Pop Culture

I can honestly say that migrating to the US helped me develop some things that I did not have the guts to do before. When I studied in high school here, I got influenced by so many people around me. I started performing in front of the crowd. It helped me boost my self-esteem, made a lot of friends and started communicating to other people without having second thoughts. I also got influenced to fashion trends in the US. From that, I started creating a fashion blog and got used in dressing up nicely and presentable. But in spite of all those positive outcomes, I can’t really say that I am already immune in American popular culture. I noticed how I can still manage to reject some things that American got used to do. This can look normal for them, but can also be different for any other cultures. I noticed how some teenagers do illegal things, how some people spend the whole night with their friends without going back home, sneaking in class, being disrespectful and disobeying their parents. Those are the things that I will never apply to myself because I don’t want to just take all the hard works of my parents away and start my own life without having more knowledge about the things around the world. In this class, I learned a lot about advantages and disadvantages of people living in America. This unit helped me become more open minded and change my point of views in a good way. Starting from learning about diversity changing in America to listening to the songs that have its own meaning, I can honestly say that my knowledge got enhanced better that I expected. First, I learned the differences between Salad Bowl and Melting Pot, Globalization and Americanization, and of course, the differences of each culture. I also got the chance to understand some narrative essays from different people, which made me relate to their own stories. In this unit, it was also my pleasure to share my very own cultural identity and honored to know each and everyone's culture. These informations made me look forward for more facts and ideas in the near future.