Experiential Blog 1

One of my main goals while I'm here is to learn about the culture of the various places we are going and to learn about how they think and what made them this way. Being a psychology major I am very interested in people's minds and why they do things. I realize that your environment is one of the main things that influeneces that so learning about the culture and the environment itself, will really help me to understand the people's minds better. The best way for me to do this is to take every chance I can get to explore the cities and travel. Just walking around a town or visiting the local pubs can teach you alot about not only the specific place you're at but about the people that go there and the people that live in the area. Another big goal of mine is to just experience everything I've always wanted to experience. I've always dreamt of going to a real football match and experiencing the environment and the wonderful atmosphere. Doing this also teaches you about how the culture behaves during certain events and what is considered acceptable that may not be acceptable in the states. This goal along with experiencing some English pubs all ties back to the idea of me wanting to learn about the culture and how people think and act.