes, she is the only American, and the same is true for me here. There are classes where I am one of maybe two or three American students. This has been a huge shock to me because this is the first time in my life that I have been that small of a minority.
For me diversity is any differences between a group of people. For the most part when I think of diversity in the US I think of skin color. But here in France I have learned that for the most part diversity is not in your skin color, it’s mostly in your ideas, morals, political thoughts, etc. It has made me realize how diverse everyone is and how diversity is a really good thing, because to have everyone have the same ideals and thoughts, would be just plain boring.

Posted by Erin Geiser at 1:23 PM | Permalink

Diversity means much more than just acknowledging and tolerating difference. Rather, I see diversity as a set of conscious practices that involve understanding cultures and practicing mutual respect for qualities that are different than our own. Diversity teaches us to relate to those unfamiliar qualities, coaching us to become more involved in humanity. Eventually, in exploring these differences, we learn to celebrate the rich layers of character and culture contained within each individual.

Despite its small size and seeming seclusion from the rest of Europe, Great Britain easily fulfills all the above criteria, making it a remarkably diverse place. Even the city of Lancaster offers more diversity and culture in one small setting than I have ever encountered before in my life. No matter where you go, there is always someone different. In any given day you will hear several languages spoken and see restaurants catered to every culture imaginable. Unlike the United States, where everyone tends to get lumped into one poorly defined mass to make life simpler, Great Britain encourages the sharing of cultures. Differences between people aren't viewed as off putting or weird, but as chances to learn more about lifestyles and gain insight into new systems of belief.

Walking through the streets of Lancaster, I have seen enough intermingling of ideologies to realize that people here are quite progressive and comfortable with their identity. The general aim is to make an environment more suitable for individuals of all walks of life. Immersing myself in such a tolerant culture has really opened my eyes and shown me that different isn't a disaster. Different keeps the world an interesting place to exist, and no one should try to prevent that.

Posted by Caroline Hilty at 1:19 PM | Permalink

Diversity in this situation is simply the blending of people from different situations. While at the SFS Center, even though I only live and work with fellow Americans, there is still an abundance of diversity. Learning to live with this type of diversity has been my biggest challenge here to date. It has been much harder to adjust to than to the Costariccenses. With the 32 students that reside here, it has been very tough for all of us to reach an equilibrium where we are all content. Even though we all are from the US, we all know English, and we all came here with a passion to help the environment, that does not in any way categorize us as the same type of person. We all have different expectations, different goals, different beliefs, different backgrounds, different political views, different hobbies, different amounts of wealth, different music tastes, different noise levels, different sleep hours, different study habits, and so on... We are all such different people, which is good, because we all bring our own strengths to the program, but it does make it hard to get along at times. Yes we pretty much have all had experience living in dorms beforehand, but being crammed into one small dorm building with 4 girls to a room is vastly different from the space and freedom of a US college campus. SFS Costa Rica is definitely not what I expected it to be coming in, but is any new situation? I know being here is making me a stronger person and I will come out having conquered a new set of learning experiences. Costa Rica is the right place for me, right now.

Posted by Eliza Czolowski at 11:44 AM | Permalink

Most often, when the word diversity is used, it is used in the context of race. Ever since coming to Germany, however, I have been realized how important a different kind of diversity is, diversity of thought. Thought, opinions, and ideas are greatly influenced by life experiences and because I am currently living in Köln, which is the fourth largest city in Germany, I have had the opportunity to meet all kinds of people with different backgrounds and experiences. I have found it so interesting to talk to people from other parts of Germany and discover how thought is as diverse as the regions of Germany. Within different states, regions, and cities the German language, the history, and the mentality varies widely. Because I live with one person from East Germany and one from West Germany, I have been able to see these differences, as well as the similarities, firsthand.
Over the course of the two months that I have been living in Germany, I think that my own thoughts have changed. As I have seen more of the world, met new people, and had so many different experiences, I have been influenced by what I have seen and heard. I am learning so much about myself and what I believe, and I think I will continue to be surprised by the affects of my time in Germany long after I am home.

