Socializing agent

I think the biggest socializing agent that has shaped me has been my peers. I went to a private school for the first three years of highschool. I was only one of two kids that went there from my grade school. All the other kids that went there had been planning on going there for a long time. All of the kids had known eachother for years because they had all gone to private grade school together and I came from a public one. Since they were all very close I felt like an outsider. This shaped me into more of a quiet kid. I think that if I went to Stevenson for all four years I would be more comfortable and louder in classes because I would have been with people I knew and liked. I think the people iv been around have had the most influence on who I am.

This week in class we looked at different cultures and how they do things differently.  We got to see a video of what other peoples houses looked like in some different countries.  Before watching the video, i knew houses in other cultures looked different from ours on the outside but i didn't really think about the inside.  It was a big surprise to me when the lady from Denmark said that with less stuff brings more happiness.  This seems like the complete opposite of what our culture tries to do.  We all need as many things as we can get our hands on.  Another thing that I found very interesting was the rooms in other homes.  The kids bedrooms in Denmark are very small.  Its not a place to always hide in, its only purpose is to sleep there.  Our bedrooms are big and messy.  We also use them to watch tv, go on the computer, or study.  We use our room to be alone whereas people in Denmark spend time with their families.  One other thing that really shocked me was that they have bathrooms with no doors on them.  This is completely against our culture.  We are all about privacy in our culture and no one would ever not have a door on their bathroom.  Looking at other cultures really interested me.