Cultural Experience

A few days ago my English class met with the international students so we could all contribute from each others experiences. I met Jood, an international student from Saudi Arabia, and we talked to each other about school and whatnot. We each got a paper with questions on it to ask each other and it was actually quit fun. Jood was really nice and it really helped me adjust to the situation. I learned some things about Saudi Arabia and got my interest peaked for some international travel. Its cool to see all these students who are able to travel so far from homes and families to come here for better lives.

Journal Entry 2

For my Persona Text I chose "I am the Walrus" by the Beatles because I wasn't able to find any texts I had written that pertained to myself and also because my friend believed this song described be well. As far as I can see there really isn't anything similar to the texts we have read in class and the Persona text, but for the sake of the journal I'll do my best to find many differences between "A Sense of Myself" by Luci Tapahonso and "I am the Walrus". "I am the Walrus" seems to be a just a jumble of thoughts and phrases while "A Sense of Myself" is about Tapahono's trip to Colorado. Sorry, one day i'll get the hang of these darn journals. Constructive criticism is welcome. With your help these journal entries will get better at some point. Wait I think I found something similar. Both texts refer to the narrator having found themselves in a way. Tapahonso finds herself through her culture and in "I am the Walrus" the narrator keeps referring to himself as the Walrus. See I'm making progress already.