personal profile
Name: Lauren Elizabeth Todd
Birthday: January 15, 1985
Place of birth: Chester, Pennsylvania
Passport No: XXXXX3959
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Travel Experience:
Media, Pennsylvania
Warminster, Pennsylvania
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
Venice, Italy
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birthday: January 15, 1985
Place of birth: Chester, Pennsylvania
Passport No: XXXXX3959
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Travel Experience:
Media, Pennsylvania
Warminster, Pennsylvania
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
Venice, Italy
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
social identities
ARTIST: I love working with my hands. Creating art is integral to my being. I am a visual artist who seeks to explore the subtleties of nature. In my work I desire to reflect the beauty I see in God's creation. I like working abstractly and love working with color and form. I primarily paint, draw, collage and take photographs. [my artist website: www.laurenetodd.com]
CHRISTIAN: My identity as a Christian, specifically, a United Methodist, is important to me. My father is an ordained United Methodist pastor and I grew up very involved in the various congregations where my father ministered. Following Jesus and striving to be a more faithful disciple is part of my life's work.
SISTER/DAUGHTER/GRANDDAUGHTER: My nuclear family is made up of my father James, my mother Karen, my younger sister (of five years) Kristin, and myself. I am blessed to have both of my paternal grandparents and my maternal grandmother alive. I have four sets of aunts and uncles and eight nieces and nephews. I have close bonds with my extended family despite not being united with them often. I am blessed to have funny, kind, loving and supportive family members and cherish when I am able to spend time with them.
ADVENTURER: I am a curious soul who loves to learn. I love new experiences related to travel, gastronomy, culture (music, art, language), and being outdoors in nature.
CHRISTIAN: My identity as a Christian, specifically, a United Methodist, is important to me. My father is an ordained United Methodist pastor and I grew up very involved in the various congregations where my father ministered. Following Jesus and striving to be a more faithful disciple is part of my life's work.
SISTER/DAUGHTER/GRANDDAUGHTER: My nuclear family is made up of my father James, my mother Karen, my younger sister (of five years) Kristin, and myself. I am blessed to have both of my paternal grandparents and my maternal grandmother alive. I have four sets of aunts and uncles and eight nieces and nephews. I have close bonds with my extended family despite not being united with them often. I am blessed to have funny, kind, loving and supportive family members and cherish when I am able to spend time with them.
ADVENTURER: I am a curious soul who loves to learn. I love new experiences related to travel, gastronomy, culture (music, art, language), and being outdoors in nature.
intercultural competency assessment model
INCA STRENGTHS: KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY & OPENNESS
As previously mentioned, I am a curious person. I enjoy spontaneous learning experiences, yet also like taking time do quality research. I am able to attune myself to various environments and situations through non-verbal cues. I have keen observation skills and am able to interact easily with others to discover culture-related knowledge (Corbitt, n.d.). I am open to new experiences and relationships. I consider myself flexible in that I can adapt to new ways of doing things and can entertain different perspectives. I have a healthy sense of self-awareness that allows me to practice "cultural humility" and demonstrate sincere respect to others (Corbitt, voicethread).
INCA WEAKNESSES: BEHAVIORAL FLEXIBILITY & BASIC-LEVEL INTERCULTURAL PERFORMANCE
I include behavioral flexibility as a weakness because I do not feel that I currently have a "broad repertoire of behaviors" to respond to varied range of experiences and situations (Corbitt, n.d.). My limited experience with international work is the reason for my ignorance in this specific area. According to Howell's Competence Model (Corbitt, voicethread), I think I straddle the 'unconscious incompetence' and 'conscious competence' classifications. I hope this course, and future experiences immersed in new or different cultures will increase my adaptability and competence.
As previously mentioned, I am a curious person. I enjoy spontaneous learning experiences, yet also like taking time do quality research. I am able to attune myself to various environments and situations through non-verbal cues. I have keen observation skills and am able to interact easily with others to discover culture-related knowledge (Corbitt, n.d.). I am open to new experiences and relationships. I consider myself flexible in that I can adapt to new ways of doing things and can entertain different perspectives. I have a healthy sense of self-awareness that allows me to practice "cultural humility" and demonstrate sincere respect to others (Corbitt, voicethread).
INCA WEAKNESSES: BEHAVIORAL FLEXIBILITY & BASIC-LEVEL INTERCULTURAL PERFORMANCE
I include behavioral flexibility as a weakness because I do not feel that I currently have a "broad repertoire of behaviors" to respond to varied range of experiences and situations (Corbitt, n.d.). My limited experience with international work is the reason for my ignorance in this specific area. According to Howell's Competence Model (Corbitt, voicethread), I think I straddle the 'unconscious incompetence' and 'conscious competence' classifications. I hope this course, and future experiences immersed in new or different cultures will increase my adaptability and competence.
goals for learning
A transcending individual's operating life-principle is compassion: "the ability to take the role of the other in order to help remove suffering" (Rosado, 1994, p. 10). | I find myself in Eastern's MAUS program following God's call to use my art for transformation in the world. I aspire for increased cultural and global competency upon completion of this course. I hope that gain an increased sensitivity to, and awareness of, cross-cultural issues that will prepare me for future international work. Simply stated, I wish to become a more aware "world citizen" (Rosado, p. 10). In the future, I would like to relearn either Spanish or Italian to be able to communicate competently in another language. An introduction to a non-romance language is another goal. |
passport renewed
I'm packing my bags for ... ETHIOPIA!
references
Corbitt, Nathan. (n.d.) Global Cultural Competence. Voice Thread.
Corbitt, Nathan J. (n.d.). "Module 2 Cultural Competence: Readings - RA105 Cross-Cultural Skills." Module 2 Cultural Competence: Readings - RA105 Cross-Cultural Skills. Retrieved 9, 2014, from https://sites.google.com/a/buildabridge.org/cross-cultural-skill/modules/2-cultural-competence/cultural-competence>.
Rosado, C. (1994). Understanding Cultural Relativism in a Multicultural World. Understanding Cultural Relativism in a Multicultural World. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from https://docs.google.com/a/eastern.edu/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZWFzdGVybi5lZHV8Y3Jvc3MtY3VsdHVyYWwtc2tpbGxzfGd4OjU1ZjY3ODk3ZWYwODgxOA
Corbitt, Nathan J. (n.d.). "Module 2 Cultural Competence: Readings - RA105 Cross-Cultural Skills." Module 2 Cultural Competence: Readings - RA105 Cross-Cultural Skills. Retrieved 9, 2014, from https://sites.google.com/a/buildabridge.org/cross-cultural-skill/modules/2-cultural-competence/cultural-competence>.
Rosado, C. (1994). Understanding Cultural Relativism in a Multicultural World. Understanding Cultural Relativism in a Multicultural World. Retrieved September 3, 2014, from https://docs.google.com/a/eastern.edu/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZWFzdGVybi5lZHV8Y3Jvc3MtY3VsdHVyYWwtc2tpbGxzfGd4OjU1ZjY3ODk3ZWYwODgxOA