When one thinks of Iowa, one does not necessarily think of cultural diversity. The more and more I think about it as I have matured, it was exceedingly challenging to grow up as an Asian in my community. That is because I sometimes had trouble understanding the culture of others and my own culture at my young age.
When I was younger, I found it very challenging to understand many of the things my peers and teachers were saying figuratively. For example, I had difficulty understanding jokes, so I took them literally and did not know they were joking. Most of the time they were laughing and I had no idea why they were laughing. Furthermore, I had difficulty understanding the figurative language in reading and finding the deeper meaning
When I was younger, I found it very challenging to understand many of the things my peers and teachers were saying figuratively. For example, I had difficulty understanding jokes, so I took them literally and did not know they were joking. Most of the time they were laughing and I had no idea why they were laughing. Furthermore, I had difficulty understanding the figurative language in reading and finding the deeper meaning