Posted by Lauren W at 10:41 AM | Permalink

There is so much diversity in Washington. What I mean by diversity is the abundance of international families living here. Whether you are on Embassy row and meet the ambassador’s family from Denmark, or walking the corridors of a Smithsonian Museum, not a day goes by that I do not hear a foreign language being spoken. I have always been interested in learning about other cultures and meeting people from around the world; and I have had the opportunity to do so in the Washington Semester Program because of the large number of international students enrolled in the program. I love just sitting down with these students over lunch or coffee and learning about where they grew up and see how their upbringing was different from American life. My mother is from Germany, making me a German citizen. I was not always so appreciative of this because I did not like being different as a kid. I did not like how my mother would speak German to me in front of my friends or bake German cookies for Christmas—I wanted to be American. But as I got older I realized how advantageous it was that I was German. I mean, I could travel to Germany any time I wanted and visit family; I could speak another language; and I was able to experience another culture. Over the years I have come to terms with my heritage and have totally embraced my German ethnicity. I realized that being different is not a bad thing and I actually like being different—I think it makes me the unique person I am today.

Posted by Elizabeth Andrews at 6:35 PM | Permalink

Diversity means something new and different, and that is the way I would describe at the present my observation and exploration of the French psyche. I am currently taking a class called "Social-Economic Actualities" in France, and what I have learned has really helped me understand why the French are the way they are. I suppose I always knew that the French were socialist, but I never realizedhow socialist they really are. At first socialism seems like a really great idea for a country...but then again didn't communism? But actually, at least from my point of view, as an American from a Capitalist country, I see socialism as a crippling system in many ways. It's true that socialism may have some good points, and the US could definitely take some lessons from the French about health care and school costs, but I can definitely say for sure that I am glad our country is not socialist. But whose to say that one system is better than the next? At least if I can understand why something is the way it is, it will help me not become as agitated with all the little frustrations they throw my way. Diversity is something different than one's used to. And I am willing to accept diversity because it is the beauty of the differences in life that creates diversity.

Posted by Carolyn Kuzell at 7:39 AM | Permalink

Diversity is a term that can be loosely defined as a difference in thought-processes amongst a group of people. Usually when this topic is addressed, race seems to be the predominant theme. However, I believe that diversity has more to do with the color of ones mind, rather than the color of ones skin. Life experiences shape the way that one thinks, and when different people have different life experiences, this creates diversity. Along these lines, Cologne is a very diverse city. Both its size and its central location in Europe foster a high level of diversity, making Cologne a very cosmopolitan center of ideas.

While preparing myself for my semester abroad, I considered the fact that Cologne is a very diverse city, and consequently I made sure to arrive with a very open mind, ready to learn and understand different people with different points of view. One of the things that I did not expect, however, was that during my stay I would actually become more aware of my own diversity. After living here for more than two months, I have become more appreciative of the things that make me who I am, and I am more conscious of how this influences the way that I perceive the world around me.

Posted by Brandon Goeller at 12:59 PM | Permalink

I never really thought too much about the diversity of Spain until I began to hear my host father tell me how diverse the county was. I thought "you call this diverse? You need to walk down a New York City Street." Spain, particularly southern Spain, is very much the same. When we talk about diversity, the first think we consider is the color of our skin, and Spain certainly lacks diversity in this respect. However, I think Spainards define diversity along different lines than the average American. Here there are many Romanian, gypsies, South Americans, and TONS of tourists. This is Spain's diversity. Even more, even the Spanish people are not all alike Spain is about the size of Texas, but it has huge regional dialects, different languages, and many different types of people. This past weekend I traveled to Barcelona, and this was the most culturally diverse city I have seen here in Spain. It was very cosmopolitan, and it reminded me very much of the US. I have a Spanish Civilization class, and through this class, I have learned that Spainards are just as diverse as Americans, perhaps even more so. There are several federally recognized languages, and for this there is a great separatist movement in several different parts of the country, especially in Pais Vasco, Galecia, and Catalunya. I think that if Americans stopped defining diversity by the color of people's skin, we would create a totally different perspective on diversity. Perhaps a majority of Allegheny students would even begin to classify our campus as diverse. The thing that I have learned most about diversity from Spain is that diversity exists in how each person defines themselves,not in the perspectives of others.

Posted by Brandon Tirpak at 3:16 PM | Permalink

Diversity for me is a variety of people, ideas, desires, beliefs, and goals. In the United States diversity is constantly on the news and on people's minds. We are always searching for obtaining greater diversity and looking for new points of view. When I first came to Spain I expected to see this diversity, but the reality was the opposite. Here in Andalucia most people have similar fashion and looks. If you are blond you can expect to receive comments on the streets. People easily pick you out of crowds as American, and it is interesting to find yourself outside the norm. The term they coin for foreigners is guiri. They also have a stereotypical image of what a guiri is. There is little diversity in what you are allowed to study as a student. When I speak to adults here and I tell them that Im a biochemistry major and spanish minor, they are shocked. The ability to combine two drastically different studies here is impossible. In this way I have really learned to value the diversity that exists in the United States. We are allowed to study a wide range of topics, and also are exposed to diverse groups of ideas and people.
The small amount of diversity here is brought about by the younger crowd. They are interested in new cultures, foods, and entertainment. In this way you can start to see Spain diversifying. New restaurants, shops, and bars are available. This change in diversity has been a shock to me. It has made me value greatly what diversity we have, and also helped me to understand the situation here.

