The country that I chose to use as the home of my family is Uganda. I used the viewpoint of a social service agency. One of the ways that I would prepare myself would be to find out about the culture that the family is a part of. I would also find out from the family what types of food they enjoy. I would work to find a religious center in the area that worships as the family does so they may attend if they so desire. I would use my resources to try to locate a family in the area that shares the same heritage to act as a host family to the family. I would also do my best to make sure that they have all of the resources available to them to make adjusting to daily life as stress-free as possible.
I would hope that the efforts that I made would benefit the family and myself by giving us both an opportunity to learn from each other. I think that it is also important to make sure that the family knows that they have support here which would encourage them to bean active part of the community. I would enjoy have the opportunity to learn about people who are from another country such as this family.
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI love the choices you chose for getting to know your families culture. I believe each one of them was important for the family and you. Providing a way of worship actually takes care of everything for as I am concern because I believe all their needs will be met. Thanks, for your post!
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI too, think that if they find a house of worship, of their choice, many things will fall into place. They will meet new friends and have resources made available that you might not know of.
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteFinding a host family is an excellent idea because it gives them a way to personally connect with a culture. It also gives them a way to ask for resources. Often families that are new to a city even if they are from the United States have trouble finding resources. Unfortunately, education and the schools seems to be some of the hardest to maneuver.
Ginny
I really like that you were thinking about setting them up with a host family. I think we forget about some of the great resources that we can have available to all of us by just actively seeking them out and this is such a great thing to do for someone who is just coming to our country and they can have someone who can share with them a similar experience.
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