Cultural Assessment

This activity was fun but also quite difficult! I found it challenging to find items that represent identities such as race, ethnicity, and gender.

My first item is a painting I received from a good friend that says “Hakuna Matata.”  The reason she made this for me is because this is a saying by which I am able to live my life.  I try to be worry-free because my religion says, “Who of you by worrying will add a single hour to your life?”  I am a Christian, which is where I have put most of my identity as a person. 

My second item is the video of me when I went skydiving.  This represents my abilities—I am physically able to do things such as go skydiving.  If I were not healthy or had some type of disability, this activity would be out of the question.  This also represents my age.  I think most people who go skydiving are young and want to express the freedom we have to go and jump out of a plane if we so desire.

The third item I brought was my car keys.  This represents my social class.  Simply owning a car says a lot about which social class you belong to.  I am grateful to own a car—it is something that I often assume should be granted to me without question.

My last item is a picture of my boyfriend.  I don’t typically think about my identity partially coming from my sexual orientation, but I suppose because I am heterosexual, I am more privileged than the average person.