Culture Project day

The Culture Project days

During the last week, people asked the same question over and over again: "On which day is yours?" For me, it was totally clear what was meant: the Culture Project presentation. I could hear students talking about on the streets in front of the ITAT building, on the corridors and even during classes (not just English classes ;) ).

When I saw that I was scheduled for giving the first presentation of the day, I had mixed feelings: On the one hand, if my presentation was later in the day, I would have more time to prepare and rehearse my presentation. On the other hand, I usually get very nervous when I have to wait for my turn to speak in front of an audience. Additionally, after my presentation I was free to lean back and concentrate on the other presentations. So I was really glad for being the first one.

In my opinion, the two presentation days turned out very well: the topics were fascinating, the presentations informative and the audience interested. The presenters did a great research-job, so they were prepared to answer all kinds of questions.

The presentations I thought were especially interesting are: “The Navajo Code Talkers”, “Monty Roberts”, “Ellen DeGeneres” and “Southern Hospitality”.

·         In “The Navajo Code Talkers” Laura talked about the way Navajos communicated, so nobody would understand them. What I liked most about it is that she actually said few things in Navajo Code language and that made the whole presentation even more fascinating.  

·         Since I did a lot of horseback riding I really liked the “Monty Roberts” – presentation. I have heard of him before and about his methods of non-violent horse-breaking, so it was nice to hear more detailed information about him. An interesting part was the connection between children and horses.

·         “Ellen DeGeneres” – I have never heard of this name before, so the presentation was even more attention-grabbing for me. Johanna did a great job giving us a picture of Ellen’s life and how hard it must have been for her. I had a brief look through her book and it’s easy to imagine her being a funny person full of life.

·         “Southern Hospitality” was mainly interesting for me, because of my experience I made with my host-mother who was from Georgia. I could just agree with Julia: the southern people are amazingly welcoming and warm people. You always feel appreciated and you can count on them, when you need help. What I thought was kind of missing, were the examples how southern people talk, because that’s really something funny and amusing. The rest of Laura’s presentation was very informative and I enjoyed listing to her.

It was hard to decide which presentations I liked most, since each one of them was great! I am looking forward seeing new presentations next year.