I participated in Ramin's cultural workshops for my conversation partner meetings. I was very excited for this opportunity, because I feel like it is rare to meet so many different people from so many different cultures at one time!
In the first cultural workshop, the students had prepared a list of questions to ask us (the americans). We took turns speaking to different groups of CIES students, and it was very interesting to learn so much about their culture! I learned so many things about arabic culture that I didn't know, such as they can't eat pork and women aren't allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. I also learned that they get married a lot younger than we do, and that it is customary to live with your parents until you are married. I don't know if I would be able to live with my parents for that long!
The culture workshop was such a fun experience, and I felt like i was stepping into another country for an hour! I am so excited for the next one!
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