The belief is formed in the idea that the well-being of individuals is essentially linked to the well-being of the community, I was taught that culture and traditional aspects are what I have to believe in, but back then I  felt it's a normal thing that one should do to full her\his responsibility when reached adolescence stage  I went to initiation school where the whole community gathered and celebrated the journey with me, every girl in my area when they reach da adolescence stage it's compulsory to go to the initiation school, I am supporting the definition of belief by propelling my points about the idea behind the concept belief.

value of tradition: tradition shapes us to be better people especially when we respect our elders because they are the ones who teach us about what we are not even aware of, my grandmother taught me how to respect other people she even told me the importance of greeting other them

preconception: I mistakenly assumed that traditional ways are useless and outdated, my preconception was wrong because now I have grown up and I understand the importance of culture and tradition. Culture defines our identity

in my ethnic group: social responsibility is intrinsic; we believe that social responsibility fosters   a sense of interconnectedness and interdependence it has shaped my understanding of the cultural belief.

Miner’s "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema," a parody of anthropological writing, illustrates how familiar practices can be made to seem bizarre and alien through detached, exoticizing language. By presenting American culture in this way, Miner reveals the ethnocentric biases that can distort our understanding of other societies. This made me reflect on how I might describe cultures unfamiliar to me, often emphasizing their differences rather than recognizing shared humanity. Such descriptions contribute to the othering process

Adichie's TEDTalk titled "The Perils of a Singular Narrative" highlights the potential harm caused by a one-sided portrayal of a group or location, resulting in misinformation and distortion. Adichie emphasizes that these singular narratives often arise from narrow viewpoints and can reinforce stereotypes, depriving individuals of their dignity and uniqueness. This thought-provoking talk compelled me to reevaluate the single stories I have embraced, influenced by media, literature, and societal narratives, and motivated me to actively pursue a broader range of perspectives for a more inclusive and holistic understanding.

Wainana on his piece of writing:writing about Africa highlights the condescending and often patronizing ways in which Africa is portrayed in western literature this opened my eyes  to how often i had unintentionally consumed and possibly even continued these one dimensional  narattives,emphasing exoticism,porverty  and conflict of Africa lives such narratives mislead and distort the real picture, contributing to  a inaccurate view of entire African continent by persistently focusing and the exotic

I concluded the stereotyping word it's the same as prejudice" the formation of stereotype is really about othering process, as othering fixing the negative stereotypes in our minds   

When I wake up in the morning, the first thing that comes to mind is praying before doing anything else. After praying, I take a quick shower, then I go to campus. On my way to campus, I meet different people going to different places and also speaking different languages, which I do not understand, but when they greet me in their language, I greet back using my language. Sometimes I feel pressure because my language is part of the ''bantu branch of the niger congo language family''Tshivenda'', and many people do not want to try my language. I feel a sense of unbelonging. When I arrived at the campus, one of my friends is a Sotho. We always remind each other about the classes, but the huge issue is the language barrier. Sometimes I fail to understand her, especially when she says words in her Sotho language.

STERIOTYPE 

I used to believe that people who speak other languages except Tshivenda did not want to learn my language until Monday, when I met a white man speaking all eleven languages during my communication class. He even told us as a class to interact with each other using our home languages. I enjoyed that part because I became a different person.

AT NIGHT

Every time I go to my accommodation, I clean my room and cook a proper meal, especially porridge and meat, but when I cook my porridge, I cook it in a traditional way. The fun part is that most of the girls from other tribes always ask to taste my traditional porridge and I teach them how to cook it.