Posted by Thomas Rodgers at 1:52 PM | Permalink

Diversity is more than differences in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, abilities, or beliefs. To me, diversity encompasses celebrating, accepting, and respecting those differences. I was surprised to find that Australia does not respect differences in people. In the past two weeks the newspapers have had headlines about leading politicians saying, “Women can’t do the job better than men.” Australia’s Prime Minister, John Howard, recently reduced the number of African refugees allowed into the country by 70%. Why? One simple word: race. The starkest example of diversity, or lack of, is the relationship between Aboriginal people and westernized Australians. Aboriginals in Australia are being treated much like African Americans were treated in the 1960’s. In Townsville, people with Aboriginal features are still refused service in petrol stations, racially targeted by law enforcement, and given different treatment. Though this is not legally sanctioned, it is definitely considered socially acceptable in the westernized community. Though I know racism still exists, I never encountered it so blatantly at home, nor was it a common place occurrence. Living in Australia has made me realize how important it is that everyone is treated equally and with respect, no matter how they appear, what they believe, or how they act. I’ve been given a unique opportunity to get to know an Aboriginal man named Rusty Butler and hear his perspectives on current treatment of minorities in Australia, particularly those with black skin and Aboriginal features. I think it has become all too clear to me how when respect is not given, divisions quickly rise and people quickly become aggressive. If Australia isn’t quick to learn the value of diversity I think it will have an uprising of people who have been disrespected for far too long.

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Posted by Kristin Isabelli at 8:21 AM | Permalink

As a society and culture, Seville and Andalusia is not very diverse. The majority of Sevilla's population is dark skinned people originally from the Moors, including Morocco and Africa. The majority is Catholic some practicing more than others and most people come from a similar socio-economic level. As American students because of the differences in our physical appearances, it is difficult to blend into Sevilla’s culture. We look and tend to dress American, and most of the Spanish citizens can tell we are American students because of the way we act, dress and look. Although it is not the diversity that I was used to this summer in inner city Boston, I do see Asian shops and restaurants. When I visited Cordoba I saw an ancient Islam Mosque. It was very interesting learning about the Arabic influence on Andalusia. This past weekend I went to Barcelona which is in the north of Spain. As a larger city and a city with a seaport, the cultural population was very mixed and diverse, including people of all skin types. For the first time this semester in Barcelona I felt as if I fit in and belonged there.

I can only imagine through my experience here how it must feel for minorities in our country. A part of us all want to blend in, and we forget that during these travels sometimes we can’t. But I have learned to accept my new role here. I enjoy practicing Spanish and English with a lot of my Spanish friends. I am different as an American here in Spain and as much as I wanted and hoped to become Spanish I realize this is impossible and very naïve. Instead I am enjoying their culture and trying to stop judging and critiquing our differences. I may not personally believe in some of the politics and customs here but experiencing them does not mean I support them; I am just taking every opportunity. Sevilla’s lack of diversity has helped me understand one of the wonderful aspects of the United States which is that we are a melting pot of many different people from different cultures. These past two months abroad have helped me understanding this culture but it has also made me appreciate my own.

Posted by Alexandra Papa at 7:00 AM | Permalink

I would begin by defining diversity as unique, different, variety, and in this case a variety of different cultures and races. I do believe that Townsville, Australia is more diverse than my hometown in Ohio or Allegheny College. There are many more Asian inspired restaurants and populations, being closer to Asia. Aboriginals, natives to the land, are another common ethnic group. On campus at James Cook, you can find students studying from all over the world. Much different from Allegheny where I know many more people who are sent overseas to study than who have come there to study. I have become friends with people from Mexico, Germany, Australia, Japan, Vietnam, and the U.S. since being here. However, I think my biggest realization after being in Australia is not so much how diverse the population is, but how the culture views diversity. The area of Townsville is much like going in a time warp back into the United States in the 1960’s. The general, white, western population is openly racist towards the Aborigines. On a bus ride with another American woman from Oregon who moved over here three years ago with her husband, she began talking to me about my experiences over here and race was a major issue she brought up. We both talked about how hurtful it is for us to hear people openly saying racist remarks or jokes about the black population. Every time I hear some of my friends say racist remarks I cringe and instantly think, “you aren’t allowed to say that!” I was told by an Australian at my college that the reason the United States has more crime is because we have more black people and they are the reason for crime and violence. We have come so far past all of that racial segregation in the United States that it hurts me to hear these things. It made me appreciate that while although there are still racial divides in the U.S., we are much more accepting of it. I do sometimes think that whenever I hear these remarks, it would be like living in the U.S. in the 60’s. And it is sad that these are the only mentalities that these people have ever learned. It made me proud to think that we are not so closed minded, and it was one time I was really happy to be American.

