Comments on: Dealing with Culture Shock http://uncultured.com/2008/09/01/dealing-with-culture-shock/ Haphazardly Trying to Make the World a Better Place. Inspired by my time as a student at the University of Notre Dame. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amanda http://uncultured.com/2008/09/01/dealing-with-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Amanda Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:53:58 +0000 http://uncultured.com/?p=472#comment-1152 Hey there friend, I definitely hear the song your singing about culture shock and the desire to yell in the street of how privileged we are and how we need to share or wake up. How does one encourage people to break these "bad habits" of not considering the big picture? How does one encourage people around them to consider without sounding too "IN YOUR FACE"? I think what your doing is awesome and I great way to help us all to see clearly and to thoughtful consider that ought to be done. Anyways, I like what your doing and it's humbling. Amanda Hey there friend,
I definitely hear the song your singing about culture shock and the desire to yell in the street of how privileged we are and how we need to share or wake up.
How does one encourage people to break these “bad habits” of not considering the big picture? How does one encourage people around them to consider without sounding too “IN YOUR FACE”? I think what your doing is awesome and I great way to help us all to see clearly and to thoughtful consider that ought to be done.

Anyways, I like what your doing and it’s humbling.

Amanda

]]> By: windago http://uncultured.com/2008/09/01/dealing-with-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 windago Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:45:15 +0000 http://uncultured.com/?p=472#comment-1119 Hey Shawn, Glad you made it home to recharge. Man you were over there a long time. You know it's funny. My first experience seeing poverty was in Honduras. I had go down there with a group called the Youth Environmental Action Club. It was a club at my high school that I ended up being president of. We were there to study the ecology, but there were many things you could not help but notice. Hiking up a =20 trail and seeing children washing their cloths and bathing in a stream, which families living down stream used for drinking water. Visiting a small town where many children were selling trinkets and statues, only to find out that if they did not sell all they had they would not be allowed home that night and have to sleep in the streets. We visited a school that was in a building similar to the ones you =20 have shown in your videos. All grades in one dilapidated building. What felt the best is that my group had brought with us supplies to donate. Paper, pencils, and notebooks. I myself donated 100 solar calculators. It felt so wonderful doing that for them that I did not want to stop helping. I ended up giving away my watch to a child, just to see the joy in his face. Over the next 10 days I gave away many of the possessions I had brought with me. The most amazing thing I found above everything else would be the smiles on the children?s faces. No matter how little these kids had, they still smiled and played as kids should. Sure what I gave away got them excited, but even if I had not they would have still be happy. It was that that made me realize how material possessions do not make happiness. It's our friends and family. We are a spoiled nation. Granted it is the fact that we are spoiled that affords us the time to look out at other nations and say, wow maybe we should help them. But it takes a stronger person to leave our comforts behind and go make a difference. You are a strong person Shawn. If everyone thought like you, this world would be a much safer, cleaner, and healthy place for everyone. On a level I know what you went though over there. At least a little bit. There is a part of me that wants to quit my job, sell all I own and join you. I see a great future for you and the Uncultured Project. You bring this cause to the youth of America. You empower the next generation to take this responsibility for this problem, and to fight for what is right. You slapped your hand down in the water, and the ripples have traveled far. Be safe Shawn, and keep up the Awesome work! Matt (AKA windago) Hey Shawn,

Glad you made it home to recharge. Man you were over there a long time. You know it’s funny. My first experience seeing poverty was in Honduras. I had go down there with a group called the Youth Environmental Action Club. It was a club at my high school that I ended up being president of. We were there to study the ecology, but there were many things you could not help but notice. Hiking up a =20
trail and seeing children washing their cloths and bathing in a stream, which families living down stream used for drinking water. Visiting a small town where many children were selling trinkets and statues, only to find out that if they did not sell all they had they would not be allowed home that night and have to sleep in the streets. We visited a school that was in a building similar to the ones you =20
have shown in your videos. All grades in one dilapidated building. What felt the best is that my group had brought with us supplies to donate. Paper, pencils, and notebooks. I myself donated 100 solar calculators. It felt so wonderful doing that for them that I did not want to stop helping. I ended up giving away my watch to a child, just to see the joy in his face. Over the next 10 days I gave away many of the possessions I had brought with me.

