Blog #5. One of my really good friends is Russian and i experienced culture shock, the first time i came to his house. When i came into his house everyone was speaking Russian and i did not understand anything they were saying. Ive noticed that when i go over to his house on the weekends he always has tons of family over for dinner. usually I only have family over on special occasions. It shows that they really value family time and spending tons of time together. I also ate dinner over one night and i tried some Russian chicken that his grandma made and it was really good and interesting to try the food. Also my friend told me how to say thank you to his grandma in Russian, after we ate dinner. Ive been to his house a lot now so I'm getting very used to how his family runs and values things and i feel more comfortable there now. overall, this really shows that his family values spending as much time as they can and having tons of family gatherings for dinner and celebration.

Blog #4. When you really think about it, a lot has to do with social networking. When Facebook came out it was very different from how it is today. I'd say I go on Facebook a lot through out my day to see whats going on with all my friends. A lot of social networking as do with conflict theory, a lot of people want to have the power on Facebook and be the one on top. Someone will make a status or post a picture that will know that will get tons of likes and comments so that they can be the talk on Facebook for 5min. To me, social networking is in everyone and a lot of people would feel very awkward not using text or Facebook messaging to communicate.

I feel like i do the same thing everyday. Wake up early, have to get ready for school and think to myself everyday wow I do not wanna be at school right now. Those thoughts come in my head every week I'm at school. Everyday after school I have to go workout and if i don't then it just feels weird. Also i realized that technology is the way we basically live now. Every morning when i wake up, the first thing i do is look at my phone, it just comes natural to me and I would feel totally lost without my phone and so would a lot people. Also, me and a lot of people are on Facebook 24-7, it is the way to communicate and be able to talk to friends and post pics, its just become so natural to everyone i feel.