An expansion on challenges I’ve been facing while abroad: I have had to take extra precautions in not projecting my own American lens onto the students I’m working with, as well as assuring that I am not drawing conclusions or assumptions regarding their thoughts regarding various issues, situations, and cultural politics. Decentering myself from the conversation, and only sharing when appropriate has been a difficult balance to achieve while working with students on the teaching guide. In addition to maintaining dialogue with the student organizations I have been working with, I have also been conducting my own background research in understanding the history of certain demographics within the UK, which has helped me recognize the contexts and missions that many of these student groups share.
