Cultural Immersion Experience - Personal Statement Example

There seemed to be set codes of conduct that each employee had to stick to in the workplace. The group had a norm of not interfering with other’s personal lives as no instance was noted where employees crashed over personal issues. However, most of those whom I noted to be from the Asian origin seemed to enjoy a conservative company and dialogue with each other compared to interacting more with others.I did interact with some of them slightly just to understand what goes on in the place.

I was involved in short conversations with several employees on general issues regarding their daily work to note how they interacted with persons of different ethnic diversities; I was from a different race compared to other employees at Sparks Hall. Through the short conversations, I was able to note how they interacted with different ethnic people, as they were willing to participate in the conversation and even to answer my questions. The group was very receptive and even made a few jokes with me to welcome me to Sparks Hall.

They were particularly interested in knowing much about where I come from, how I could compare life at my home place to the Murray State University community, and how best I was fairing. Regardless of gender, most of the native people seemed to enjoy the rich ethnic diversity and willing to welcome even more to their group. At first, I was nervous and anxious regarding how people could receive me and how I was to cope up in the new place, having being used to a completely different life setting compared to the one I had to live in.

From this experience, I learned that ethnic diversity in the workplace is both exciting and a good way to learn about the numerous ethnic backgrounds of people that one can meet. I also learned that ethnic diversity can lead to harmony despite the major differences among people.From this experience, I learned that I can effectively work in an ethnically diverse environment and still get along well with other workers from different diversities. I also learned that I can cope well with such diverse ethnic groups and respect their orientations, beliefs, or personal values as I was able to initiate informative dialogues with such people at Sparks Hall and received positive feedbacks which was much welcoming and self-assuring.