1. Intercultural encounters: Describe and analyze your first intercultural encounter with someone of a different age, ethnicity, race, religion, and so on.

a. Describe the encounter. What made it “intercultural”?

b. How did you react to the encounter? Was it a positive experience? A negative experience?

c. What did you learn from the experience? Based on this experience, identify some characteristics that may be important for successful intercultural communication.