Diversity

Diversity at South Carolina occurs practically everyday. There are soo many opportunites and experiences available here that allow one to intermingle with different peoples. South Carolina has clubs and organizations devoted purely to certain cultures and people that its hard not to run into some diversity every now and then. Before coming to South Carolina, I would've defined Diversity as like a bunch of people from different races and cultures coming together in one area. But since comign to South Carolina, I've found that diversity goes beyond simply race.

Diversity be applied to many things. Race and culture for sure, but also things like personality, interests, sexual orientation, or morals. You find that the kid across the hall might like a certain type of music that's different from yours. You find that another kid on a different floor might have a certain sexual preference thats different from the norm. You find that your suitemate has extremely different morals or values. It's all diversity-- an ecletic group of people, not only with different cultures and of different races, but also of interests, all living and coexisting together.

South Carolina definitely has changed my perspective. My views on some things have changed drastically because of that. Although I've only been to hand once now, I've found that I do see diversity there. There are kids of different races, economic background, and interests all attending the same school. And the best thing about it is, they all get along. They all seem happy and content in their school. It seems to me they are able to see past their differences, which is refreshing in its own right to see :)