Travel Course to NC

Now that you are here, what is your first impression of the environment in Cherokee?      My first impression is that it is absolutely beautiful and I understand why the Native Americans hold nature so close to them, it's kind of hard not to down here. After we got to tour the Cherokee Indian museum, the Indian village, and the Cherokee hospital I understood a little bit more about the culture and why they have the certain values that they do. As stated in my previous blog post they have the highest respect for the elderly, because they passed down the traditions, they respect nature, because that is how their way of life came to be.  What did you find most interesting about this culture's history?       What I found to be most interesting about the Native American culture was how their way of life started. We started our day off in the Cherokee Indian museum and this is where we learned about how all the animals (the birds and ...

What are you most excited about in the days to come?      Thinking about this trip I can say that I am most excited about the cultural experience that I will get to observe, I am also looking forward to experience a different hospital because even though we have had the hospital experience already, every hospital works differently and because this is a Cherokee hospital I am expecting a few differences.  What are your apprehensions?       I don’t think that I have a lot of apprehensions regarding this trip, if any it would be about disrespecting the Natives, not intentionally, but by not fully understating their culture.   Considering the social/cultural and environmental influences on children, what have you explored in the countries and boundaries in which we will be learning?       After a little bit of research that has been done I think that it is safe to say that the children of this area are losing...