For the first time World Culture Day was celebrated by our school. Komorebi the event was organized to bring all the culture around the world together. Komorebi included cultures of all 7 continents. I was the participant of asia where my country was south korea. All other groups planned to present individually like different counters for different country where my group planned at we will work collaboratively and will present ideas which are not country specific. We had four ideas to portray the cultural aspects of all the countries, a bar and food counter where we designed the food menu and drink menu with traditional and national food and drinks of all the countries we have decided from the continent, the pricing was done in consideration of the currency, the exchange rate, and currency symbols  . In news channel, we somehow manage to make a 3D model of a television where the current affairs of the countries were displayed and presented, as news channel relates to both mass media and cultural context it helped us to portray the idea well and in an interactive way. We had created the leaders who represent each country for our decoration to show the audience who represents countries in Asia in front of the world. To make the presentation more interesting and fun, we made a video titled “ weird rules in Asia “, the video contained rules around Asia which made no sense and were made to serve their culture and beliefs.

While we creating the counter for food and drinks , a menu is required and we can’t get a readymade menu with such specific drinks and prices . so, we had to create it. The menu had 6 drinks and 6 food items in it , one from each selected country, here food dish and drink were considered as popular culture as they are traditionally famous in their countries and it is being consumed by a lot of people. We also used the conventions of a menu like how a the food title should be in large font or the description in small. As the purpose of the menu is to persuade the audience which leads to the usage of stylistic fonts and colors which connect to LO-1 . We had given a brief description of each item on menu and in person as the drinks and food was not originated here , so people were not aware about the food and drink.

I was one of the two people in the group who was creative. While brainstorming , no one was coming up with ideas which were creative or feasible. However, I was one of the few which were really inclined to this project and was able to give really creative ideas which were also feasible. I also met all the deadline my leaders assigned me like i completed the menu on the day i was told to design it or i researched about my country with no need of deadlines provided by leaders. I also manage to be spontaneous enough to correct the mistakes we made during the presentations.

We could have researched about our countries in more detail and could have become more country specific. As our whole presentation was so general and the information delivered could have been in a more detailed and effective manner.

L1 – The strength i possessed was that I am eager to learn or know new things. Komorebi was a great platform to get information about the world which was new to me. Each country had its own culture, however, there are connected to each other in some or the other way. Finding the connection was a difficult part but it helped me to never give up and never stop learning. I am also good with drawing or sketching. so, when my group decided that we are going to make comics of the primary leaders of each country, I was enthused about it and drew all of them with my colleague darsh. the weakness I possed was stage fear or speaking in public, I am one of those people who frame the entire conservation in the find before having one. Komorebi help me fight this fear and increase my confidence. Public speaking is one of the skills which everyone should possess however I am on my way of triumph. Komorebi got me one more step closer to make my fear my strength.

L3 – komorebi required us to plan a lot. We had to follow a process where first we brainstorm the ideas then we pitch it to our leaders then the idea goes forward to the coordinators and then we get the approval. To execute a successful and create culture day, we first shortlisted some ideas which were feasible then the deadlines to complete the assigned task were decided. we the participants and leaders collaboratively planned the flow of the presentation, how the presentations will look and how much time will it take to execute the idea. The whole presentation was organized and executed in a planned manner.

L4 – I was committed to this task as it was of my interest. We required to be committed because we had to have a show in front of all the parents and teachers. We did not want to disappoint anyone and as this culture day had a purpose attached to it. The purpose was to make us realize how everyone is connected to each other and how language makes that possible. We all showed commitment when we worked from home when we came early to finish the task and brainstorm when we had to research or in the last minute changes. We had to commit that everybody adheres to the deadlines and completes the task with full integrity and dignity.

L5 – working in a group gives us a great opportunity to know people and listen to all kinds of creative minds. I personally love working in a group as the work is divided and we can get assistance in our weakness and assist in our strengths giving the best piece of work. In our group, there was a point where there were many ideas on the table but no execution. we had to motivate each other in order to get the work done. Our group has all kinds of people, people who are good at art, people who are good at speaking, people who are good at leading and people who are lazy. thus, having people with every skill the work was completed efficiently and effectively.

L6 – As culture are present all over the world and each culture represents a small or big part of the world in some way or other. cultures are very significant as they can influence the individuals to such an extent that their life belongs to the worshiped culture.  every individual is known and identified based on their origin and culture. thus culture day provided a platform to respect and paid tribute to each and every unique, beautiful culture present in this world. Celebrating different culture can make you knowledgeable and bring the world closer to world peace.

L7 – culture is a topic where a lot of sentiments are attached.  we have to make sure we don’t speak anything inappropriate and hurt people or present something false. however, unintentionally we presented a false information but were corrected by a parent. we did take care of it later and presented the correct information everyone else