5breflections

Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?
Rosio Serrano,component 4a group#3 authors: Dumas, Major, Chabon, Kamen Goldmark.

2. What is something this classmate said about the choice that relates to any of the assignments in projects 2-3?
California culture is composed of many different cultures. In "Bienvenidos a Newport Beach," by Firoozeh Dumas, the author describes the hardships of emigrating to a new country, and the culture shock associated with it. Yet, amidst the hardships, families still manage to maintain a strong identity that combines their old world with the new one. This combining of two cultures can be seen in any world cities, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, not only Newport Beach.

3. What is something different this classmate said about their choice that you did not realize before when you completed projects 2-3?
I learned that Berkeley is a city of culture and intelligence. It's where you can go to discover who you are and what you want to be. It is a place that many people don't appreciate, but If you learn to understand the culture, you will love the city forever.

4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue? For example, you went in thinking one idea, your classmate had a different idea. What new idea emerged from this process?
I thought of Berkeley as a place where eclectic and dynamic people with new and far-fetched ideas go and develop even more far-fetched ideas. I have learned that Berkeley is a city where you go and realize who you are. You develop an identity here, and learn to love this dynamic city.
5. How has project 2-3 helped you with the readings of the textbook?
Projects 2-3 helped me with the readings of the textbook because I was able to recognize and have a bit of history and information on the culture of the area I was reading about.