Georgianne McNutt
English 151
A
Bridge between two Cultures
The
article I read from the book is A Bridge Between Two Cultures by Virginia Di
Tata. I choose this article because I
had recently done a research project on different cultures and how they affect
the person we are made to be. Upon
reading this is starts with a girl that seems to be struggling with her move to
a new country with a completely different culture and language then from where
she grew up. When reading this in a way
it can be related to a college student moving to college. Of course this is different on the scale that
she moved from Maryland all the way to Venezuela; however this is completely
different setting, when one moves to college they have to get used to the
atmosphere there and the way things work.
From Virginia’s point of view she even had to force herself to realize
that she had lost contact with most of her friends back home and would
eventually have to make the adjustment to this culture. When she finally did she joined the swim team
and made some new friends that spoke the native language. Through seeing this girl that is not familiar
to any of this make such a huge leap it makes me think again of how college
kids maneuver this tactic and get involved on campus. Just like Virginia is evolving to this new
culture she learns a new lifestyle and because the person she is because of
this second home in Venezuela. Just like she said in the story when she came
back from Venezuela she had found the bridge between her two cultures and how
she is affected by both and have learned to love them both through their flaws
and their beauty’s!
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