Teachings and beliefs in every ethnic group and I believe the shape the way in which we live or look at the world. The world goes round the way it does mostly because of how people live and how they treat each other. I tend to believe that every person is a replica of where they come from. I have 2 teachings that have carried me for most of my life. The first one being able to respect elders everywhere I go, regardless of how they look or their enthic group. Respecting elders has made it easy for me because I normally just recieve advise from elders I do not even know because maybe I had just greeted them respectfully and end up having a meaningful conversation with them. According to Devisch (2011)' The knowledge or knowing generated from such emotional and intersubjective encounters is co-produced in compassionate communal action.' The second one would be being kind to others. I think this teaching has made me aware that kindness really goes a long, more especially if you do not know what the next person might b e going through at that particular time and it might that you tend to make them feel better after being kind to them. 

There are too many teachings that I carry every single day of my life and honestly, I have become a better person and viewed a bit more differently after instilling those teachings in my own life.

There is reciprocation and social networks in our everyday lives. I do believe that I have created relationships that have built me or have helped to reach most of my goals. The relationships that I have created are very important as they form part of my everyday life. 

I have friends, family members and classmates that form part of my social networks, we often reciprocate a lot of things like helping each other with school work as classmates or maybe as family members when one member of the family is out to work to put food on the table, there is absolutely someone back at home that will make sure that the house is clean and food is cooked. 

I live at a school residence and I have developed some friendships , we usually help each other out in terms of food or even when we need particular things like mirrors or even a simple thing as a comb and that is how reciprocation comes about in my social networks. 

Social capital means shared values that enables individuals to work together to effectively reach a common goal or even to obtain resources from ones personal connection.  Social capital comes in so many ways, I for one started my own perfume business through information I had recieved from my sister. She knew a person that was selling perfumes and she then made sure that she will find all the information that I would need so that I can begin selling. She literally made it easy for me to reach ,y goal of making money through my gap year. There is also linking social capital whereby relationships can be formed in any hierachal level. My mother has a relationship with a senior at her job that helps her out from time to time with the work that is handed to her. The senior lady also does tell my mom whenever there are posts at her working place, that she could apply for. Social capital relationships can be formed literally everywhere.

In conclusion, forming relationships is very important as those people can be your help on a day that you might need them.

I woke up at 7:30 and then sorted my bed, immediately after that I decided to take out my outfit for the day since I was having a 9:30 am class. I then went to take a shower and after that I went back to my room to lotion and make sure I looked cute. Around past 8, I was done dressing up and I made some cornflakes. I then went to commute and arrive at school just before class commenced. I was able to make it in time for class. My first class ended at 10:45 and I went to take the bus back to res since I had another class at 1pm. My arrival.at res, I went to my room to rest. After the whole day of school. I then had some time to myself, just so I could recoup and listen to my thoughts. Around 7pm, I made food, ate and started planning to study. I studied for 2 hours taking 15 mins breaks after every hour. I drank coffee to keep me up since I had to continue studying. I studied for a long time and then went sleep.