My story, your story, our story - First meeting with Hanna

Hey guys! Meet Hanna from the Philippines. She is doing her Master's Degree in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She stays in Malaysia for almost eight years. She is from the Kaagan or also known as Kalagan tribe, one of the smallest tribe in the
Philippines.

Hanna P. Casinto

Have you heard about Jeepney or pedikab? This is my first time hearing those words!!! There are famous transportation in the Philippines.

Jeepney

Pedikab / tricycle / traysikel

Interesting isn't it? Do you have any amazing experience in the Philippines? Do share with us your awesome stories. We are eager to hear from all of you :)

Foundation and perspectives

Hello guys!!! How are you feeling?? Excited? Jubilant?  Furious? Or just feeling lazy? 

I hope that you are ready to feel abso-fantantastic-lutely to read about our blog. What is it about again? Intercultural communication!!! You are super duper right!

I believe most of you have come across this word and already have the basic understanding of what it is. Scholars have provide many definitions and each definitions vary from each other. The definition of culture itself has 156 published definitions according to the scholars. Sooooo many, right??

But the meaning is much more than these written words. There are  things that cannot be precisely described with words. It is something to be experienced. 

Intercultural communication is about perspective, how we see the world, how we filter our perception and how we want to accept the differences. The values that we nurture in ourselves since we were born are the foundation that build up our perception. For example, if we are being bombarded that a certain group of people is bad since we were young and we choose to accept that, our perception will be molded into that. However, the perception will be different if try to understand the differences and seek the truth.

Sometimes, we build up hatred or negative feeling towards certain individual or group solely based on what others has said. Aren't we doing injustice? Each one of us has the right to be known as who we are not as who they think we are. So let's check back our intercultural competence ;)

Our first HELLO :)

Hello everyone!

Currently we are studying about intercultural communication.

Believe me, it is interesting!!!

In every class, we learn something new and refreshing.

It boggles our mind to see the world in a new perspective.

And of course, we would love to share what we learn from our amazing lecturer here with all of you.

What about you guys?

Do you have friends from different culture?

What do you learn from them?

Do you think it is hard to adapt?

Or you are having fun with the difference between the two of you?

Do share with us your awesome stories.

Let's inspire the world that we can live harmoniously despite the difference.