Cultural sensitivity

One of these nights I was talking with a friend about how can you make somebody more culturally sensitive?

Is it enough to just pass that person through a cultural sensitivity program?

Together with the girls from the Cultural Sensitivity Task Force we launched a new blog: Cultural Sensitivity, as part of the program. We offer information. From now on it's your turn to reflect a bit about how things are interrlated.

The conclusion of the talk: no, a program like that is not enough it has to do a lot with skills, apptitudes, brain power and non-ignorance
There is again a fantastic trio: social skills, interest and general knowledge. but the blog should tell more, as the information starts to be uploaded.

Yesterday afternoon I was a facillitator for a team-building. The last teambuilding that I've had to keep for Cluj made me remember of the first teambuilding that I've been to, when I was a fresh 'newie'. Somehow the ends make me remember of the starts and not the moments in between.

I remember that, childlishly and stupidly I said that 'I think I will feel fullfield after I would have been to Japan and Switzerland'. I have been dreaming to get to both countries since I ... learned how to read and we had cable. So I think I was 8. First I saw the movie Shogun (as we had cable and I could read the subtitles :)), then I read James Clavell's 'Shogun'. After that I kept watching EUROSPORT and they kept showing ski contests that were taking place in Switzerland. Not long before that I had to give up skiing. You can imagine what wish has formed itself at the core of my soul.

Besides that I realized the abominal thing thatI've said and that I formaly admit I need more than to live in 2 countries to feel fullfield,I washed away a superstition. Since I was young I had the superstition that if I would tell my dreams/wishes they will not come true.

It seemd impossible. That's why I probably had the courge to say it. I wished for it but I would never could have thought that life will take me to both of these countries. Who could think that after two years of making my wish heard I would see them coming to life.

Yes, I deeply appreciate the chances of seeing two wishes granted, but if they were granted because I was easy to be made happy, well... I am sorry that I have been so hasty in my wish. ;)

I do not know if 'only you need is love', but what I do know is that in the moments when I thought that the man that I loved, loved me back nothing else mattered. Even if I (thought I) was having a minus of 500 euros in my budget, even if I was going to loose everything that I worked for.

It seems that there is a general trend of people who are falling in love. I do not know how is it in the other countries but in Romania this year rate of marriages grew 500% compared to last year's.

Now I am through the others that have to forget...
There comes a time when you have to remember just the bad part.

Memories

Jon, Cora and Andrea
Originally uploaded by claire_psi.

Jon thanks for the pictures ;).

When I meant memories I was refering to the thoughts that I was passing through on New Year's Eve.

Having friends scattered all over Romania and now all over the globe made me realize how much I would have liked to at least give them a strong warm hug at the begining of the year.

It was the moment when I realized what implies the kind of life that I want to live.

Hidden value

Every time when I reflected upon my values I never stated this one.

A week ago I realiezed that I have a lot of symptoms of diabetes.

I never thought a disease could 'hit' me. You know... you always think that 'this' cannot happen to you. Especially when in 20 years the only diseases that you had were: a cerebral bleeding and paralysys on the whole right side at birth, othithys at 2 or 3 and a few flus, that were cured in less than 3 days.

While I was waiting to receive the results of my analisys I realiezed how much I actually treasure my health, though when I always reflected upon the things that I treasure I thought of luck, freedom, intelligence, action, creativity, love, true friendships, wealth, etc... anything BUT health.

The whole situation was jumbuling big inside my head . I realiezed that I uncounciously always thought that health is preciuos. Now that I come to think about it is so evident!
Maybe I always knew it, but I never actually admitted it so bluntly. I mean to myself.

The first time I drank alchool was when I was ... actually I don't remember exactly :D... I think it was when I was over 17 anyway. And I never drank it because I read somewhere that if you drink benevontly you kill your neurons (without using them for something else) * I just realized this connects with one of other values ;)

... and I still seldomly drink alchool and when I drink I try to drink wine. Of course, isn't it? Wine is good for your health :D.

Tea vs coffee, because coffee atacks the calcium.

Sleep. During AIESEC conferences I was between the ones that went to sleep the firsts. :) Again I read somewhere that if you sleep one hour less than what you need, you loose one point of your IQ. Don't worry if you use to do that a lot, you can undamage the whole situation by oversleeping as soon as possible.

I realized how easiliy I remember all the things that are about health. I was uncounciosuly memorizing everything about health. No effort implied.

Luckily the analysis were OK. But they came with a surprise :). As I never knew my blood type I requested such a test also.

I was expecting a B3-. It turned out that I am a 01+ :D. I was expecting a B3 as I read a book that made some links between the personality type and the blood type. Though I might have taken it from the wrong start :). I started from my personality and then went to the blood type directly. I never checked the characteristics associated with the other blood types:D.