Before coming to USC, I classified diversity as being a term used to describe different kinds of people, but I thought it focused more on appearance and even race. I never thought about it being about like and dislikes, thoughts, opinions, etc.
My thoughts of the definition of diversity have definitely changed since I got to college. I now believe that diversity includes everything that is different about people; from clothes to choices to friends, and that's a good thing! We have a very diverse campus here at USC, and I think that's really healthy. It forces people to go out of their social bubble and interact with people who are very different from what they are used to. That makes college a little more like the real world in my opinion.
At my service site, my mentee is an African American. Hearing about her lifestyle and seeing how she lives has been really good for me, because I never had any kind of insight to her type of life. It has definitely been a learning experience for the both of us, and it has definitely had a positive impact on me!
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