Developing and describing my own background and identity is a lifelong process, which can be differ from one stage of to another. "Identities are the traits and characteristics, social relations, roles, and social group memberships that define who one is" (Oyserman, Elmore, & Smith, 2012, p. 69). My personal identities and roles are developed through by background experiences. I was born and raised in very small village of Nepal, where I did not have so much opportunity to enhance my knowledge, and skill. In addition, my parents were economically and educationally deprived, which did not allow me to develop my career very well; however, the natural characteristics of mine opened some possibilities to enhance my future as better than my parents.
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I went to a poor government school and completed my high school. My parents wanted me to have government job and secure my future; even though, I reject the idea of government job because I saw government as corrupt, dishonest, and self-oriented. I became an activist to aware general people about corruption, human rights, democracy, and rule of law. I choose that path from my choice and commitment to uplift the people's life. In my teen age, I crafted my identity as social activist in Nepal. Many times, I was frustrated, and exhausted because I did not have clear choice for the future-- no money, no academic enhancement, and no family support. I believe we all experienced some sort of dilemma in our adult life, and it was a process of my learning …show more content…
I also lacked the knowledge of western culture, language, and social practices; however, I had a dream to completing education, and have a development practitioner job in the future. I started my academic journey as an English learner student, and completed BA in Sociology and working for MS degree in Conflict Resolution. My current situation shaped my identity, as an academic scholar, who hold strong interest in the field of conflict and social development. The identity has been changing throughout the different time period, but the goal, interest, and thinking process remain the same. The thinking process, and knowledge might have been grown in wider range, but the base of thinking is still
I went to a poor government school and completed my high school. My parents wanted me to have government job and secure my future; even though, I reject the idea of government job because I saw government as corrupt, dishonest, and self-oriented. I became an activist to aware general people about corruption, human rights, democracy, and rule of law. I choose that path from my choice and commitment to uplift the people's life. In my teen age, I crafted my identity as social activist in Nepal. Many times, I was frustrated, and exhausted because I did not have clear choice for the future-- no money, no academic enhancement, and no family support. I believe we all experienced some sort of dilemma in our adult life, and it was a process of my learning …show more content…
I also lacked the knowledge of western culture, language, and social practices; however, I had a dream to completing education, and have a development practitioner job in the future. I started my academic journey as an English learner student, and completed BA in Sociology and working for MS degree in Conflict Resolution. My current situation shaped my identity, as an academic scholar, who hold strong interest in the field of conflict and social development. The identity has been changing throughout the different time period, but the goal, interest, and thinking process remain the same. The thinking process, and knowledge might have been grown in wider range, but the base of thinking is still