Monthly Archives: December 2011

I recently attended the workshop entitled “Small Talk II” where we were given tips on how to start, end and most importantly maintain a conversation. We didn’t spend much time discussing the actual tips, instead we were set to put the tips (that were written on the handout) in action. In the workshop we got time to meet new people and had no other option other than to interact with those who were there; placing us out of our comfort zone. The workshop didn’t really teach me anything I wasn’t already aware of, but it reinforced the idea that going out of your way to talk to someone you don’t know isn’t that bad after all.

Due to attending the workshop titled “between two worlds” because it was mandatory for freshman seminar, I learned alot about Israel. Many people take pride in their countries and every year there is a festival to support Israel. There is usually a film shown and one year a film was put on that portrayed Israel in a negative way. There is no perfect country so i feel it was fine to show a film how israel messed up. However many people were outraged because the film showed how Israel’s machinery ran over a girl named Rachel. I think people should know everything that goes on in a country, positive or negative.