Cultural Journal #8 (Reflection)

[Kristen Mejia]

I learned so much during everyone's cultural presentations! I was very interested in learning a little bit about the gendered aspects of Hebrew, as well as the differences between formal and informal speech in Korean. Furthermore, I was intrigued and impressed by Diego's presentation on traditional Korean weddings. I am studying Korean as well and that is an aspect of the culture that I have not focused on yet, but the differences between Korean and Western weddings was really fascinating. I also had a fun time "walking through the market" while learning some phrases in Wolof. Lastly, Jessica's presentation on Korean school culture was super interesting. I already had some background on what high school culture is like in Korea, but Jessica took it to the next level and really dove into the specifics and I appreciate how elaborate and detailed her presentation was. Overall everyone spoke very well and seemed excited about what they were talking about.