Cultural Immersion
What is cultural immersion: Cultural immersion can be defined as actively integrating into an unfamiliar community, interacting with local people, and seeking to understand the way others live in that community by being there and engaging in daily life activities. (Definition gathered from IGI Global).
Cultural immersion allows us to meet as human beings again.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
Build abroad (www.buildabroad.org) offers the following view as to why cultural immersion matters: Through cultural immersion, we discover that our own societal values and norms are just a tiny glimpse of the huge diversity that exists, and the way humans choose to live their lives contrasts dramatically across the globe. The benefits of taking the plunge and stepping into a new community are far-reaching, from the opportunity to learn new languages and taste new foods, to uncovering the key ingredients to happiness and well-being. Cultural immersion also helps put your own life in perspective and creates more compassionate individuals, something that is essential in the world we live in today.
How can cultural immersion strengthen a school district and the residence that dwells, works and visit there?
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Cultural immersion allows us to meet as human beings again.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
Build abroad (www.buildabroad.org) offers the following view as to why cultural immersion matters: Through cultural immersion, we discover that our own societal values and norms are just a tiny glimpse of the huge diversity that exists, and the way humans choose to live their lives contrasts dramatically across the globe. The benefits of taking the plunge and stepping into a new community are far-reaching, from the opportunity to learn new languages and taste new foods, to uncovering the key ingredients to happiness and well-being. Cultural immersion also helps put your own life in perspective and creates more compassionate individuals, something that is essential in the world we live in today.
How can cultural immersion strengthen a school district and the residence that dwells, works and visit there?
Private Cultural Immersive Experiences
The Cultural Salon:
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