Learning activity 2

Evidence: Cultural literacy around the world

Fuente: SENA

Travelling is the best way to learn about other cultures. When you travel you
have the chance to interact and to learn about other people and the way they
live. Whether you travel inside or outside your country, there are always
fascinating cultural aspects to learn from local communities.

Write a 300 word composition where you describe a traveling experience where
you met and interacted with a different culture. Describe their culture, the things
you learned from them and how different they are compared to your culture.

Aspects to consider when writing the composition:

 Include a photo of your house and your family.

 Include ideas and vocabulary related to cultural literacy learned in the
study material. In the composition, underline the ideas included. Include at
least 3 ideas.
 Use adjective clauses (at least 5 examples).
 Use connectors and punctuation.
Three years ago, I traveled to the funny Costa Rica. I was trying to make a new life
for me, so when I arrived, I stayed a few weeks with my elder sister and her
husband who are from Venezuela just like me. I visited a lot of places and I could
learned about their culture, which is very different than ours.

Life in San Jose is more relaxed and many things happen; all this is because, as
they like to say, everything is "Pure Life". The people here, called "Ticos" in a
popular way, are as friendly as the "Costeños" of the: Caribbean and Pacific regions
of Colombia. The weather is cold almost the entire year, so people wear with coats
and bots for the rain; their way to talk, which have a special accent, is very different
than our captivating lexicon.

Regarding ideologies, they are more liberal than us, who are more conservatives.
However, there are a lot of religions that are practiced because of the confluence of
people from over the world.

The food is different too, they eat some fruits than are not common in the coast like
"Cas", that is a small green fruit, like guava, with a really sour taste, is like a mixture
between lemon and grapefruit; also one of typical plates is "Casado", constituted
basically of rice, beans and a fried sweet banana, which is usually accompanied by
beef, pork, fish or chicken.

Sometimes a cabbage garnish is included in the form of a salad and usually pasta
is added in different variants.

How San Jose is the capital of the country, it has a very developing regarding
transportation, education and technology. You can move on bus, cab, or on a cycle
because there are a lot of bike lines so is safe move on it.

Even, you can run into people not only from all provinces (departments) of the city,
but of the world, who are working and/or studying here, thanks to the exotic of this
nation. So it’s a perfect place to cultural literacy, it doesn't matter what regions of
Costa Rica you are knowing.

There are many activities to do every day, from festivals to concerts or politic
events, so it’s very interesting know about it.

I really enjoyed my travel and I wish to come back again soon.