Culture Reflection Paper

Culture is an important aspect of individual’s daily life. Culture is individual views and values that shape who they are, their belief and how he/she sees the world. Being from Africa, especially Liberia shape how I view the world, and how I interact with people different from me. I first notice culture differences when I migrated to the United States in 2005. At times, I had difficulty with interacting with individuals with culture and traditions different from what they are accustomed to. Africans hold culture and tradition of high-level value. In Liberia, my culture consists of language.

Language is a spoken or written symbol that people use as a group to express a different belief, emotion, and value. People use language to verbalize their culture, and this is done by using common word usage, grammar, and slang. I lived in the U.S. for 10 years, and I still hold on to my culture which falls into the language I speak. Before, I migrated to the U.S. I spoke two languages which are Mandingo and Mano, but since I came to the U.S. and became assimilated into the American culture at a young age. I lost the ability to speak my language. I can

Although I went through the educational system, there was still words which I cannot pronouns the way the other people in the U.S. does. Speaking a different language has its pros, but it also has its cons because it makes it hard to communicate because only a few people can understand the accent. This makes it hard to get your point across to people. Therefore, I can relate to Young Ju when she first immigrated to America. Migrating to another country can be fun and it also is hectic because moving to a new location and not knowing what to expect. The difficulty that Young Ju had in school is something I can relate to. Pronunciation of the English word can be difficult because of the way it sounds, even now I still have difficulty with the English