Posted by Theresa Clem at 2:11 AM | Permalink

Before arriving in Australia, I had the notion in my mind that I would be "that American" on campus, that my accent would stand out and I'd be a subject of interest due to my different cultural background. I was very surprised to arrive at JCU to be surrounded by hundreds of Americans just like me. At first, I felt a bit disappointed in the number of Americans on the campus, but after a few weeks I realized how great it was to meet not only heaps of Australians, but also Americans from all over the States that brought all sorts of diversity to the table. I define diversity as not only a racial, religious or geographical descriptor, but also as a descriptor of personal history and experiences. Apart from the differences in cultural I've become accustomed to with life in Australia, I've grown close with Americans across the US who have taught me things about myself through our shared experience here in Australia. I've learned much about my personal strengths and weaknesses, as well as my limits and how far I can push them. So, although JCU doesn't deliver diversity in the traditional sense, the kind of diversity it does bring to the table is just as life changing and it can serve as a fantastic tool for self-discovery.

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Posted by Katherine Kump at 4:22 PM | Permalink

Rarely does one find much extensive diversity in any given town in America. Most of the diversity seems to come from the large cities, where people of other nationalities, races, cultures, and religions seem to collect. The U.S. is so vast and pretty isolated except for the southern Mexican bottom and the northern Canadian top, which still only provides for two major diversities. However, even though Great Britain is quite isolated (as it is an island), it is still so close to all the different parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
True, Allegheny college and most small or little-known cities in America offer some diversity, what with individuals' lifestyles, religious beliefs, cultures and backgrounds but it doesn't seem to offer the same diversity that even this small town of Lancaster, England offers. Diversity is the norm here -- walking to class I will usually hear several conversations each spoken in a different language. There are social clubs and groups dedicated to a vast array of different hobbies, talents, religious beliefs, cultural activities, etc. I have met people at Lancaster University from all over the world, from California to Australia, that have offered me an insight to diversity.
Coming from a small town in the U.S., I don't get to see much diversity. Sure, I see many races - caucasian, Asian, African American, etc. But simply race does not account for diversity. America is known as "the melting pot", so while we may all be different races, we are all still Americans. However, over here, you will meet people that live in Asia, the Middle East, or Eastern Europe that have come here to study and that bring with them their culture, beliefs, and lifestyles. It is not all melted into one nation with differences amongst it, but it is many different nations that come together to share with eachother while gaining a good education.
Diversity to me is the ability to have many differences (other than the color of your skin) among others that you exist with while maintaining your identity, and to accept everyone's differences in a large mutual relationship of learning and understanding and enjoying.

Posted by Ashton Kohler at 2:19 PM | Permalink

When I read the prompt for this blog, my first thought was that diversity meant race. So, I immediately started writing:
Coming from the hugely diverse (hahaha) Allegheny College, being at James Cook University feels just like home. During orientation, we were told that there were international students here from over 50 countries; except for a German girl and two Japanese girls I see in the dining hall sometimes, the only people I ever see are Aussies and Americans. One of my housemates is from Ohio and is dating a girl who's here from Pitt; my closest friends here are from Wisconsin, California, and Brisbane. It's not exactly unfamiliar territory.

But then I thought about some more recent experiences with diversity:
Last week, I participated in a focus group discussion with just over a dozen other international students. The first question our group leader asked was where we were from, and I was surprised: we were all from either New York, the northern Midwest, the west coast, or Germany. I wasn't expecting such a narrow sample of locations, but we each came to JCU with different expectations and histories. Some people were bored out of their minds here in Townsville; others were having the time of their life. Some of us couldn't stand the humidity; some were here purely because it's the complete opposite of what they're used to. Over the course of an hour, we all got to know a little bit about each other and what brought us to JCU, and it was a really neat experience.

