"Give an example of when you experienced a "multicultural state". How did that state effect your relationship with that individual?"

A couple years ago while attending community college, I had a chance to make friends with a young lady from Iraq. Sadly, I have a very poor memory when it comes to names and since my hard drive went down, I no longer have the paper I wrote about her, but what I can do it tell you about my experience from memory and what I learned from my time in the class room w/ her.

Obviously war has its advantages and disadvantages. In this lady's case it meant that she and her family was relocated to America. Some of her family chose to continue their traditional customs while others like her cousin chose to take on more American style living. Of course I being who I am (The gothic, wild child) am far from their Muslim style. Never the less she and I began to talk and we became friends.

Now obviously we had huge differences.

I was PAGAN she MUSLIM. I'm a democrat and she isn't use to a democracy at all. I am very sexual in my style dress where she wears a head dress and long sleeves (stylish but still covered). I'm not always careful w/ my choice of words (cursing) she was always well mannered. OH... I was a mom of 4 and she was in her 20's and a virgin! (Also for the record I am antiwar and believe Iraq should be defending themselves)

so.... how did we deal w/ this... well we didn't debate things. We found things that were common ground. Or if it were informational topics that were different well we took it as differences , may asked questions but left it as that. We didn't let those things get in the way. But then we are talking about a classroom friendship not a living arrangement. I only knew her about 6 months. I wish I could have known her longer

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