The G in G.O.A.L.S. stands for global awareness. The G to me, means to the idea and appreciation of all individuals from the many diverse backgrounds that our university has to offer and the ability to appreciate all of the different beliefs and cultures in the world. Even though this is still my first year at The Ohio State University, I have been able to gain a better understanding of cultures because of this large university. Coming from New York City, one of the largest melting pots in this country, I thought that I had a great understand in the various backgrounds that people can come from. However, being in a large university as this one, my awareness of the complexity of our world grew.
One my floor in my dorm, there is no one prominent religion or race. Everyone is as diverse as I hoped for. Even with this large diversity, we are all able to get along extremely well and have developed a great friendship that I hope will last for a long time.
You’ve done a great job updating this Zariyah! I enjoyed reading about your experiences.