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June 1, 2019

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JUNE 1, 2019

             Today, we started our journey to North Carolina.  As we started our journey, I became excited knowing that we are going to have some awesome experiences together as a group.  Some things that I am most excited about in the days to come are able to learn more about children and the Cherokee culture.  Some of the apprehensions that I have would be that the Cherokee individuals do not like us, getting attacked by a bear or snake, and the group getting mad at each other.  As I was preparing for this course, I explored that the children of Cherokee live in poverty and in isolation.  Cherokee individuals take pride in what they have, but still have limited resources, such as medical care.  With knowing this, we have gathered donations for the children, such as clothes and school supplies.  My thoughts about the Native American people are that they are just like us individuals.  These individuals value family traditions that they have and continue to continue these traditions within the family even through hard times.  I think that I do not have any biases or prejudice of the Cherokee individuals going to Cherokee, but I do think that learning more about their culture and learning about them, I may change my mind.  Going forward with this course, I plan to keep an open mind and am excited to learn more about the Cherokee individuals.  😊😋  

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  1. Nursing Instructor LGJune 2, 2019 at 3:38 AM

    Alexa,
    Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this course. I'm excited you are part of this crew and looking forward to what learning will take place and how it will ultimately change your perspective and possibly definition of caring for others.

    I cannot imagine the group not getting along and if there is any problems, I have came up with a simple "time out" solution, but doubt it is popular. The individuals having a disagreement will be dropped off together in the woods and have to work together to find their way back to the cabin. What do you think? I'm sure this would be against some policy but would encourage team building!

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