Upon reading Wainan’s ‘How to Write about Africa’, I was awoken by how I have been limiting myself by viewing the world through one lance and not exploring other perspectives. The world has so much diversity and is often more complex than we think.

Miner’s ‘Body Ritual Among the Nacirema’ opened my eyes to the fact that I let my culture and beliefs prevent me from exploring other cultural experiences because I deemed it odd. Still, I was just not well informed and let my judgment get the better of me. The Ted talk by Ngozi addressed how we let the narrative we have about things that are foreign influence the perception we have about them because we never take the time to learn and educate ourselves. That leads to the creation of ‘otherness’, I have taken it upon myself to avoid the stereotypes and negative perceptions of other cultures and individuals, but rather fully experience them myself and embrace their diversity and uniqueness. I understand that it all starts with me in creating a society that is inclusive and compassionate to every individual regardless of the differences among us.v