John

I try to see myself as someone who can move from culture to culture without thinking a whole a lot about culture. This may sound confusing, but I try to relate to people as people rather than products of another culture. Americans seem to expect everyone else to learn their language. Even after all these years in Asian, I still think of myself as a Westerner. My outlook tends to be Western. But by living abroad, I hope I can share my culture with others on an equal footing and appreciate the respect that individuals have for their own native cultures. At the same time I would like to absorb the strengths from other cultures and people whose backgroud is different than me.