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After reading the articles that Heath and Allie gave us this past week I have come to realize how little diversity is in my life. Like most all of the peer mentors I come from a very small town. For the most part everyone was christian, and everyone was white. Since coming to college I have been exposed to more diversity, but all of the people that I associate with on a daily basis are very similar to me. I suppose this is mostly because I am in the college of ag and an animal science major. It is pretty rare for someone of a different race or ethnicity to be in one of my classes. Some of the reason why there is a lack of diversity in my life would probably have to do with the fact that meeting and talking to people who are very different from me puts me outside of my comfort zone. I am usually afraid that I will say something to offend someone. But I have made it a goal to go outside of my comfort zone more often. I usually learn the most when I'm doing something that I wouldn't typically do.
Joke of the day:
What do you call a dog with no legs?
It doesn't matter what you call him he isn't going to come.
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I totally agree with you, our class itself seems to lack diversity. I think this is just part of being a Hixson in a way, most of come from small towns, and grew up without millions of dollars, not to mention...IOWA. I also agree with your idea of learning outside of your comfort zone. There are many ways to learn, for me personal interaction and hands on are the easiest for me to remember.
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