At the start of the course I thought that It would be boring, slow paced, and include a lot of reading. I expected it to be like my past psychology classes but it was a very interesting course. With that being said, I do not think I showed all that I am capable of in the class. I got a bit discouraged pretty early on while trying to maneuver through the course and complete the wordpress site and portfolio assignments. I was also retaking a math class and put most of my focus on that course. Not having zooms was a bit hard for me because I like discussion and they keep me on track. The blogs were fun; I did something similar in an english class and loved it. Cross- Cultural psychology is very interesting to me and I have become more curious about aspects of different cultures and ways of life. We get so used to our way of thinking and living and so it is nice to look out into the world and observe other cultures. I love meeting new people and learning about how their families do things and this class is like meeting 1000 new people at once. It dives into cultural aspects that I hadn’t thought of before. If I could take this course again, I would utilize my calendar more so that I could do better at keeping up with the assignments. I am currently in an awkward and uncomfortable stage in my life and I am constantly being distracted by outside factors. If I could retake this class, I would set aside time to forget about these factors and do my work. I also think that looking ahead in the syllabus may have helped me as well. I finally came to the conclusion that I can not do my work in my room so I have started going to the library to focus. I do believe that these failures and realizations have helped me grow academically. I have major procrastination issues and a lot of anxiety when it comes to my work but after getting through these past few months, I am actually excited for next semester and trying to push myself academically. I have had a lot of let downs and breakthroughs this summer but this class has definitely helped me learn to be more independent in arranging my life to where I can get what I need to do. I find myself thinking about this at my new job since I have a lot of responsibilities and work independently mostly.
