When thinking about being "thrown" into a country in a rash decision making process, I would definitely be absolutely TERRIFIED!!!! All I can think about are the poor families from Syria who are refugees trying to get into better countries! They are desperate people fighting, as well as losing their lives (images of the poor 7 year old dead on the beach enters my mind here😢😣) for a chance at a better and safer chance of living in a new surrounding! But that's only part of the struggle....making it over that is! Once they enter a new country they must learn the language that is prevalent in that country, become citizens, adapt to their new surroundings, adjust to not being around their entire family, and the list goes on and on! These are things that I must think about as an preschool teacher of these families! I must recognize and respect their journey, just as I would want others to respect mines!!! The three objects that I would take along if this situation presented itself would be the following;
Copies of my Degrees and Transcripts- hopefully education is in full swing in the country that I am chosen to reside in. Maybe my degrees can help my family and I have a better start since we are brand new in the country and completely starting over.
Cell Phone- This seems minute, but in my eyes it helps me stay connected to family members and friends that I had to leave behind; especially since almost all carriers have international capabilities. My cell phone has plenty of family pictures as well as internet capabilities. So here's another way I can stay connected (Facebook) as well as have treasured family photos.
Vital Family Records- Birth Certificates, etc. Identification process may be easier with these records.
These are the three things I would take; but hopefully I'll never be put in that predicament! This assignment has truly made have even more respect for those who have gone through this scenario!
I feel the same way as you on how this assignment made me feel. Although I got a little emotional thinking about it and how hard it would be to adapt to a new life style in a entirely new country. I would be most happy that my family was safe and by my side.
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ReplyDeleteI started laughing when I read that you would take your Degrees and Transcripts, because you know how we are told once you earn it no one can take it away...well having your certificate in hand and hopefully the new country will accept your credentials is crucial! We have got to make a Living...LOL! I was reading about residents in California that had to prepare to relocate due to fire and one individual stated that she grabbed her cats, important papers, and her husbands ashes...after reading this I knew that in that moment you just grab what you can and survive!
Thanks for the compliment on my blog!
Shelita
Hello, Shawanza. I really found insight as I read your blog on your families culture. I saw the importance of family to you in the three items that you would take with you, if you had to live permanently in another country. In taking your degrees and transcripts, I can tell that your family values education. secondly, you stated that you would take cellphones and that lets me know that communication with your family is also a part of your culture. Third you stated that you will take vital family records and this let me know that you want to keep records of your families identity. Great blog.
ReplyDeleteHello, Shawanza. I really found insight as I read your blog on your families culture. I saw the importance of family to you in the three items that you would take with you, if you had to live permanently in another country. In taking your degrees and transcripts, I can tell that your family values education. secondly, you stated that you would take cellphones and that lets me know that communication with your family is also a part of your culture. Third you stated that you will take vital family records and this let me know that you want to keep records of your families identity. Great blog.
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