Families Around the World

 

Families Around the World

My family’s country of origin is Australian.

 

 

                                            

 

I will prepare myself to be culturally responsive towards this family by first begin to research all that I can find on this origin. I know this will only give me surface information but that will begin my education process. The second thing that I would do is begin writing to this family and start a pen pal type of relationship before they even get here, in hopes of further understanding their origin.  The third thing I would do is invite the family to attend different functions to share their culture with others and learn from our culture too- maybe set up a night where everyone can set up a table of their nationality and share with others about it.  The fourth thing I would do is share information and books about their culture that I already know. This can build our relationship and help in starting conversations.  The last thing I would do is share common vocabulary to show the similarities between nationalities.  

I hope that my preparations will hopefully benefit not only myself but my family’s origin too.  My hope is to make my family feel at home and comfortable in their new setting.  My hope is to always show them that their county’s origin is important to us and that we will be incorporating their origin as well into the different things we do. Lastly, I hope to gain as much knowledge about their culture I can possibly obtain to better serve their needs and culture.