The most amazing thing I found above everything else would be the smiles on the children?s faces. No matter how little these kids had, they still smiled and played as kids should. Sure what I gave away got them excited, but even if I had not they would have still be happy. It was that that made me realize how material possessions do not make happiness. It’s our friends and family. We are a spoiled nation. Granted it is the fact that we are spoiled that affords us the time to look out at other nations and say, wow maybe we should help them. But it takes a stronger person to leave our comforts behind and go make a difference. You are a strong person Shawn. If everyone thought like you, this world would be a much safer, cleaner, and healthy place for everyone.

On a level I know what you went though over there. At least a little bit. There is a part of me that wants to quit my job, sell all I own and join you. I see a great future for you and the Uncultured Project. You bring this cause to the youth of America. You empower the next generation to take this responsibility for this problem, and to fight for what is right. You slapped your hand down in the water, and the ripples have traveled far.

Be safe Shawn, and keep up the Awesome work!

Matt (AKA windago)

]]> By: Sakif http://uncultured.com/2008/09/01/dealing-with-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Sakif Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:38:59 +0000 http://uncultured.com/?p=472#comment-1118 Really like what you are doing! Keep it up! Really like what you are doing!
Keep it up!

]]> By: Alicia http://uncultured.com/2008/09/01/dealing-with-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Alicia Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:49:32 +0000 http://uncultured.com/?p=472#comment-1117 p.s. I also brought home with me some taka that isn't exchangeable. I was trying to think of a way to send it back because the people I stayed with would not take it as a gift. I would like to give it to you to take back with you to help you in your mission. Where can I send it? p.s. I also brought home with me some taka that isn’t exchangeable. I was trying to think of a way to send it back because the people I stayed with would not take it as a gift. I would like to give it to you to take back with you to help you in your mission. Where can I send it?

]]> By: Alicia http://uncultured.com/2008/09/01/dealing-with-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Alicia Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:07:14 +0000 http://uncultured.com/?p=472#comment-1116 Hi! I was wondering how long you are home for, and where exactly home is. I would love to talk with you about your experiences. I spent 4 months over in B-desh recently and your work is amazing. I want so badly to not only help you financially but also by joining you. I am in grad school currently and hope to finish. Do you have any idea how much longer your mission will last? I am so inspired by you and your spirit. I am excited by your passion and drive. We need more people like you in the world. I want to be one of them. Please contact me. thank you. Hi! I was wondering how long you are home for, and where exactly home is. I would love to talk with you about your experiences. I spent 4 months over in B-desh recently and your work is amazing. I want so badly to not only help you financially but also by joining you. I am in grad school currently and hope to finish. Do you have any idea how much longer your mission will last? I am so inspired by you and your spirit. I am excited by your passion and drive. We need more people like you in the world. I want to be one of them. Please contact me. thank you.

]]> By: BTG Donates Total of $420 to The Uncultured Project | Bridging The Gaap http://uncultured.com/2008/09/01/dealing-with-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 BTG Donates Total of $420 to The Uncultured Project | Bridging The Gaap Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:44:04 +0000 http://uncultured.com/?p=472#comment-1113 [...] $200 went directly to Shawn at The Uncultured Project, to be used as he sees fit. I am certain he will use it to accomplish much and change the lives of many for the better when he returns to Dhaka, Bangladesh after his brief but necessary return to Toronto (understandibly, he’s dealing with a bit of culture shock). [...] [...] $200 went directly to Shawn at The Uncultured Project, to be used as he sees fit. I am certain he will use it to accomplish much and change the lives of many for the better when he returns to Dhaka, Bangladesh after his brief but necessary return to Toronto (understandibly, he’s dealing with a bit of culture shock). [...]

]]> By: David http://uncultured.com/2008/09/01/dealing-with-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 David Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:41:16 +0000 http://uncultured.com/?p=472#comment-1111 That is why i try to buy as little as possible, i only get the essential needs to live and maybe, just maybe a new game for my DS. That is why i try to buy as little as possible, i only get the essential needs to live and maybe, just maybe a new game for my DS.

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