Edited by Casper Smith, Saturday, 6 Feb 2021, 22:47
Enjoying the process of learning, if only i could say the same for the people i have mixed with along the way, 'they are a funny bunch' 'these academic types'. I think i forgot for a moment, the reason why i started a blog and why i started studying with the OU. Now i remember, i can focus on that and not involve myself with anything other than OU work. As a man who comes from a Romany Gypsy background, i am used to a certain conduct, and the phrase 'birds of a feather flock together' comes to mind and a phrase that i will be adhering to more consciously in future. I should of not have had the expectations of differences coming together and living happily ever after. To be honest, my intention of signing up with the OU was for the education, i never signed up for a picnic or to build up my friends list and the reason i started a blog was to be able to express my thought and feelings. Romany Gypsy culture are similar to many eastern cultures, in terms of how we view relationships with different cultures, although it is not 100 percent mandatory, some eastern cultures have arranged marriages, and will not necessarily mix outside these cultures and it is in that sense that Romany Gypsy culture shares its similarity. I think that is the main thing that i have learned so far with my OU endeavour and the mixing of these cultures 'in my experience so far', would go to validate my claim. This realisation will get me back on track and keep me focused, as i lost my focused and became involved with more than what i signed up for. As a result, i have become more grateful that i was born in to the culture i was, more grateful that i think and feel the way i do, and grateful for the realisation that, as modern day, western world attitudes, beliefs and mindset are something that i do want, or indeed rubbing off on me during the course of my studies. Get wat i need to get, then get off.
Day 127 of OU studies
As a man who comes from a Romany Gypsy background, i am used to a certain conduct, and the phrase 'birds of a feather flock together' comes to mind and a phrase that i will be adhering to more consciously in future. I should of not have had the expectations of differences coming together and living happily ever after.
To be honest, my intention of signing up with the OU was for the education, i never signed up for a picnic or to build up my friends list and the reason i started a blog was to be able to express my thought and feelings. Romany Gypsy culture are similar to many eastern cultures, in terms of how we view relationships with different cultures, although it is not 100 percent mandatory, some eastern cultures have arranged marriages, and will not necessarily mix outside these cultures and it is in that sense that Romany Gypsy culture shares its similarity.
I think that is the main thing that i have learned so far with my OU endeavour and the mixing of these cultures 'in my experience so far', would go to validate my claim.
This realisation will get me back on track and keep me focused, as i lost my focused and became involved with more than what i signed up for.
As a result, i have become more grateful that i was born in to the culture i was, more grateful that i think and feel the way i do, and grateful for the realisation that, as modern day, western world attitudes, beliefs and mindset are something that i do want, or indeed rubbing off on me during the course of my studies.
Get wat i need to get, then get off.
WWG1WGA