I thought it was interesting how some of the people lived. One person had scars on their faces. In their country it was some sort of fashion. I realized how different our lives our than other people on the other side of the world. I learned many different things about people in Africa. It was amazing how some African Americans were from Chicago, Illinois or other parts of the United States and looked like they were from Africa. And also it there was a few white people who looked like americans but really were Africans. Another thing that was kind of cool was the fashion and what they did to not be made fun of or to impress others. A lot of people wore dresses with fabric belts and cloaks around their heads. I want to learn more about the food they eat and places they live. It really changed my perspective on how many Christians there were and little amount of Muslims. I was also changed how few people had access to a sewer system in Africa. There was just a small percent how many people had access to a computer. It really made me think of how lucky I am to have those things.
Immigration Stories
Today I heard a few stories from people who immigrated to the U.S. Catherine Namwezi. She is from Uganda and moved here to go to Hope Collage. Catherine was an orphan and didn’t have any money, and she need a scholarship to any collage she could get into. She told us many things about her home town. Uganda has the same school subjects as us, but they stay in their class room all day. When they stay in their class rooms all day they have to take notes and study them all the time with they get home from school. Instead of doing fun project like we get to do they have to stay in one class room all day. When it come to quizzes or tests they have to know everything that was on their papers. If the teacher told them wrong information which are called stereotypes. They learn about the United States and they learn all the cities and states of our country. A few stereotypes Catherine thought was true was she thought everyone in the United States were over weight. When she got here she was expecting some really fat people but when she walked into the media center she was really surprised that we are all skinny. One other stereotype she thought was true was she thought everyone was rich and had a lot of money to buy anything we wanted to.
