Being A Global Citizen

A few years ago, traveling to another country seemed a distant dream to achieve in my life. I was working and studying, and when the opportunity knocked my door, I did not think my English skills were not very well developed, or the money I had in my bank account was not enough to pay my expanses for the trip. The only though I had was “I am capable!” In addition, I really wanted the chance to be part of something bigger because I felt like I did not belong to only one town in Brazil, or I had to live my whole life speaking the same language. Then, I took the chance to find out what global citizen would mean in real experience. According to researchers, being a global citizen means being aware of facts, either national or international,

Every day I was talking to someone from China, Mexico, Peru and other countries, my friends would ask me things that I never stopped to think earlier. The conversations, sometimes meaningless, attracted my foreign friends and we would spend hours learning and sharing about our politics rules, and other subjects. I think this experience brought values very meaningful to all of us. Being a global citizen plays a most important role when the community gathers towards to the same goal. When the population from a determined place starts practicing and developing multilingualism, the art to communicate becomes fundamental to foster global understanding. It does not matter your age or your financial assets. With a little bit of desire and work people can do much more they think. To illustrate this, during our classes at the college and our tours around the city, I would think about my own country, and I would start being aware about the reality from many other places such as politics, economics and so on. I think the real meaning of begin a global citizen is when people start being more conscious about the whole world. Identically, you understand what is happening from different points of view, becoming more judging and comprehending the facts much

It goes further and beyond borders as well as the world is becoming more connected day by day. For that reason, cultural understanding includes groups that we are not only born into, such as race, gender, national origin, religion or social class. It can also include a group we join or become part of. For example, it is possible to acquire a new culture by moving to a new region or country, by a change in our economic status, or other similar reasons. When we think of culture globally, we realize that we all belong to many cultures at once. Hence, going abroad and living in another country you are not so familiar with the food, weather or language transforms your life forever. For instance, some of my friends would disagree with me about the temperatures sometimes, but I would say that was awesome. I think it depends on how we look at things. Our culture must be respected because it is like our identity. Then, you would share with others; teach them and learn with them. In fact, each cultural group in the college I was studying had their unique strengths and perspectives, which I believe the community could benefit from. Moreover, people from different cultures have to be included in decision-making processes in order for programs or policies to be effective. Nonetheless,