The one person that I thought was culturally different from me was my next door neighbor Carol. The aspects of culture and diversity that I have studied during this course that were included in their answers were food, language and religion. I ask about their food often because they have family gatherings and the aroma from the food filled the air and smells so good! They eat grilled pork served over rice, seafood, vegetables, etc. One dish that caught my attention was the squid. The squid was rolled up and put on a skewer. They then based with a juice or sauce of their choice and grill it. Carol explained that Khmer is the original language that she speaks. She also speaks English as a second language. I have to really listen to her as she speaks because of her accent. Buddhism is her religion. Thinking about another person’s definition of culture and diversity influenced my thinking by gaining a better understanding of how culture and diversity differs yet is the same. For example, every culture and diversity uses food, language and religion as some examples to describe their backgrounds, however, their foods, languages and religions differ according to background. Speaking with Carol made me realize the importance of incorporating cultural sameness and difference into everyday classroom activities. It is always good if children are introduced to new things at a young age so that they know how to accept the differences as they get older. Being exposed to the sameness and differences at a young age also decreases difficulties in understanding things they cannot touch, taste or experience. Experiencing sameness and difference gives a child that foundation they need to enter this culturally world that we live in (Sparks & Edwards, 2010). References Sparks, L. & Edwards, J. (2010). Anti- Bias Education.