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Reflective Essay I chose to interview Donna because I knew she grew up on a farm and I grew up in a big city. This made her culturally different than me. In my essay I wrote about how it only took 1 year of college to become a teacher. Now I have to go to a minimum of 4 years of college. That is very different from her. Also what we learn in the teacher’s college is very different. She only learned what to teach and I am going to learn how to teach the material. Also, the way she grew up was very different from the way I grew up. She had to work on her family’s farm. Donna also did not have electricity and I grew up with that and never gave it another thought. Electricity was one of those things that were always there, just like running water. On Donna’s farm, they had to go and pump out any water they needed. No running water means no bathrooms, she had to use an outhouse. All of these things and so many more made her culturally different than me. …show more content…

Raising children was one of those. Other than the diapers and car seats things were pretty similar. Donna still used babysitters and nannies. They still used formula and baby food. Potty training was the same. Another thing I thought would be different but was similar was what she did as a child. Her and her siblings would play in the cornfields. When I was a child my brothers and I would play in the desert by my house. We would spend all day out there, building forts and playing games. We made fun out of what we had available and so did Donna. One things that I thought would be similar but was different was dating. Back in Donna’s day they only went to the movies and dances. In my day, going to a school dance was not a big deal; many people just went with friends and no date. People usually go to dinner for dates

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