Culture Clash

My school was very multicultural. I attended Coral Gables. Coral Gables is a very good school, it is a mostly made up of Hispanics and African-Americans. Soon after arriving to that school, I was immediately made an outcast. This was because we (Haitians) were the minority in that school. The only difference with that school and the school I previously attended in Orlando these students the Hispanics were very respectful and courteous to us, more so than the blacks.
I gravitated towards the Hispanic students because they are more accepting and curious to know about other cultures. One of my very first friends I made in that school was a girl by the name of Patty, we talk to each other because she was willing to help me when I was in need even before knowing much about me. I had an accent when I got there and while the African-Americans would make fun of me she was one of the first people that helped me with my pronunciation of words.

I would say it is because she knows what I was going through being of another country as she was, the black kids could not relate to me because they were judge mental just because I was from another country. The social action approach, applied to my experience at my elementary school because I came into a whole new social environment where I was the outsider trying to fit in and trying to better understand their cultures and norms. Majority of the students were eager to help me understand and show me the ropes sort of speak. I did end up making some lifelong friends from the school which I still speak to now; all in all we learned about each other and respect each other’s differences.

If I could go back in time again and do it all again, I would like for the teachers to teach the transformation approach. This approach helps everyone to Tolerate, Accept and shows Compassion to others and places all desires to pre-judge anyone aside and learn to respect each other and live more harmonious.