Cross-Cultural Experiences: Homework

Doing homework in India has really changed the way I think about homework. That’s the value of cultural immersion: your whole world gets turned upside down. Some differences I’ve noticed.

1) Pencils are hard to find, but that’s ok, because I usually use pens anyway. None of my teachers require pencils for anything, so it’s fine.

2) Instead of writing papers about subjects in American school, we usually write about subjects from our Indian classes, which turns out to be mainly Indian stuff. Today I wrote an essay about…Indian stuff.

3) At school in the states, I can either do my homework in my dorm room, or in the library. Here, I have a whole variety of choices, such as my bedroom, the kitchen, or even the bathroom.

4) At school, it’s usually quiet. Here there are cars and dogs outside. I can’t really see them…you know…being inside the house, but I can hear them. Just another example of the many differences between home and living here.

In conclusion, you don’t need to leave the house to have a great cultural experience.