Lay Back Friday's

       Friday class days have been the most impacting to my education so far. During Friday classes, we usually either have lab or a class brunch retreat. This makes class fun and entertaining because they are structured in a way where we can be relaxed but learning at the same time. Although Monday and Wednesday classes are also fun, Friday’s classes are different because they are not structured as a traditional lecture day. Instead, we learn about our classmates by coming together using different activities. On some occasions, we watch movies or we have a potluck and we all gather together and eat. For instance, we watched The Debut, a film about the Filipino culture. The main character, Ben, was embarrassed of his race. The film explained the different aspects of the Filipino culture including their dances and parent’s expectations of their children. For instance Ben had a passion for art and wanted to pursue his dream and go to a performing art’s college, but his father wanted him to be a doctor because art wasn’t a career. Ben then realizes that his father’s dream was to be a singer but his dream wasn’t continue because he had to provide for his family and his father also told him singing wasn’t a real career either. Ben then realized he doesn’t want to follow in his father’s footsteps and leave his dream’s behind so he tell his father his going to pursue his career in Art and not become a doctor. The film showed us the Filipino culture and also to never give up on your dream career. The film is educational and you’re able to learn about the Filipino culture in another way that isn’t through a textbook. I like watching the movies in class because it is easier for me to remember the information than from reading about the culture from a textbook. So far, my favorite activity was when the whole class stood in a circle and threw the ball around to learn about each others career goals and achievements.  It’s important to have these Friday brunch retreats because once I know everyone I will feel comfortable and won’t be so shy around my classmates. If we didn’t have these brunch retreats it would have been harder for me to get to know my classmates for the fact that I am a shy person. I chose a picture of food because when i think of a lot of food it makes me think about our brunch retreats. We all bring different types of food to share with each other but we try to bring some Filipino food also since were learning about the culture. Once you know your classmates you are apart of Kapwa (togetherness) so you never feel uncomfortable once you walk into the classroom. Another good thing about getting to know your classmates is that they are happy to help when it comes to homework or any questions you may have when your professor isn’t available at the time.