So I suppose my definition of diversity would involve personal histories: what brought international (and local!) students here, and what made them stay. Regarding what I've learned about myself...I made the right decision in coming here. I was really unsure about that for a while, but I've had an incredible experience here and I'm not ready to go home next month.

Posted by Rachel Clark at 9:03 AM | Permalink

I used to always complain with my friends in high school about how white our school was. They all ended up going to large universities and have had more contact with people from different countries, backgrounds, races, religions, and other cultural differences (how I define diversity) than I thought I would ever experience. Then I came to Angers. There are people from over 20 countries at CIDEF this semester, all in one place for the same period of time, which makes it the most diverse place I have ever been.
Friday, my professor was asking us about our home country’s policy on welfare. I looked around the room and realized that I’m the only American in my class. There’s a girl from Croatia, a Canadian, and the rest are Asian. It was the most amazing and exhilarating realization I have ever had in my life. Of course, I’m not just a minority when I’m in class. Just being an American in France gives me that classification.
I never expected to want to be a minority before—after all, I hate when I’m the only girl in a place filled with guys. Being a part of a minority usually translates to discrimination, isolation, and loss of voice. However, during my time here, I have discovered that sometimes being in the majority can mean the exact same thing. When you’re one of a billion Americans in a group of a billion and one, your voice becomes a whisper. People assume that your observations, attitude, even personal background are the same as every other American. Though most people don’t succumb to thinking as narrow-minded as all that, I have experienced it on a couple of occasions, and it’s not fun, to say the least.
Experiencing such diversity means coming to terms with possibly having to be a minority. I now better understand what it’s like to actually be a minority, and can use this experience as a vantage point to reach out to others.

Posted by Susannah Bender at 12:22 PM | Permalink

In the context of Kenya, I would define diversity as a multiplicity of ethnic and political differences. Within its colonial borders, Kenya contains 42 different ethnic groups; this is the true diversity within the country. I find the diversity here much richer than at home. People are always proud to tell you that they come from Western or Yanza Province. I will use the term diversity in this light. I have learned so much from the deep engrained cultural divides in Kenya. People put their tribe first, and their country second. If you ask someone what they are, they will not say Kenyan, but rather Luo, or Kikuyu. I came to realize that this seems to be a lot of the problem with voting and issues of government in Kenya. People will always vote along these tribal lines and very rarely break out of this mold. The problem then is clear, issues are not considered, but rather minds are made up before candidates are chosen. This diversity has truly allowed me to go from being the muzungu (white person) to an actual Kenyan. What I mean is that you can always talk to a native about politics or where he/she is from because they love to tell a foreigner of their rich background. It is a great conversation starter and once you ask about the upcoming election, good luck ending the conversation. Other than the obvious race issue, the rich cultural diversity within Kenya has taught me so much. I now truly appreciate my own culture and especially the ability to hold an election and not have to worry about tribal violence. In the areas of the country where the votes seem to be split, there has been violence and it is getting worse. I now appreciate my own system more than ever. I have also learned to be more critical of my politicians and what they have to say, this comes from living with my host family. My parents are Luo and support the Luo opposition candidate Raila Odinga in the upcoming December general elections. I listen to my host-Dad sit and talk about this candidate like he is some sort of god and savior for Kenya. I now feel that when thinking about politicians, you have to take everything with a grain of salt. My parents think that Raila Odinga will be able to deliver Kenya a new de-centralized form of government, eradicate poverty and lower the unemployment rate in just fiver years if he is elected. I have seen enough to realize that this cannot be done in such a short time span. People here are quite progressive and want to fix their country, but they want to do it overnight. This is not possible. The diversity here has been eye-opening and really allowed me to immerse myself.

Posted by Michael Rooney at 8:19 AM | Permalink

I think diversity is the same anywhere; no matter where you go things and people are different than what is normal for yourself. For me, diversity is the opposite of who and what I am. Living in Germany has given me a greater appreciation of myself. Through recognizing the differences in others, I have come to see myself in a new light, especially in terms of beliefs. Living in Cologne especially has given me the diversity of living in a city of millions of people, something that until now was outside of my comfort zone. If someone would have asked me before I left what I thought of city life, a majority of my reply would have been negative. But since I moved here, my opinion of city life has changed. I still wouldn't want to spend my whole life here, but as a student it is not half bad!

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Defining Diversity

How would you characterize diversity in your new space? What have you learned about yourself through this awareness of diversity that you were not appreciative of before? Please make sure you define how you are using the term diversity before you venture deeper into the blog :)

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DUE DATE: NOV.4, 2007

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