I had a wonderful meeting with three classmates. Our meeting was grouped by globally. There were one American girl, one Turkish girl, and two Korean girls. During having classes, we knew each other that we love Korean dramas, Korean music, or Korean singers. So I suggested “Korean Culture Group” which is having meeting at once per every week, eating delicious Korean foods, or enjoy Korean cultures (e.g., watching Korean dramas, listening Korean music). Last weekend, we met at a Korean restaurant ‘MAMA’ for eating Korean famous food ‘Korean BBQ’. In there, foreign friends had first experience to use chopsticks, not forks. They seemed to enjoy new experiences or cultures. After then, we moved to my house for enjoy Korean cultures further. At my home, we listen Korean music with Korean tea. Especially, I never forget our exciting time, dancing Psy’s Gangnam Style.
During playing, it’s true that people can enjoy worldwide culture thanks to development of internet service. So, it is obvious that play is not just limited in own culture, narrow spaces, but rather is expended to global culture, worldwide as much as you want to do.
Moreover, Brown Stuart(2009) said that collective play can just start from individual interest or as solitary play, however it can be connected to social play. The reason is that collective play person can play together with the others who also have same interest like as us. In addition, I felt like I’m a collector and a director for play. I directed ‘Korean Culture Group’ for enjoy Korean cultures with together. We’ll keep going our play with Korean cultures. During this play, we definitely can understand each culture, American or Turkish.
Have you seen President Obama dance Gangnam style?! It is so funny. He does it mostly to embarass his teenage girls :).
ReplyDeleteI love the idea that you are sharing your culture with these other women. That is so neat; you are like a cultural Ambassador! You ought to ask your Turkish friend to share some of her culture too...such a rich and fascinating culture, very much influenced by the Greeks (or the Turks would say the Greeks were much influenced by them so it was probably mutual). You make an excellent point about the internet. It has really opened up the world to us, but honestly, there is nothing like being able to go to different places and meet people from different countries and cultures. It teaches us so much about ourselves, as much as about them, I think. What fun!