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Personal Narrative: My First Diversity Practicum

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Diversity Practicum #1 For my first diversity practicum outing, I went to Lalibela’s Ethiopian restaurant in Sioux Falls. I am typically adventurous when going out to eat to hole-in-the-wall restaurants like this, but this was definitely different. Upon first arrival, the place was empty except for a table of young adult males in the back who all stopped to stare at me when I got there. They soon returned to their conversation in a language was that was completely beyond me. After a few minutes staring at a foreign menu, I took the waiter’s recommendation getting a lamb dish served on injera. There was no silverware and towards the end of the meal, I cheated by using the spoon that came with my coffee. The spices used were interesting, and

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