Per Van Gennep’s notion of the rite de passage, Johnson (2007) describes that all cultures have a way of validating and accepting outsiders into their culture. Johnson’s first experience when he arrived in Bequia was one of apprehension, similar to the apprehension he received from the female teachers in the Village of West Haven. First, in Bequia, villagers were uncertain of a stranger asking questions within their village, Johnson overtime, had to earn the trust of locals to validate his purpose. Similarly, the female teachers of the Village of West Haven we cautious of the African American, male, stranger and even on one occasion a teacher questioned Johnson on what others would say if they were seen alone in a classroom together. In
