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Blog Entry 

As a university student, one has a whole plethora of valuable networks and kinships, and in those networks and kinships, exchanges occur. In this blog I will reflect on my networks and kinships, and I will discuss who is part of them and how I relate to the people in them. Finally, I will then discuss the exchanges that take place through them. 

One is born with a network already, in my opinion, and that is your family. I have both parents present in my life and I also have an older sibling, my sister. I relate to them because they are my family. We exchange knowledge, help and love. My family are very valuable to me because they form a part of my identity. I believe part of who I am, is because of them. 

Additionally, outside of that, is my best friends. I wouldn't say I have only 1 best friend, but I have 5 best friends: Emeka, Marcel, Thatohatsi, Tshego and Leago. I relate to these 5 people because they are my best friends, they are my support system, literally. We exchange our company, love, support and so much more. Whenever I am having a difficult time with whatever, I know one of that have my bac, and vice versa. We motivate each other and push each other to reach our potentials. 

However, on campus, my network consists of my peers and lecturers. With my peers we relate because we share the same module and, on most occasions, we exchange notes and motivation. There is a friend in one of my modules where we study together and go over the work together. I relate to my lectures because they are my mentors and teachers, and I have the utter most respect for them. My lecturers and I, in a brief analysis, exchange knowledge and cooperation. They lecture me and teach me the module and in exchange I give my participation and good marks as well as cooperation. 

Furthermore, I live in a residence close to school, and I have a unit mate. Where we share a unit: bathroom, kitchen and lounge. I relate to him because he is my unit mate. We exchange certain things from time to time. There was an instance at the beginning of the year, where I suggested that it wouldn't be heavy on our pockets if we shared the buying of items around the unit, such as the cleaning equipment and bathroom essentials. I bought a broom, him a mop, I bought tissue, him toilet spray and so on and so forth. 

In conclusion, I have thoroughly reflected on my networks and kinships, explained who is part of the network and how I relate to the people in them. My network consists of my family, close friends, peers, lecturers and unit mate. Finally, I discussed the exchanges that take place through them.